The foreign secretary is talking about Ukraine, saying it's important for the West to have a shared strategy.

Ukraine has been asking to use Western-supplied long-range missiles in Russia.

"No war is won with any one weapon, that is the case," he says.

Lammy lists what the UK has done to help Ukraine, such as supporting Ukraine in repelling Russia in the Black Sea and providing training to Ukrainian troops.

Laura pushes Lammy on Ukraine's request to be able to use long-range weapons in Russia.

Lammy says what's important is allies coming together with Ukraine's President Zelensky to assess what's needed now.

Laura starts her questions by asking David Lammy about the breaking news on the deaths of people in an English Channel crossing. French officials say eight people have died.

"It's awful, it's a further loss of life," he says.

He says that earlier this week him, the prime minister and the home secretary looked at the "awful rubber dinghies" people are using to cross the Channel.

Lammy adds that the PM will be discussing strategies to deal with illegal migrants on a trip to Italy tomorrow.

We've heard the thoughts of the panel - Piers Morgan, General John McColl, and Ava-Santina Evans - on challenges facing the West as the Russian threat looms large over Ukraine.

It's just one issue on a list of concerns for the UK government. Let's see what the UK's foreign secretary has to say.

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London, Kyiv, and Washington DC - Foreign Secretary David Lammy has been busy this week attending meetings in three countries, and we’ll shortly be hearing him talk to Laura Kuenssberg.

Lammy had talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London at the start of this week before both politicians flew to the Ukrainian capital.

In Kyiv he met Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky, who has repeatedly called for Western allies to allow his military to use long-range missiles against targets in Russia.

Lammy told the BBC that Iran providing Russia with ballistic missiles "clearly changes the debate" as they would allow Moscow's forces "to have further penetration into Ukraine".

On Friday, the foreign secretary joined Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the US, where they had talks with America’s President Joe Biden on Ukraine, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific.

With only a minute or so to go until the show starts, a reminder that you can watch Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg here hitting the watch live button at the top of this page.

The programme is also on BBC One and iPlayer – but stick with us here as we bring you live updates and analysis throughout the programme.

A mix of stories on today's front pages with the UK and US response to the Ukraine war the focus of The Observer and The Sunday Times.

It follows talks between Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden in Washington on Friday where fears were raised that Russia has shared nuclear secrets with Iran in exchange for ballistic missiles intended to strike Ukraine.

The Sunday Express reports that ministers are considering scrapping the 25% council tax discount for single person households in next month’s Budget. It cites campaigners as saying this could leave pensioners “£1,000 worse off”.

A debate and vote on legalising assisted dying could be held within weeks, says the Mail on Sunday. It reports that campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen appealed directly to Keir Starmer to push for a vote.

And The Sunday Telegraph accuses the government of planning to row back on its plan to restore the ban on sales of new petrol vehicles by 2030.

Read our full review of today's papers

Another story away from UK politics, as millions tuned in to watch the live debate on Tuesday night between US president election candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Trump criticised the US economy’s performance under President Biden and Vice-President Harris, but Harris said Trump's economic plan is “all about tax breaks for the richest people”.

The 90-minute duel also saw the Republican candidate claim immigrants were “eating the pets” living in Springfield, Ohio - but city officials have told the BBC there are no credible reports to support these claims.

Harris said people leave Trump’s political rallies early “out of exhaustion and boredom”, while the former president hit back by saying “people don’t go to her rallies”.

The Democrat candidate also claimed Trump would introduce a national ban on abortion, which he denied.

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Dominating international politics this week was a warning to the West from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to not let Ukraine fire long-range missiles at Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on Western allies to allow his country to use long-range missiles inside Russia, but Putin said on Friday that such a move would represent Nato's "direct participation" in the Ukraine war.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday, where he said they discussed Ukraine - but he did not signal any decision on the matter. Biden said during the meeting that Putin would "not prevail" in the war in Ukraine.

Earlier this week, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy - who was in Kyiv with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken - told the BBC that Iran providing Russia with ballistic missiles "clearly changes the debate”.

Oscar Bentley
Reporting from the Lib Dems conference

The Liberal Democrat conference began yesterday with stunt-prone party leader Sir Ed Davey arriving in Brighton on a jet ski.

Chief whip Wendy Chamberlain gave a speech hinting at the party's next electoral target - the SNP in the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.

Delegates here backed abolishing restrictions on Sunday trading hours and a call for the government to open negotiations on a youth mobility scheme with the EU.

That’s something Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has already ruled out.

The party also backed support for women after every miscarriage – at the moment its only provided after a woman's third miscarriage – and for buy now pay later schemes to be better regulated.

But policy being passed at conference doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll make it into a manifesto. And with the party jubilant at their election success, they're mainly just looking to celebrate - ending the day with a huge victory rally.

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Labour came under fire this week over its policy to cut winter fuel payments to pensioners as the government defeated an opposition attempt to block the move.

Winter fuel payments - which were introduced in 1997 to help pensioners with heating costs - will now only be paid to pensioners claiming pension credit.

Veteran Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh described the decision as a "punishment beating", but Labour has said the decision is necessary to help fill the £22bn black hole left by the previous government.

The NHS has also been in the spotlight this week after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer promised to draw up a 10-year plan for it.

This pledge followed a damning review that warned NHS England was in a “critical condition”.

The Conservatives said the government needed to turn "rhetoric to action" after scrapping its plans to reform social care and build new hospitals.

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As it stands, there are four candidates remaining in the Tory leadership race, all bidding to take over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party.

Since the leadership race began, Priti Patel and Mel Stride have both been knocked out after two votes by Tory MPs.

The four remaining candidates are Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Tom Tugendhat.

A series of further ballots will see the final four whittled down to two, with party members set to choose the ultimate winner in early November.

To be eligible to vote, party members must have been active for 90 days before the ballot closed, and to have been party members when nominations opened.

Last week Tugendhat made his case for the job on the show, and Kuenssberg will be interviewing Cleverly today, with the remaining candidates appearing in the coming weeks.

You can find out more about how the Conservative leadership contest works here.

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Laura Kuenssberg
Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

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Sir Keir Starmer wants you to believe he’s brave enough - and determined enough - to stare down the country’s long-term problems. Even if it means saying what was previously unsayable.

To have clean energy, more people will have to put up with pylons near their homes. To have more houses built, more of us will have to accept developments in the neighbourhood. His decision to take away cash from most pensioners that was for fuel bills fits into that category too.

For years, many politicians privately thought it was daft to give wealthy pensioners extra cash for their fuel bills - but it’s Sir Keir who’s now said that out loud.

He says he wants to crack down on the UK’s problems, and has a whopping majority to boot. But no government can do everything all at once.

Over the years I’ve heard the same list of “unsayables” from senior officials and politicians time and time again - issues that need fixing in the UK but aren’t ever confronted.

So what would insiders - both current and former - put on their list of issues that are still unsayable for this new government?

• Read Laura's analysis in full.

A busy week in politics means there’s lots to discuss, and we’ll be hearing what today’s three guests on the panel have to say.

Broadcaster Piers Morgan, who currently presents his Uncensored show on TalkTV, is swapping from the host's seat to take up guest duties.

Alongside him is General John McColl - the former deputy supreme allied commander of Europe and lieutenant-governor of Jersey.

Also on the panel is PoliticsJOE political correspondent Ava-Santina Evans, who reports on Westminster for the online and social media publication.

Andrew Humphrey
Live editor

Hello and welcome along to our coverage of this morning’s edition of Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where we will be hearing from Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

And following her interview with Sir Keir Starmer last week, this time round we'll be joined by Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, as his party holds its annual conference.

Hoping to join the top table of party leaders is James Cleverly, who is one of the four remaining Conservative Party leadership candidates. He’ll be grilled over his plans to bring the Tories back to power.

And moving from Westminster to the West End, actors Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati will be bringing some drama to proceedings as they give us a preview of their new production of Waiting for Godot.

We’ll bring you updates and analysis as the show gets under way, which you can watch here at the top of the page, or tune in on BBC One or iPlayer.