00:00Now we've already acted alongside other countries to release emergency oil stocks
00:06at a level that is completely unprecedented.
00:10But ultimately we have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ensure stability in the market.
00:20That is not a simple task.
00:24So we're working with all of our allies, including our European partners,
00:30to bring together a viable collective plan that can restore freedom of navigation in the region as quickly as possible.
00:39Whether to commit British troops to military action is the most serious responsibility for any Prime Minister.
00:48I have been attacked by some for my decision not to join the offensive against Iran.
00:57But at every stage I've stood by my principles, principles which I held just as strongly when it came to
01:05debate about the Iraq War in 2003.
01:10Principles which I believe are shared by the British people, that our decision should be based on a calm, level
01:20-headed assessment of the British national interest.
01:25And that if we are to send our servicemen and women into harm's way, the very least they deserve is
01:34to know that they do so on a legal basis and with a proper thought-through plan.
01:41Let's be quiet.
01:43Episode 4
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