Starmer vows to strengthen relations with Ireland
Sir Kier Starmer hosts Taoiseach Simon Harris at Chequers. Sir Keir Starmer expresses his eagerness to to reverse almost a decade of strained relations with Ireland. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Let me welcome you warmly to Czechoslovakia. You're our first guest here. So it's really
00:13good. I think that's symbolic of the relationship between our two countries and the reset that
00:19I'm very keen that we put in place to deepen and strengthen those relationships. So very
00:25good to warmly welcome you here. Thank you for making time on the eve of the EPC. And
00:31thank you as well for coming to that. It's a wonderful opportunity with so many European
00:34leaders. I'm delighted to be here to congratulate you in person. Thank you. I had the opportunity
00:39to speak on the phone, but it means a lot to us and a lot to Ireland that you've chosen
00:44to have us here as your first guest in Czechoslovakia. I'm really looking forward to, as you rightly
00:49say, resetting the Anglo-Irish relationship. It's so deeply important in all of our countries.
00:55I'm very well aware of the unique and important role we both hold as co-guarantors of the Good
01:00Friday Agreement. I'm really looking forward to working with you, demonstrating to our
01:04peoples what reset can look like.