Al Carns: “I said so publicly and I still stand by every word.”

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

I resigned in June because I did not believe the defence funding on the table was adequate for the threats this country faces. I said so publicly and I still stand by every word.

The economic trajectory of Manchester's in a positive way

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