Wes Streeting: “We'll ensure our armed forces have the resources they need and stand steadfast alongside our international allies…”

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.

And I think, 'great, here we are in the third decade of the 21st century it doesn't matter, brilliant'.

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

Both the prime minister and I heard loud and clear on our first visits to Kyiv the importance of supporting Ukraine through this winter, as Putin prepares to use winter as a weapon by continuing barbaric attacks against civilian and energy…