A Russian warship firing its weapons off the British coast on Monday was “performative and irresponsible”, new Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has said.

He added: “Russia should be in no doubt about the resolve of this Government and this Prime Minister.”

Asked whether the Russian activity was a “message from Vladimir Putin to the new Prime Minister” Andy Burnham, Mr Streeting said: “We should see yesterday’s events as performative and irresponsible.

“It’s not the first time that Russia has behaved like this and frankly it’s the tip of the iceberg of the daily threats that this country faces and our allies face.

“And Russia should be in no doubt about the resolve of this Government and this Prime Minister, our resolve to stand against Russian aggression in Ukraine but also Russian aggression against all of our allies.”

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