First, some personal news. I returned this week from paternity leave, and I’m glad to be back at work (if slightly sleep-deprived). To my knowledge, I’m the first Cabinet minister to have taken the full entitlement. I was pleased to have the full support of Cabinet colleagues to do so.

We say every year that Bonfire Night disturbances must not be repeated. And yet we see ever more increased violence and disturbances. Enough is enough. We could have predicted this.