Al Carns: “The prime minister needs to make "bold and courageous" decision to fund defence.”

Internal blood letting was not in the party's best interests

If we’re still using oil and gas [which we are], importing it instead of producing it at home doesn’t change the climate impact. It does change who gets the jobs, who gets the tax revenues to fund our public services and who controls our…

Until the country was spending what it needed to spend on defence, I would keep making that case from the backbenches.

The Prime Minister knows exactly what John stands for and that appointment is meaningful and I welcome it.