00:00That's hugely important. It's a moment of hope that I think the world has wanted to see.
00:04There is clearly a long way to go in terms of the hostages being released,
00:08Gaza reconstruction, people going to their homes. I would hope a longer two-state peace process
00:14that really resolves this conflict in a way that gives us confidence for the future. But this
00:18moment of hope is so important. It's overdue, but it's what the world has been waiting for.
00:22The UK's support for Ukraine has been steadfast. It's been cross-party.
00:26That will continue. We obviously hope to see the end of that conflict as well at some point,
00:31with Russian forces withdrawing from their illegal invasion. The UK is going to stand
00:35with Ukraine for as long as it takes to deliver that. The economy growing is good news,
00:39as was the news that inflation is coming down that we received yesterday. But there's no
00:43complacency in government. In fact, there's ambition and determination for the future.
00:47Everything this country needs in terms of our changes to planning, to skills, to industrial
00:52strategy, to trade, to regulation, the whole picture is about delivering that stronger growth.
00:57We've had a decade and a half of disappointing economic performance. So the task is vast,
01:01and I accept we've had to make some difficult decisions in terms of the black hole we inherited.
01:06But no one should underestimate just how determined we are to kick-start growth
01:09and how central that is to our plan for change.
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