Monday
The Foreign Secretary, David Lammy MP (Tottenham/Labour), praised Ukraine for its “defiant blitz spirit” in a Ministerial Statement. His disdain for the war has been a consistent line. Today he put Putin’s war into a “Tsarist tradition” in Russian imperialism. He said “Ukraine’s security is our security”, but it’s an anxious wait.
Wednesday
Prime Minister’s Questions brought out the gusto that sometimes is Parliamentary politics. Kemi Badenoch MP (North West Essex/Conservatives) said the increase of defence spending announced yesterday was her idea.
The Prime Minister retorted, saying “she didn’t feature in my thinking at all”. He denied hearing about it, calling it a “desperate search for relevance” for her.