Davey calls for new defence pact with Europe to protect UK

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Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey, has called for the UK to take control and make new alliances to keep Britain safe. During a speech at Westminster he proposed a new collaborative European Security Council. Report by Johals. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00It means political cooperation through a new European Security Council with a permanent seat for the UK,

00:09ensuring that Europe can shoulder greater responsibility for its own security within NATO,

00:16as Trump's actions remind us every day that we cannot afford to rely so much on the United States.

00:24Friends, this is not a choice we can afford to dodge any longer.

00:30In the face of Putin's threats and Trump's unpredictability,

00:35a new defence pact with Europe, with allies on whom we can depend,

00:40allies who share our interests and our values,

00:43is frankly the only way to keep Britain safe and defend our values in a dangerous world.

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