Kevin Hollinrake says the ceasefire deal agreed on Wednesday between Israel and Hamas is "great news" for the Middle East and the rest of the world. The shadow housing secretary adds that he is "surprised" Sir Keir Starmer is only today making his first visit to Ukraine since becoming prime minister. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, I mean, it's great news. And, you know, our thoughts are with all the people who have
00:05suffered as a cause as a result of what's happened, obviously, October the 7th in 2023,
00:12and subsequently in Gaza, terrible death and destruction. It would be wonderful to see
00:17an end to it. There's hostages released, those families reunited. Sadly, some of them reunited
00:24with people who are no longer with us. So, yes, it's great news for that region and great
00:30news for the world. And let's see what happens. There's still some obstacles to overcome,
00:35but it's really good news today.
00:36Well, it's a good move that it goes over to Ukraine, and it has been a long time coming.
00:40Six months has not been... this is the first time it's been there, which is that some people
00:43would be somewhat surprised by that. But, yes, the deal itself is something we started,
00:48that 100-year partnership. This is about the economy rebuilding Ukraine, but also
00:54the security situation in Ukraine, guaranteeing that security for the future. So, yes, lots
01:00to do in Ukraine yet. The news from there is not great right now. Let's hope with a
01:05new president in the US that this war is brought to an end in a way that is good for Ukrainian
01:12people and good for the rest of the world.
01:15Well, I think he's right. I'm surprised. He has met Zelensky, but he's not been to Ukraine.
01:18That is a surprise to many people. That's got to be one of the priorities, resolving
01:23the issue in the Middle East and in Ukraine, a war in Europe, which is something we have
01:28not seen for a long, long time. So, it's important that's at the top of his agenda. Good to see
01:34at least he's going now.