An unbelievable volume, because people cannot cope with the idea that a gay person might lead the armed forces of the United Kingdom.

I have experienced more online homophobia in the last three weeks than I have in my entire life.

In my first week, someone in the MoD said to me: 'As a gay man, I'm really proud that we have our first gay defence secretary - It means a lot to many of us who remember the bad old days.'

Ukraine is pushing the frontier of defence innovation as they bravely resist Putin’s illegal invasion.

What I think my resignation did that week was force choices for others.

I am proud of the fact that in my lifetime we’ve gone from gay people not being allowed to serve in the military to a gay defence secretary.

I sort of went in with the aim of saying, I think we can show a different way of doing politics in terms of how we debate the future of the Labour Party and how we conduct ourselves in a contest.

Those donors did not include Sam Bankman-Fried and, in fact, the only donor that did have a connection to Sam Bankman-Fried has since confirmed that the money he donated was his own money, not Sam Bankman-Fried.

I’m confident that I’ve received no money from Sam Bankman-Fried.

So, I’m absolutely confident that I’ve received no money from Sam Bankman-Fried.

I don't want anyone who has the ambition and talent to join our armed forces to be deterred, so it's contingent on us to make sure that we've got our act together.

I’ve never met the guy. I’ve never spoken to him.

We should never have been put in a position where prisons across the country were so full to bursting that any government, let alone this government, had to contemplate the early release of people from serious convictions that have led to…

I’m not expecting any of those people to think that early release is OK because it’s not OK.

There is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for violence and thuggery to be directed to anyone in our society, whether that’s people seeking sanctuary in Britain or indeed the police that are trying to maintain public order.

We have a duty to uphold the very highest standards in uniform and to treat every woman with the dignity and respect she deserves.

I am absolutely sickened by reports of rape and sexual abuse of young female recruits at the Army Foundation College.

Our nuclear-armed submarines are essential to keeping the UK secure, acting as the ultimate deterrent to our adversaries in an increasingly dangerous world.

that's where we are absolutely aligned

the public does not see the enormous efforts that take place every day to counter Russian aggression

It also means pushing the frontier of defence innovation, exactly as we are doing today, and it means keeping our people at the heart of defence.

It is. It is absolutely for me a matter of principle.

My focus is on maximising our deterrence and ensuring that, should deterrence fail, we’re ready to fight and win alongside allies.

I think we shouldn't put too much stock in the sabre-rattling of Iran, and we certainly shouldn't be intimidated by what the regime has said this week