Wes Streeting: “My focus is on maximising our deterrence and ensuring that, should deterrence fail, we’re ready to fight and win…”

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

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

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.'