Wes Streeting: “This is a groundbreaking moment for UK defence, not just for air power, but for reindustrialisation.”

Ukraine may be thousands of miles from American shores, but if aggression is rewarded, if borders can be redrawn by force, if the sovereignty of nations becomes negotiable, the consequences will not remain confined to Ukraine or to my…

You can understand why, in a defence context, you don’t just take off all of the regulatory oversight and constraints because we are talking about lethal capability.

I applaud his ingenuity and drive for innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, but there should be the same can-do approach in his workplace.

I think there is clearly more to do, as evidenced by what we saw last night.