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He has pledged to increase defence spending and called on countries to join a "coalition of the willing" to deter Russia from further invading Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.

The government already had concerns about the rising number of benefit claimants and Reeves has previously pledged "fundamental" reform of the welfare system.

Dozens of clubs from across the country have paid tribute to Poppy and pledged to remember her ahead of their games, as part of a social media campaign started by South Shields-based Team Grassroots.

Manitoba eventually pledged C$20m to search for the remains - funds that were matched by the federal government.

An interior ministry source told the country's official news agency Sana said that "individual violations" had occurred on the coast and pledged to put a stop to them.