Andy Burnham: “It will never be a stepping stone to me, but instead will be my touchstone.”

I was proud of the reception that the UK gave to the Ukrainian president yesterday.

It’s been bombing energy infrastructure in Ukraine.

It is quite clear once again to the world who the aggressor is in this conflict, and we will use whatever influence we have got as the UK to bring the parties together behind President Zelensky and Ukraine.

Obviously, it’s been a difficult few days for President Zelensky, and that’s why I invited him to the UK to give him that lift, and to see what more we could do.