If he doesn’t, I look forward to holding him to account alongside my colleagues on the shadow defence team.

The government has admitted their legislation needs improving and has promised new safeguards for veterans. Yet whenever we challenge senior politicians on the substance of those promises, they have no answers.

These are people who served this country with honour and distinction, and they deserve far better.

The veteran community writ large has held deep reservations about lawfare being directed against them. The government, driven it seems by activist human rights lawyers now turned legislators, appears hell bent on exposing our NI veterans to vexatious legal challenges.

I’m sick and tired of Keir Starmer’s gimmicks and half measures. The Government should bring in a ban on social media for under-16s. Only the Conservatives have a plan to help parents protect their children.

Today I have met Lucy, Mark and Katie, Henry Nowak’s mother, father and stepmother. Their courage is extraordinary. They have endured the most appalling loss, it is a life sentence for them. They have also faced the agonising decision to release the harrowing body-worn camera footage, knowing how painful it would be and how strongly people would react. They did so because they want truth, accountability and change. They have asked that we work across political parties and religions to rebuild trust in the police. That trust has been broken because of what happened, and I agree with them on that. We must also be prepared to examine, carefully and seriously, religious practices or exemptions that permit the carrying of dangerous weapons in public, and other activities that are not conducive to the public good. We also need to examine where the law needs to change. Henry’s family do not want anger to tear communities apart. They are a family who have friends across faith and race, and so did Henry. His family want his memory to help bring our society together. Everyone knows I have strong views about how we should deal with equality under the law. What the family agreed with me on is that we need to bring common sense back, and that is what we should all be fighting for. I promised the family that we will work to ensure there is a positive legacy for Henry out of this tragedy. That is my focus now.

It is with profound sadness that I learned of the tragic loss of three Royal Navy aircrew in a helicopter crash near Sourton, Devon, in the early hours of this morning. My heartfelt condolences go to their families, friends, and all who knew them.