John Healey: “You have been unable and the Treasury has been unwilling to commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the…”

For the first time we’re giving mayors a share of income tax so communities directly benefit when their economy grows.

It’s the bedrock for economic stability.

The people who best understand what skills employers want, what transport an area needs and where investment can make the biggest difference are those who live there.

I am confident Labour can honour a commitment to increase defence spending and make the decisions that allow us to set out a long-term plan to make our forces better equipped to fight and to deter the threats we face.