Defence secretary questioned by Laura Kuenssberg about national security plans
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Date: 08:47 BST
Title: Defence secretary to be grilled ahead of security review publication
Content: Defence Secretary John Healey is in the hot seat on today's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, answering questions about the UK's defence strategy ahead of a review of the country's capabilities due out on Monday.
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick will also be on the programme, just days after he made headlines with a video confronting fare dodgers on the London Underground.
We'll also hear from David Challen, the son of coercive control victim Sally Challen, who is a campaigner against domestic abuse.
We won't be providing regular text updates on this page but you can watch live at the top of this page from 09:00 BST.
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