Darren Jones

"Andy Burnham is going to be the next prime minister and if there was a contest of Labour Party members, he would win."

"the government will have to set out how it will pay for its new policies at the budget"

"As you would imagine, the government and the palace take the security of his majesty very seriously, and there were already extensive discussions taking place, which will continue over the coming days."

"In respect of His Majesty’s visit to the United States next week … our security services obviously remain in close cooperation in advance of that."

"the British government and Buckingham Palace took the security of King Charles 'very seriously', with extensive discussions already underway."

"security teams in Britain and the US were working closely to ensure the security arrangements are put appropriately in place"

"Our best guess is eight plus months from the point of resolution that you'll see economic impacts coming through the system."

"This is not our war. The government made the right call to stay out of the conflict and only take defensive action to protect Britain's interests."

"We are doing everything we can to make sure that is not the case."

"security teams in Britain and the US were 'working closely to ensure the security arrangements are put appropriately in place' for the state visit."

"Our security services obviously remain in close cooperation in advance of that."