David Lammy: “I spoke to the vice-president yesterday and I wanted to emphasise a number of things.”

I am immensely proud of what we achieved, in Opposition and in Government.

When we look carefully at arrest data, prosecution data, conviction data we do see examples of disproportionality, not just in relation to black communities, Muslim communities, Gypsy Roma, Traveller communities.

I am confident it will be back in the coming days.

The money will be found, our commitment to 2.6% and then to 3 [is] absolutely sacrosanct under this government.