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John resigned for the same reasons I did. He is a man of his word and he has made it clear that he will deliver on the commitments that led him to leave government in the first place.

I resigned in June because I did not believe the defence funding on the table was adequate for the threats this country faces. I said so publicly and I still stand by every word.

Andy Burnham needs to do better. He is behaving like he's still the mayor of Manchester. He is now the prime minister of the United Kingdom, he needs to start acting like it.

He doesn't actually know what he wants to do, he is thinking out loud. All that we know is it's going to cost a lot of money.

Who are going to abide by the policies I have put red lines on.

We are changing policies, we are changing people, we are changing process.

It is not going to be making the mistakes of the past.

I want people to know that this is a new Conservative party.

We don't treat our former MPs or our candidates like tittle-tattle for Westminster gossip.

Andy Burnham's ambitions for Britain are too small.

When I look at the plans that he has announced for the country I find myself asking 'is that it'?

We want to aspire to get as far as possible and what we've done as a government is put more investment in that, the £39bn for social and affordable housing grant funding that we want to get out the door.

The situation I went through last year was really difficult, it was difficult for my family, but I felt I'd let people down and I never want to let people down, I want to fight for them.

No, my severance payment was given to me at the time, I had worked in government for a period of time and then I came out of government for just under a year.

What we are announcing today is not a shortcut. It’s less paperwork, not less rigour. It’s fewer delays, not less protection. It’s less uncertainty, not fewer results.

Observer status will give Canada the opportunity to deepen its understanding of next-generation combat air capabilities, strengthen our industrial collaboration and contribute more closely to the partnerships that will define the future of…

Your government is no longer supporting the international legal system.

They’re hiding behind waffling language. We’ve seen this from Minister Anand before.