Over the years Mr Williams has been supported by some of Stroud's MPs.
Russian estimates say gas exports to Europe rose by up to 20% in 2024, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reaching record levels. Currently, half of Russia's LNG exports go the EU, CREA says.As well as offering military aid to Kyiv, France has also imposed a number of sanctions on Russia and Russian individuals since the war in Ukraine began.
Macron has also warned of further sanctions on Moscow if it does not co-operate in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire.There is "no doubt" that UK defence spending will rise to 3% of GDP by 2034 at the latest, Defence Secretary John Healey has said.In February, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer set out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% by April 2027, with a "clear ambition" to reach 3% by 2034, economic conditions allowing.
A government source told BBC News the defence secretary had "full confidence" that ambition will be reached in the next parliament.The government will unveil its major strategic defence review on Monday, which will outline its priorities for military and security spending in the coming years.
It is understood that the defence review is based on the assumption that the 3% target is the trajectory spending will follow.
It means some of the measures in the plan will be unaffordable if that level of spending is not reached.She also told the court about the traumatic birth of her first child in 2009, less than a year before the couple's first break.
"He started to go into distress and they lost his heartbeat," she said.Her voice choking up, she explained doctors performed an emergency caesarean to get her son out quickly.
When he was ready to go home, Ms Patterson said she discharged herself from hospital against medical advice as she didn't want to remain there alone.The jury has heard that Ms Patterson discharged herself from hospital against medical advice in the days after the fatal lunch, which prosecutors earlier pointed to as evidence that she was not unwell.