00:00So national security is of the utmost importance to this government and by securing that military base on Diego Garcia
00:08in the Chegos Islands is about ensuring that we can keep our British citizens safe.
00:12We can keep our allies safe. This is fundamental and vital and crucial piece of infrastructure.
00:17You know, the first meeting that the Prime Minister had with President Trump in the White House, they agreed that
00:22this deal was necessary, the lease was fair.
00:24Just two weeks ago, the American president again supported this. He said that this was the best deal on the
00:30table.
00:31And just this week, the US administration again supported this deal because they knew how important it was for national
00:37security.
00:38We will keep talking to our American counterparts and our allies across the world.
00:42But our first and primary objective is to secure that site to secure national security.
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