00:00The conflict in the Middle East has now entered a second month and while we're working at pace
00:06for de-escalation and peace, it is now clear that the impact of this war will affect the future
00:14of our country. So today I want to reassure the British people that no matter how fierce this
00:23storm, we are well placed to weather it and that we have a long-term plan to emerge from
00:29it, a stronger, a more secure nation. Huge concern. People turn on their television, they look at it.
00:38Brexit did deep damage to our economy and the opportunities to strengthen our security and cut the cost of living
00:47are simply too big to ignore. So in the coming weeks we will announce a new summit with our EU
00:56partners
00:57and I can tell you that at that summit the UK will not just ratify existing commitments made at last
01:05year's summit, we want to be more ambitious, closer economic cooperation, closer security cooperation, a
01:16partnership that recognises our shared values, our shared interest and our shared future.
01:22Energy and on our defence, this time will be different. And today I can announce that later this week the
01:32Foreign Secretary will host a meeting that brings those nations together for the first time where we will assess
01:41all viable diplomatic and political measures that we can take to restore freedom of navigation, guarantee the
01:48safety of trapped ships and seafarers and resume the movement of vital commodities. So with clarity about our
01:56direction. This is not our war. We will not be drawn into the conflict. That is not in our national
02:08interest.
02:09And the most effective way we can support the cost of living in Britain is to push for de-escalation
02:17in
02:17the Middle East and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which is such a vital route for energy.
02:25Living wage, your wages will go up. Next week on Monday, the state pension will go up.
02:32Back in the State of Hormuz, the state pension will go up. Next week on Monday.
02:33Next week on the national interest rate, Pire needs to produce a safe and socioeclockwise power camp across the
