Rishi Sunak says rejoining EU's Horizon programme is 'great day for the UK'

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00:00 Well it's a great day for the UK and for UK science and research community. We are associating to Horizon which is the

00:06 world's largest international research partnership including countries not just from the EU but also Norway Israel New

00:14 Zealand with hopefully Canada and South Korea to join soon too. We've taken the time to negotiate the right deal for the UK

00:21 a bespoke deal which works in our interests. And this will help maintain our leadership position as a science and tech

00:28 superpower because ultimately that's how we're going to drive growth create jobs spread opportunity but most importantly

00:34 transform our lives for the better. Association to Horizon was a priority. That's what I've delivered and we've delivered a

00:40 specific deal for the UK that works in the best interests of our researchers and scientists but also in the best interests of

00:47 British taxpayers. That's what we've achieved today. You can see the overwhelming support for that. And that's because this

00:53 is a great thing. This is a great thing for cementing our status as a science and research superpower. That's how we're

00:59 going to drive growth in this country. That's how we're going to create jobs and spread opportunity.