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A Labour government would have an “iron-clad commitment” to supporting Ukraine against Putin, two shadow ministers have said.<\/b><\/p>\n
The pledge came as shadow foreign secretary David Lammy and shadow defence secretary John Healey visited the country’s capital, Kyiv.<\/p>\n
The pair visited to discuss a “new UK plan” to help ensure victory against Russia’s “imperial invasion”.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Labour would not match Tory defence spending.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement, Mr Lammy and Mr Healey said they visited together to show a united front against Mr Putin’s attempts to divide the West. <\/p>\n
“Moscow’s deepened cooperation with Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang requires us to deepen our co-operation with Britain’s allies to demonstrate that our commitment to Ukraine will outlast Vladmir Putin’s imperial invasion,” they said.<\/p>\n
“The next Labour government’s commitment to Ukraine will be ironclad, and European security will be our first foreign and defence priority. <\/p>\n
“Labour’s action plan lays out a wide-ranging approach to stand with Ukraine, confront Russian aggression and pursue Putin for his war crimes. We will stand with Ukraine until it wins.”<\/p>\n
The visit was intended to send a message that, should Labour win the next general election, there would be “no change in our military, diplomatic, financial and political support to Ukraine”, they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n