Mr Trump spent much of his speech focusing on what he calls an “invasion from within”, telling the assembled generals and admirals that illegal immigration, and crime in America’s cities, constitute “a war from within”. He said they would have a “major part” to play.

Trump and congressional Democrats braced for a partial shutdown of the federal government as a midnight deadline approached

The gathering, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, was ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and required some officers to fly thousands of miles.

On Monday, US time, President Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House where he unveiled a surprise US-led peace plan. It goes back on some of the US President’s more head-scratching thoughts on Gaza, including that all residents would be expelled and a resort built on the ruins.

The government has its record on new housing as it spruiks the expansion of the first home buyer guarantee scheme. Follow live.

Political program “BBC Politics Live” has returned with a revised format, a new host and a redesigned studio at Millbank. The program, which relaunched Sept. 22, now features Vicki Young as its presenter.