David Lammy: “We’re realists, and must accept that we’re now living in a multipolar world.”

I spoke to the Vice President yesterday. I wanted to emphasise a number of things. The first is that our democratic process is working well.

There's nothing easy about being gripped by a judge, having to meet the obligations to attend alcohol or drug addiction supervision, knowing that if you slip up, you are going to go to prison and you could serve 28 days, for example, in…

The intensive supervision courts are a key plank of reducing reoffending that is cost-effective.

The first purpose of any government is defence of the nation. I am not going to comment on the discussions I have with the Treasury.