Wes Streeting: “It's why Andy Burnham's leadership matters, because I have no doubt that he will prioritise this issue.”

What I think my resignation did that week was force choices for others.

I’m not expecting any of those people to think that early release is OK because it’s not OK.

My focus is on maximising our deterrence and ensuring that, should deterrence fail, we’re ready to fight and win alongside allies.

It also means pushing the frontier of defence innovation, exactly as we are doing today, and it means keeping our people at the heart of defence.