Overview

• The Prime Minister attended Sunday’s Westminster Abbey service with Lady Starmer and was greeted by Royal Air Force personnel.
• The ceremony marked 85 years since the 1940 victory, described as the first decisive battle fought entirely in the air.
• A Second World War–era flypast over Westminster featured an Avro Lancaster heavy bomber from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
• In remarks released ahead of the service, Starmer emphasized duty, sacrifice and unity as the values that “bind us together.”
• The Royal British Legion’s national chaplain said pilots from 15 nations, many refugees to Britain, flew in the battle, and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was among attendees.