Civil servant who lost secret MoD files will advise on UK defence policy

Angus Lapsley, whose mislaid papers were found at a bus stop, will join review team led by George Robertson

A civil servant who mislaid classified Ministry of Defence papers that were later found at a bus stop in Kent has been selected to advise on the government's defence policy review.

Angus Lapsley, Nato's assistant secretary general for defence policy and planning, will join a team headed by George Robertson, a former Nato secretary general and former defence secretary, along with the former Donald Trump adviser Fiona Hill and Gen Sir Richard Barrons, who ran the UK military joint forces command.