Rishi Sunak our Prime Minister has delivered a hugely important speech today, outlining the future.
"How we act in the face of these changes will determine whether or not Britain will succeed in the years to come."
Watch the full speech here (opens on YouTube).
Watch on BBC with highlights below:
- The next few years are going to be both "dangerous" and "transformational" for the UK, the prime minister warned multiple times while rolling out sample pillars of his election manifesto
- National security and the threat posed by ongoing wars and cyber attacks from abroad are chief concerns for Sunak's government going forward, he said
- New technologies, such as AI, can be dangerous, the PM conceded, adding that these innovations also offer new opportunities to keep Britain's economy growing
- The PM said delivering on cutting taxes, investing in key industries and the triple-lock system as evidence that he can be trusted with recovering the economy
- Ultimately, Rishi Sunak said Britain stand at a crossroads and only he can be trusted to have the "bold ideas" to deliver a secure future