Streeting reaffirms Labour support for NATO

Co-chair Paul Richards is joined at Labour Friends of NATO conference reception by Secretary of State for Defence, Wes Streeting

Labour Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting MP, reaffirmed the UK government’s commitment to NATO. Speaking at the Labour Friends of NATO reception at the Labour conference in Liverpool, Streeting claimed NATO as a Labour achievement alongside the NHS.

The event was attended by a crowd of trade unionists, delegates, MPs, and Ministers. Speakers included former armed forces minister Bill Rammell, Cllr Georgia Pickering, and Paul Mason, as well as the Defence Secretary. LFN co-director Paul Richards said: ‘this first-ever Labour Friends of NATO reception at Labour conference confirms our solid commitment to NATO in the face of growing Russian aggression’.

The event was sponsored by Babcock and Evolve Dynamics, and hosted by Arden’s Jim Murphy.