Defence and national security

“I am very curious about the reticence of Andy Burnham to say too much, and I think Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State as well, has also said that. I don't want to say too much. They've hinted very strongly. Trump as well, yeah.”

“I think a lot of people in Labour have not liked the welfare versus warfare dichotomy, but also a lot of them don't like the idea of cutting welfare things for the NHS and spending it on defence.”

“they're grasping what the problem is and actually the urgency of it and actually how the public see it, because that is first and foremost how the public see it as a security issue.”

“yes absolutely and I felt like everything that Laura said in your interview I was nodding at I think that we're at a moment now where we have to be very very strict about legal and illegal immigration because what we're finding is hostile states are exploiting these very open liberal”

“successive governments over the year have prioritised soft power rather than hard power. And I think over time, if you do that and you don't prioritise that, slowly resources are drained away from things like the military.”

“this is chickens coming home to roost, right? This is what people have been saying for years. The lack of foresight, the lack of spending on defence, the constant cuts.”