Wes Streeting: “The granting of those licences will not necessarily translate into cheaper bills, but it will translate into higher tax…”

We cannot afford to make the cliched mistake of fighting the last war.

It is difficult and necessarily painstaking work, but it is necessary.

I do want to say that our friendship with America is the closest alliance of any two nations on earth, and we will always stand together against those who hate our freedom and those who wish us harm.

This world-first access to real battlefield data will allow British companies to continue pushing the frontier of defence innovation, deterring our enemies and making us safer at home as well as further strengthening Ukraine.