Al Carns: “We ask soldiers to fight for this country. In return we owe them the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them…”

We need to get on board

Until the country was spending what it needed to spend on defence, I would keep making that case from the backbenches.

If we’re still using oil and gas [which we are], importing it instead of producing it at home doesn’t change the climate impact. It does change who gets the jobs, who gets the tax revenues to fund our public services and who controls our…

The Prime Minister knows exactly what John stands for and that appointment is meaningful and I welcome it.