Al Carns

“resigned over the £13bn offer in the DIP”

“later said he had only met Starmer twice.”

“Al Carns, a former Special Operations officer and potential Labour leadership candidate, said the government was “preparing for last year’s war, not tomorrow’s”, in an apparent criticism of the DIP d…”

“We are spending too much time preparing for last year’s war”

“I resigned for several reasons, citing both the DIP as well as Northern Ireland legacy legislation that has led to the prosecution of veterans.”

“He called this a 'continued failure' on a 'difficult issue'.”

“He even suggested that legal wrangling against British veterans could allow the Irish Republican Army to achieve its ends 'by other means'.”

“He praised the decisions of the Attlee government elected in 1945, which spent on both public services and defence.”

“We inherited a mess, but the nation is fed up with us pointing the finger”

“Is it adding a trillion pounds onto our GDP”

“To take part in any leadership contest, Carns would need to secure the nominations of 81 Labour MPs, and further endorsements from Labour affiliates such as trade unions.”

“I actually think there's a far broader strategy across all the government departments to make it more productive and indeed shave 10% off... by actually enhancing our standards across the country.”

“over the next decade”

“where do we want to be by 2029 and where do we want to be by 2034-35.”

“adding a trillion pounds onto our GDP”

“shave 10% off”