Andy Burnham: “I called President Zelenskyy on Saturday because I recognised it was another very dark and difficult moment for him.”

They did not raise those issues with me.

Can I start by recognising it’s been a hard time for him and his family. There’s a lot we disagree on, but I defend his right to say it, and I will work hard to secure his safety.

Therefore I should, at this moment in time, be careful in terms of laying the ground to bring people back together. That is the role I intend to play.

We’ve seen the issues at RAF Fairford recently, and they have been dealt with in the right way with the utmost seriousness by the police and security services.