PM welcomes new and old cabinet ministers at meeting
Prime minister Rishi Sunak greets ministers at his first cabinet meeting since Monday’s reshuffle, saying "a warm welcome to those for whom it's their first Cabinet and also a welcome to those for whom it may not be their first time." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transcript
00:00 Well, good morning, everyone.
00:01 Welcome, especially a warm welcome to those for whom it's
00:03 their first Cabinet, and also welcome to those for whom it may
00:07 not be their first time.
00:08 (laughter)
00:09 Lovely to have you all here.
00:11 Our purpose is nothing less than to make the long-term decisions
00:15 that are going to change our country for the better.
00:18 And I know that this strong and united team is going to deliver
00:21 that change for everybody.
00:22 We've got an important week coming up.
00:24 On Wednesday we'll have inflation numbers.
00:26 We'll also have the Supreme Court ruling on our Rwanda plan.
00:30 And next Wednesday the Chancellor will be delivering
00:31 an important autumn statement.
00:33 And across all of that, I'm confident that we can
00:35 demonstrate to the country that we're making progress on the
00:38 priorities that I set out at the beginning of the year -- to
00:41 halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt,
00:43 cut waiting lists, and to stop the boats.
00:45 But you all know that is not the limit of our ambitions.
00:48 We want to build a better future for our children and for our
00:51 grandchildren, and that is what this team is going to do.
00:54 Whether it's navigating the crises in Ukraine and the
00:57 Middle East to demonstrate that we will stand up for our values
00:59 and provide security for everyone here at home,
01:02 but also to make the big, bold decisions that will
01:05 drive change.
01:06 A new approach to infrastructure spending,
01:08 ushering in a generation of children that will grow up
01:10 smoke-free, reforms to how we approach net zero to save
01:13 families thousands of pounds, and radically reforming our
01:16 education system with more teachers, higher standards,
01:19 and more apprenticeships.
01:20 That's the change that we're going to deliver.
01:22 And looking around this table, I know that we have an energetic
01:25 and enthusiastic team that is going to deliver for the country.
01:28 So let's get to work.
01:29 Thanks, everybody.
01:30 (applause)
01:31 (applause)
01:32 (applause)
01:34 (objects clattering)