00:05I know that people are frustrated by the state of Britain, frustrated by politics and some
00:15people frustrated with me. I know I have my doubters and I know I need to prove them wrong
00:25and I will. The election results last week were tough, very tough. We lost some brilliant
00:35Labour representatives. That hurts and it should hurt. I get it. I feel it. And I take responsibility.
00:50But it's not just about taking responsibility for the results. It's about taking responsibility
00:58to explain how, as a political and electoral force, we will be better and do better in
01:07the months and years ahead. We are not just facing dangerous times, but dangerous opponents,
01:16very dangerous opponents. This hurts not just because Labour has done badly, but because
01:24if we don't get this right, our country will go down a very dark path. So just as I take
01:35responsibility for the results, I also take responsibility for delivering the change that
01:41we promised for a stronger and fairer Britain that we must build. Steel is the ultimate
01:49sovereign capability. Strong nations in a world like this need to make steel. That's why we're
01:56backing steel in Port Talbot and across the UK. But in Scunthorpe, we've been negotiating with
02:03the current owner. And a commercial sale has not been possible. And now a public interest
02:11test could be met. So I can announce that legislation will be brought forward this week to give the
02:19government powers subject to that public interest test to take full national ownership of British
02:25Steel. Public ownership in the public interest. Urgent government on the side of working people,
02:33making Britain stronger with the hope of industrial renewal. That is a Labour choice. And so at the next EU
02:40summit, I will set a new direction for Britain. The last government was defined by breaking our
02:48relationship with Europe. This Labour government will be defined by rebuilding our relationship with
02:54Europe, by putting Britain at the heart of Europe, so that we are stronger on the economy, stronger on trade,
03:03stronger on defence, you name it. Because standing shoulder to shoulder with the countries that most share our
03:10interests, our values and our enemies. That is the right choice for Britain. That is the Labour choice.
03:19I want to make a better offer for our young people. Restore that hope, that freedom, that sense of possibility.
03:28And so I want an ambitious youth experience scheme to be at the heart of our new arrangement with the
03:34EU, so that our
03:36young people can work and study and live in Europe, a symbol of a stronger relationship and a fairer future
03:43with our
03:44closest allies. That is the Labour choice. What I want to do is take a big leap forward with the
03:52EU-UK summit this year and
03:54take us closer and take us closer, both on trade, the economy, defence and security. And that will then be
04:01a platform on which we
04:03can build as we go forward. But as we do that, I strongly believe we've got to turn our back
04:10on the arguments of the past, not open
04:12old grievances, but look forward together to how we make this country stronger, how we make this country fairer. And
04:20so that's the
04:21approach that I will take. Every child should have the opportunity to go as far as their talent or effort
04:28takes
04:28them. I mean every child. I mean the kids who are growing up in poverty, the kids who have special
04:34educational
04:35needs, the kids who can't get a job, and the kids who are ignored, frankly, because society often only puts
04:43those who go to
04:43university on a pedestal. We don't really see anything else as success. And that is wrong, deeply wrong. So we
04:53will go
04:54much further on our investment in apprenticeships, in technical excellence colleges, in special educational
05:00needs. We will make sure that every young person struggling to find a job will get a guaranteed offer of
05:06a job, training or work
05:08placement. If one of your MPs launches a contest, a leadership bid against you, will you fight it? And the
05:15wider
05:16one is, do you think that Britain is ungovernable? And if so, why? And who's to blame? The media? Your
05:22MPs? The government? You?
05:25Thank you. Yes and no. No, I'm not going to walk away in relation to the first part of your
05:33question for the
05:34reasons I've set out. And no, I don't think Britain is ungovernable. In relation to Andy Burnham, obviously, any
05:41future decision is for the NEC. Andy's doing a great job as mayor in Manchester. And I actually work really
05:48well
05:48with Andy, and I'll give you two examples, on Northern Powerhouse Rail, which is really important for the
05:54Northwest. We are working together on that project. But equally, we've stood together to support Manchester,
06:02the community, when we had the terrible attack on a synagogue last year. Andy was the first person I phoned
06:07and I
06:08went straight to Manchester to work with him on our response. So we work very well together. But the actual
06:13decision should be one for the NEC. Thank you.
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