Political Quotes

To take another role now, in another department, would suggest that it has.

I have said that there are issues facing this department that do not lend themselves to easy answers, and that there needs to be agreement throughout the Government about the scale of the challenges we face.

The prime minister needs to make "bold and courageous" decision to fund defence.

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.