No phones, a drone threat and strict rules: Beth Rigby on what it's like to join the prime minister in Ukraine

17 January 2025, 12:16 | Updated: 17 January 2025, 15:29

No phones or other devices, strict reporting rules, bombed-out buildings, and a drone threat - Beth Rigby shares what it's like to join the prime minister Sir Keir Starmer in Ukraine.

Sky News's political editor said "the whole experience was absolutely fascinating" on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, but added the nature of Sir Keir's visit to the war-ravaged country meant the government "had to keep it very tight".

"If it became known more widely than a very, very tight group of people that he was going to make the trip, the trip gets pulled for security reasons."

Reporting from Ukraine, Sky News joined the prime minister as he signed a 100-year "friendship" deal to guarantee Britain's support for Kyiv.