00:00I don't think it would be the right thing for the country. I don't think the public would thank us
00:05for turning in ourselves and in effect becoming some sort of self-indulgent debating society when there are pockets of
00:14the world which feel like they're going to hell in a handcart at the moment.
00:18If you think about the situation in the Middle East, the Prime Minister is leading work to reopen the Straits
00:23of Hormuz. 20% of the world's oil and natural gas in normal times comes through that straight on shipping
00:30vessels, on oil tankers, direct impacts here at home as well, potentially on people's energy bills this winter, on the
00:38price of petrol at the pump, price of airline tickets, price of food in the supermarket.
00:43And I actually think asking the Prime Minister to in effect reapply for his job when he's so focused on
00:50the country's issues, the issues that people care about, I don't think that would be the right thing to do.
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