John Healey: “There can be no negotiation about Ukraine without Ukraine. And Ukraine's voice must be at the heart of any talks.”

The rock of fiscal discipline. It underwrites every promise this government makes … we can’t succeed without it.

Fundamentally, what we need is a settlement in the Middle East.

Our social security system must always be there for those who can never work. But for everyone else, benefits should be a bridge to work, to wider participation, to a better life, not a trap that people can’t escape.

It is not progressive to allow a bigger and bigger benefits bill, and a system which offers an income but doesn't offer a future.