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The visit will also build on the "strong ties" between the two countries on the issues of defence and security.

Labour would increase spending after inflation on the heartland Tory issues of defence and law and order, he said, as well as delivering the extra money pledged last year for the NHS and an extra £1,000 per pupil in the nation's schools by 2008.

For us it's no longer an issue of defence.

When they do, the issue of defence lawyers will be central.

However, he is short of potential candidates on the same page as him over the issue of defence.

Thornberry was appointed because her views on the issue of defence are felt to overlap more with Corbyn's.

"After running through all the reasons why austerity wasn't working in my country I brought up the issue of defence expenditure.

The issue of defence expenditure has taken centre stage this week as the political battle over the country's finances has intensified.

As casualty figures continue to rise in Afghanistan, Labour has come under increasing pressure over the issue of defence procurement, with complaints about a lack of helicopter support and sufficiently armoured vehicles for troops.

The prime minister added: "On the issue of defence equipment, we already unilaterally said – as did the US – that we would not sell further arms to Russia; we believe other European countries should do the same".

Events in Ukraine, and wider concern over how far Russian military aggression could go, have pushed the issue of defence up the political agenda over the last year.