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 Boris Johnson and five former defence secretaries urge PM to let Ukraine fire UK missiles on Russia.

Boris Johnson and five ex-defence secretaries have called for Sir Keir Starmer to go it alone and allow Ukraine to use British-made missiles to strike Russia - as foreign secretary David Lammy appeared to play down the importance of Shadow Storm missiles.

The former prime minister, as well as Grant Shapps, Ben Wallace, Gavin Williamson, Penny Mordaunt and Liam Fox, said Kyiv should be allowed to use the long-range missiles against Vladimir Putin - even without the backing of Joe Biden and the US.

The group has warned Sir Keir that any future delay risks strengthening Putin’s hand in the war.

However, Mr Lammy, when asked on Ukraine’s request to use the missiles on BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme, shared other ways the UK was supporting Ukraine, such as providing training to troops.He added: “No war is won with any one weapon, that is the case.”