Vladimir Putin is “totally deluded” if he thinks he can succeed “by blackmailing or bullying” Britain, Boris Johnson mentioned in his farewell speech.
Talking exterior Downing Avenue in his final hours as Prime Minister he credited the Authorities for its response to the battle in Ukraine.
He mentioned: “Individuals who organised these immediate, early provides of weapons to the heroic Ukrainian armed forces, an motion that will very effectively have helped change the course of the most important European battle for 80 years.
“And due to the velocity and urgency of what you probably did, all people concerned on this authorities, to get this financial system transferring once more from July final 12 months regardless of all of the opposition, all of the naysayers. We’ve got and can proceed to have that financial power to present folks the money they should get by this vitality disaster that has been attributable to Putin’s vicious battle.
“And I do know that Liz Truss and this compassionate Conservative Authorities will do all the things we will to get folks by this disaster. And this nation will endure it and we’ll win.”