Sir Keir Starmer has stopped short of confirming that MPs will get to vote on whether British troops should go to Ukraine.

The Prime Minister, who was providing an update to the House of Commons after his weekend summit, was quizzed today by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch about the prospect of troops heading to the ex-Soviet state.

Addressing MPs, Starmer said: "We will, of course, put details before the House when we get to that stage, if we get to that stage.

"And as I mentioned to her this morning in our phone call, I will make sure that she gets whatever briefings she needs to be able to look at the details before it gets to the House, so she's fully informed."

However, the Prime Minister did stress the decision to deploy British troops would not be taken lightly.

"No aspect of my role weights more heavily than the deployment of British troops in the service of defence and prosperity in Europe," Starmer said.

“Russia is a menace in our waters and skies… In this House we stand by Ukraine because it’s the right thing to do, but we also stand by them because its in our interests too.”