For this systemic failure, I am truly sorry.

Things that are intensely personal and private, full of pain and grief, being said out loud in a chamber like this is really difficult.

This was not a matter of judging the past by the standards of today. It had been wrong then and it was wrong now. It should never have happened.

We must modernise the armed forces so they are prepared for drone attacks and the threat posed by Russia.

We do say sorry and we mean it, but sorry is not enough.

The shame was never yours. The shame is ours. You should not have had to fight so hard for this day to come.

Today, finally, I do say on behalf of the state and the nations involved: we see you, we hear you and we are truly sorry.

The apology was long overdue, he said. The shame was ours.

What did they actually do? They cut defence - 2.5% down to 2.3% in their 14 long years. And what did they do on welfare? They put the bill up by £88bn. So no lectures from them.

Racism and intolerance is permeating everywhere and it should be called out by every single person who is a politician at any level in this country.

The hard truth is there are no easy answers, but the settlement I’m setting out today is the right choice for the country.

We must use this investment wisely, as I know that in the past, defense spending has sometimes been seen as a bottomless pit.