Keir Starmer: “I will fight to remain as prime minister should there be a Labour leadership battle.”

Ukraine in many senses is the defining cause of our time because this is a fight about the values of democracy and freedom that are hugely important to the United Kingdom.

Immigration is down significantly. Our defence and security are on a far stronger footing and our international reputation is greatly enhanced.

It’s about millions of working people they will never meet. Making sure that nobody else like them, ever has to suffer as they did.

I had a meeting with him to tell him that in this country we will stand with him and Ukraine, and I didn’t let him leave alone.