Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:29 pm on 3 September 2025.
Lord Coaker
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
3:29,
3 September 2025
Keir Starmer and the Taoiseach agreed, just a few months ago in Liverpool, that there should be a new memorandum of understanding, one pillar of which should be defence and security. That is a major step forward. It is important not only for the security of Ireland—and those are choices that it makes for itself—but for our security and the defence of Europe.