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Friends, fellow Europeans鈥β�

Welcome to Britain鈥�

And welcome to the splendour of Blenheim Palace.

I hope you enjoyed the weather, the drive, and the architecture of this beautiful place.

Thank you so much for being here.

It is of course the birthplace of Winston Churchill 鈥�

And we stand for the values that he embodies around the world.聽

Liberty and democracy, yes, of course鈥�

But also defiance and resolve in their defence.聽

And today, as a new storm gathers over our continent鈥β�

We choose to meet it in that same spirit鈥�

And we choose to meet it together.

And that is the choice of the government that I lead. Now two weeks old.

We want to work with all of you鈥�

To reset relationships鈥β�

Rediscover our common interest鈥�

And renew the bonds of trust and friendship鈥�

That brighten the fabric of European life.聽

And the task is urgent鈥�

Because our security is on the line.聽

Every day Ukraine fights to protect not just the Ukrainian people鈥�

But the聽European聽people.聽

A continent where our belief鈥β�

In freedom, democracy and the rule of law鈥β�

Was hard-won.聽

And that wants to live in peace.聽

So President Zelenskyy, in your struggle to uphold those values鈥�

I, we, salute you, once again.聽

Have no doubt: we will stand with you for as long as it takes.

Because I was struck by something that you said in fact during the NATO summit last week.聽

When you said that Ukraine needs more air defence, and then you said used words:聽before the new school year starts.聽

And that really struck me鈥�

Because returning to school after the summer break鈥�

That should be a moment of joy and excitement for children.聽

New uniforms, new exercise books, seeing how much their friends have grown over the summer holidays, and reuniting with friends.聽

How could聽anyone聽consider that them a target?聽

So our first task here today鈥�

Is to confirm our steadfast support for Ukraine鈥�

To unite once again behind those values that we cherish鈥�

And to say, we will face down aggression on this continent 鈥� together.聽

Because the threat from Russia reaches right across Europe.聽

Many of us have seen attacks on our own democracy.聽

People targeted on our streets.

Military planes entering our airspace.聽

Ships patrolling our coastlines.聽

And in Moldova and the Western Balkans鈥�

The threat is obviously even more acute.聽

So this is the moment for us聽all聽to do more.聽

And I鈥檓 proud of Britain鈥檚 role in maintaining European security.聽

Through NATO, through the Joint Expeditionary Force, and more.聽

We stand together.聽

We guard Europe鈥檚 frontiers.聽

And now we must find new, more ambitious ways of working together鈥�

Firing up our industries鈥�

Meeting, not just the military challenge鈥�.

But the challenge to our economic, cyber and energy security as well.聽

I take a practical view of how the UK can meet this moment.聽

I鈥檓 not driven by ideology 鈥� but by what is best for my country.聽

And so we will strengthen our existing relationships鈥�

And we will build new ones.

This includes resetting our relationship with the EU.

Because I believe that the UK and the EU鈥�

Working together as sovereign partners鈥�

Are a powerful force for good across our continent.聽

For peace, for security, for prosperity鈥�

For all our people.聽

We have shown this I think in the G7鈥�

Where we are using Russian assets鈥�

To ensure they pay for the devastation they have brought to Ukraine鈥�

We鈥檙e placing unprecedented sanctions on Russia鈥�

And reducing our collective dependence on Russian oil and gas.

And I think we should take pride in the steps our continent has taken on this.

But now we must see the job through.

We must use this moment鈥�

To accelerate towards clean energy鈥�

Support Ukraine to meet its energy needs ahead of winter鈥�

And tackle the ships that are helping Russia to evade sanctions.

We know what we can achieve together.聽

But it鈥檚 also time that we bring this resolve to another challenge facing our continent鈥�

The vile trade of people smuggling.聽

Let鈥檚 be frank - 鈥渃hallenge鈥� - is the wrong word.

It is now, I think, a crisis.聽

As we speak, as we gather here鈥β�

A criminal empire is at work in every country represented here today.聽

Profiting off human misery and desperation.聽

Prepared to send infants, babies, pregnant mothers鈥�

Innocent people鈥�

To their deaths.聽

And last week four more souls鈥�

And actually, last night another one鈥�

Were lost in the waters of the English Channel.聽

A chilling reminder of the human cost of this vile trade.

And this summit is an opportunity to set a new path on illegal migration.聽

To transform the way that we work together鈥�

On border security鈥�

And law enforcement.

And to say, together: no more.聽

And in the UK our new Border Security Command will work in partnership with you.

We must combine our resources鈥�

Share intelligence, share tactics鈥�

Shut down the smuggling routes鈥�

And smash the gangs.

Before I came into politics, I was the Director of Public Prosecutions in Britain鈥�

A job I held for five years.

And I saw the work that can be done, across borders鈥�

On issues like counter terrorism.

Sophisticated gangs working across our borders.

And we used those same techniques to take those gangs down to ensure the safety of citizens across Europe.

And so I for one simply do not accept and will never accept that we can鈥檛 do the same with the smuggling gangs鈥�

That somehow, they are the only gangs that can operate across Europe with impunity.聽

I just never will accept that, having been involved myself in the taking down of terrorist gangs.

So we must do more, together.聽

We must also do more to tackle the problem, of course, at source鈥�

To recognise the root causes鈥�

We know what they are.

Conflict, climate change, extreme poverty.聽

The crisis we face is the fault of the gangs 鈥� no question.聽

But the decisions people take to leave their homes cannot be separated from these wider issues.

It is global inequality鈥β�

And that deserves our attention as well.聽

So let me say something very clearly.

We are resetting our approach here.

This Government will not commit taxpayer money to gimmicks鈥β�

We are here to serve our country in the national interest鈥β�

In pursuit of solutions that will actually deliver results.

And more than that鈥�

We will approach this issue with humanity鈥�

And with profound respect for international law.聽

And that鈥檚 why my government scrapped the unworkable Rwanda scheme on day one.聽

And it鈥檚 why we will never withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights.聽

Churchill himself was among the chief architects of the Convention.

It was built on the blood bond of 1945鈥�

And our shared sacrifice for freedom.

I myself first read about these principles of the Convention and international law in a law library in Leeds, well 40 years ago now.聽

And that inspired me in everything I have done since then鈥β�

And I still draw strength from it and value from it everyday.

Because they speak about the dignity of every human being鈥�

And that word 鈥渄ignity鈥� is there in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the most important words in it.

Dignity of every human being.

The very essence of what it is to be human.聽

And that is聽our聽legacy鈥β�

And so the nations of Europe must lead again today.聽

Together we have the opportunity to make the world safer, fairer and more prosperous.聽

So let鈥檚 use this moment鈥�

To do more for Ukraine鈥β犅�

Defend our democracies鈥β�

Secure our energy supplies鈥�

And tackle illegal immigration鈥�

It is a pleasure today, on behalf of my country鈥�

To extend a hand to all of you.聽

To say that, under my leadership鈥�

Britain will be a friend and a partner鈥�.

Ready to work with you.

Not part of the European Union鈥�

But very much a part of Europe.

Not focused on the differences between us鈥�

But on the values that we share鈥�

United by our determination to defend them鈥�

And certain about what we can achieve together.

And now I鈥檇 like to invite a true champion of European freedom鈥β�

鈥�to address the plenary.

Our friend, President Zelenskyy.

Slava Ukraini!