00:00It's in our national interest to be closer to Europe and whether that's the EU loan scheme which we are
00:07discussing with them, that's of great benefit to Ukraine but it's also a great benefit to the United Kingdom as
00:13well in terms of the jobs that it will create in the United Kingdom.
00:16So the benefit there outweighs the cost but more generally it is important that we see our future as a
00:24closer relationship with the EU, that's in our national interest and that's what I've been discussing here and on previous
00:30occasions and of course at our summit that will be coming up in coming months.
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