PM meets Ursula Von der Leyen

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Sir Keir Starmer has met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels as he seeks to reset UK-EU relations.   Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Dear Kyr, In these very uncertain times, like-minded partners like us must cooperate more closely.

00:22And that is what we are doing when it comes to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

00:30We remain fully behind Ukraine's brave fight for freedom and independence.

00:35As members of the G7, we coordinate closely our joint and continued support to the people

00:41of Ukraine.

00:43And we do the same for our sanctions against Russia.

00:46Because European security concerns us all in and outside the European Union.

00:53We are strongly aligned in our fight against climate change, the global warming.

00:58We're both working intensively towards decarbonised and circular economies and the protection

01:05of nature.

01:07So many topics where we are very much aligned and share values.

01:12I firmly believe that the British public wants a return to pragmatic, sensible leadership

01:20when it comes to dealing with our closest neighbours.

01:23To make Brexit work and to deliver in their interests to find ways to boost economic growth,

01:30strengthen our security and tackle shared challenges like irregular migration and climate

01:36change.

01:38We will, as you've already indicated, discuss other wider issues like the crisis in the

01:43Middle East.

01:44And can I join you in condemning the attack by Iran just recently?

01:49We stand with Israel, recognising her full right to security and to self-defence.

01:56We are determined to put this relationship back on a stable, positive footing that I

02:02think we all want to see.

02:04Thank you, Ursula.

02:05Thank you very much.

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