of course by sir keir starmer. talks among them, migration. the headlines: sir keir starmer welcomes dozens of european leaders to a major summit dozens of european leaders to a majorsummit in dozens of european leaders to a major summit in oxfordshire, including president zelensky. joe biden gets covid and pauses his campaign as more democrats reportedly tell him to quit his real action bid. donald trump's running matejd vance vows action bid. donald trump's running mate jd vance vows to fight for forgotten americans as he takes centre stage at the republican party convention. i centre stage at the republican party convention. , . , ., convention. i stand here humbled and i am overwhelmed _ convention. i stand here humbled and i am overwhelmed with _ convention. i stand here humbled and i am overwhelmed with gratitude - convention. i stand here humbled and i am overwhelmed with gratitude to l i am overwhelmed with gratitude to say i officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the united states of america. the uk covid inquiry — the united states of america. the uk covid inquiry is _ the united states of america. the uk covid inquiry is due to _ the united states of america. the uk covid inquiry is due to deliver- covid inquiry is due to deliver its first report and it is expected to highlight failures in the pandemic preparation. and we hearfrom a nine—year—old chess champion.

lewis vaughan jones is lewis vaughanjones is at blenheim palace in oxfordshire, where the european summit is being held. thank ou. i 'ust european summit is being held. thank yom i just want _ european summit is being held. thank you. i just want to _ european summit is being held. thank you. i just want to show _ european summit is being held. thank you. i just want to show you _ european summit is being held. thank you. i just want to show you live - you. i just want to show you live pictures straightaway, because emmanuel macron in the last few seconds has just arrived, emmanuel macron in the last few seconds hasjust arrived, got emmanuel macron in the last few seconds has just arrived, got out of his car and is walking up the red carpet. he is speaking to various media there. i don't know whether it is in english or not. let's listen. as you can tell, the sound quality is not particularly brilliant so we will not listen in. i'm not the best qualified to listen in anyway. but you can see emmanuel macron heading

up, and he will be greeted by prime minister keir starmer in a spectacular backdrop inside blenheim palace. i don't know if you recognise it or it rings a bell. it is the birthplace of winston churchill, a significant place in the uk. what will they be talking about? we have 45 or so leaders from across europe after the summit, talking about two big issues. one is the war in ukraine and two is the issue of illegal migration. this summit is a relatively new one. emmanuel macron was the man behind setting it up. this was in the wake of the war in ukraine. a forum to talk about issues wider than just the security of the european union. just before emmanuel macron arrived, five or ten minutes or so ago, president zelensky from ukraine did arrive and stopped on that red

carpet. he was meeting with the uk prime minister sir keir starmer. he has 45 leaders from across europe to shake hands with, get to know, political speed dating is the phrase thatis political speed dating is the phrase that is being used. now it is a chance, says the uk government, for a reset of relations with the eu and political leaders across europe as well. this is a new prime minister, a labour prime minister. they have been talking about the word reset. you had better get used to it, it will be heard ad nauseam throughout the day, because it is about the uk government point of view of re—establishing and resetting the tone and background, with a view potentially for more detailed negotiations with the european union, but not detailed european union, but not detailed european union negotiations today, specifically that is for a later date. as you see, keir starmer and emmanuel macron heading into the

stunning blenheim palace. we will leave them to the private negotiations. we believe there will be having a private dinner together. as i mentioned earlier, president zelensky walked up the red carpet, a crucialfigure here. this summit largely came about due to the war in ukraine. he spoke to journalists on the red carpet. for ukraine. he spoke to “ournalists on the red carpet._ the red carpet. for us it is important. _ the red carpet. for us it is important, strong - the red carpet. for us it is i important, strong decisions, the red carpet. for us it is - important, strong decisions, iwill important, strong decisions, i will focus _ important, strong decisions, i will focus on _ important, strong decisions, i will focus on the decisions, long—range air defence. — focus on the decisions, long—range air defence, energy. focus on the decisions, long-range air defence, energy.— air defence, energy. what are you ho-tin for air defence, energy. what are you heping for from — air defence, energy. what are you hoping for from keir _ air defence, energy. what are you hoping for from keir starmer? - air defence, energy. what are you hoping for from keir starmer? we will have a meeting, i count on his support _ will have a meeting, i count on his suriport. the — will have a meeting, i count on his support. the uk demonstrated leadership from the first russian attacks, — leadership from the first russian attacks, all of the strong steps,

and not — attacks, all of the strong steps, and not simple steps, when the uk began _ and not simple steps, when the uk began i_ and not simple steps, when the uk began. i will have a meeting with the prime — began. i will have a meeting with the prime minister. and also a biiaterai— the prime minister. and also a bilateral one. and also i will have a meeting — bilateral one. and also i will have a meeting with the government. a little a meeting with the government. little insight into the schedule for president zelensky, hoping to shore up president zelensky, hoping to shore up the cooperation and support across notjust the eu but various different european countries. the uk included. on that, the uk role now included. on that, the uk role now in europe, given brexit, it has left the eu and there is a new government in place. earlier i spoke to the former ambassador to the us, and, crucially for this context, former uk permanent representative to the european union. i asked him about the overall aims of this summit. test

the overall aims of this summit. at least half of the time today are set aside _ least half of the time today are set aside for— least half of the time today are set aside for leaders to have bilaterals. with 45 of them there, that is_ bilaterals. with 45 of them there, that is quite a lot of action going on in _ that is quite a lot of action going on in the — that is quite a lot of action going on in the margins. and i think it is worth— on in the margins. and i think it is worth emphasising, this is an extraordinary opportunity for a new prime _ extraordinary opportunity for a new prime minister and for the uk. just two weeks — prime minister and for the uk. just two weeks after the election, he will get — two weeks after the election, he will get to meet a lot of readers he has not _ will get to meet a lot of readers he has not met yet. you will want to put forward — has not met yet. you will want to put forward his ideas on the european reset. i think the government is delighted that they have inherited this from the previous— have inherited this from the previous government. the timing is fantastic _ previous government. the timing is fantastic. and there will be a lot of interesting things going on today — of interesting things going on toda . , ., . today. the timing is fantastic, the backdro . today. the timing is fantastic, the backdron is _ today. the timing is fantastic, the backdron is pretty _ today. the timing is fantastic, the backdrop is pretty fantastic. - today. the timing is fantastic, the backdrop is pretty fantastic. this i backdrop is pretty fantastic. this word reset that we will be hearing

often now from the government throughout today, what does that actually mean? i throughout today, what does that actually mean?— throughout today, what does that actually mean? i think it is a piece of calibration. _ actually mean? i think it is a piece of calibration. i _ actually mean? i think it is a piece of calibration. i think— actually mean? i think it is a piece of calibration. i think they - actually mean? i think it is a piece of calibration. i think they don't i of calibration. i think they don't want _ of calibration. i think they don't want to— of calibration. i think they don't want to give the impression that there _ want to give the impression that there is— want to give the impression that there is some revolutionary change going _ there is some revolutionary change going to _ there is some revolutionary change going to happen in british relations with europe, especially british relations— with europe, especially british relations with the european union, where _ relations with the european union, where the — relations with the european union, where the ideas are all useful, from policy— where the ideas are all useful, from policy and _ where the ideas are all useful, from policy and security coordination, but the — policy and security coordination, but the essential stuff on youth mobility— but the essential stuff on youth mobility and that kind of thing. it's mobility and that kind of thing. it's all— mobility and that kind of thing. it's all useful stuff, but not a dramatic— it's all useful stuff, but not a dramatic change in the level of relations, _ dramatic change in the level of relations, nothing like rejoining the single market or rejoining the customs — the single market or rejoining the customs union. and then this meeting. _ customs union. and then this meeting, primarily about ukraine, of course, _ meeting, primarily about ukraine, of course, it— meeting, primarily about ukraine, of course, it is— meeting, primarily about ukraine, of course, it is an opportunity for the whole _ course, it is an opportunity for the whole of— course, it is an opportunity for the whole of the european family to meet together, _ whole of the european family to meet together, an opportunity for a wider reset— together, an opportunity for a wider reset of— together, an opportunity for a wider reset of british relations with

europe, _ reset of british relations with europe, because, to be frank, there was some _ europe, because, to be frank, there was some antipathy and hostility in previous— was some antipathy and hostility in previous governments, their line on europe, _ previous governments, their line on europe, not rishi sunak, but some of his predecessors. so, there will be a new— his predecessors. so, there will be a new tone — his predecessors. so, there will be a new tone on saturday, which is valuable — a new tone on saturday, which is valuable. , , ., ~ ., ., valuable. lets focus on ukraine for a moment- — valuable. lets focus on ukraine for a moment. events— valuable. lets focus on ukraine for a moment. events in _ valuable. lets focus on ukraine for a moment. events in america - valuable. lets focus on ukraine for a moment. events in america and | valuable. lets focus on ukraine for. a moment. events in america and the presidential race there will be, i'm sure, part of the discussions with world leaders behind me here. just talk us through that relationship, any potential change, with a change in president in the us and what that means for leaders here when it comes to ukraine. ~ ., means for leaders here when it comes to ukraine. ~' ., ., , ., ., ., to ukraine. ukraine has had a tough ear. in to ukraine. ukraine has had a tough year- in the — to ukraine. ukraine has had a tough year. in the first _ to ukraine. ukraine has had a tough year. in the first year— to ukraine. ukraine has had a tough year. in the first year of— to ukraine. ukraine has had a tough year. in the first year of the - year. in the first year of the ukraine _ year. in the first year of the ukraine war, but went well for them. last year— ukraine war, but went well for them. last year was basically a war of attrition — last year was basically a war of attrition. russia had the initiative

and recaptured some territory. not nearly— and recaptured some territory. not nearly as _ and recaptured some territory. not nearly as much as they would have hoped, _ nearly as much as they would have hoped, lrut— nearly as much as they would have hoped, but they have recaptured some territory _ hoped, but they have recaptured some territory its— hoped, but they have recaptured some territory. it's only the decision taken — territory. it's only the decision taken lry— territory. it's only the decision taken by the us congress to resupply american _ taken by the us congress to resupply american armaments with ukraine, that has— american armaments with ukraine, that has stopped the russians capturing a lot more. with the potential— capturing a lot more. with the potential new us president, and donald — potential new us president, and donald trump as the lead in the opinion— donald trump as the lead in the opinion polls, he is so far publicly committed — opinion polls, he is so far publicly committed to stopping us weapons sales to _ committed to stopping us weapons sales to ukraine, with his new vice president — sales to ukraine, with his new vice president candidate jd vance a hardliner— president candidate jd vance a hardliner on stopping weapons to ukraine, — hardliner on stopping weapons to ukraine, these are tough times for zelensky — ukraine, these are tough times for zelensky. he will be very worried about— zelensky. he will be very worried

about the — zelensky. he will be very worried about the events in that election race _ about the events in that election race he — about the events in that election race. he will be looking for the lrest— race. he will be looking for the best expressions of solidarity can -et best expressions of solidarity can get from — best expressions of solidarity can get from europe as possible, and he will hope _ get from europe as possible, and he will hope for europe to build up to do more _ will hope for europe to build up to do more in — will hope for europe to build up to do more in the future. a will hope for europe to build up to do more in the future. a bit will hope for europe to build up to do more in the future.— will hope for europe to build up to do more in the future. a bit of that di . lomatic do more in the future. a bit of that diplomatic background _ do more in the future. a bit of that diplomatic background to - do more in the future. a bit of that diplomatic background to the - do more in the future. a bit of that. diplomatic background to the events here throughout the next few hours. things are kicking off inside, or they are about to. we have the first pictures from inside here that you can look at. not quite as dramatic or picturesque as the view from outside. but it gives you a sense of what is soon to be happening inside. henry zeffman is with me. president zelensky, a crucial arrival in the last half—hour. talk us through the discussions on ukraine. last half-hour. talk us through the discussions on ukraine.— discussions on ukraine. ukraine is re discussions on ukraine. ukraine is pretty much _ discussions on ukraine. ukraine is pretty much the — discussions on ukraine. ukraine is pretty much the reason _ discussions on ukraine. ukraine is pretty much the reason that - discussions on ukraine. ukraine is pretty much the reason that the i pretty much the reason that the european community exists, it was designed to forge unity among and non—eu european countries after vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. it is little surprise that

it is going to be at the top of the agenda. a lot of europe, like the uk, very much behind ukraine's defence. but there are splits on how much to spend on supporting ukraine, and there are also some splits on the extent to which the uk should support ukraine. these summits happen twice a year. the second summit is going to be hosted by hungary, whose prime minister viktor orban is much more sceptical of supporting ukraine in the way that the west has so far. some of those tensions, but also some of those common themes, i think they will play out over the course of the day. can i ask you something similar to what i was asking about, events and the us, the us are clearly not here, but if there is a change in president, what do we know about the signals about what has been coming out of president trump and his new running mate, and how that affects the leaders inside there? it is the leaders inside there? it is han t in t the leaders inside there? it is hanging over— the leaders inside there? it is hanging over this _ the leaders inside there? it 3 hanging over this conference completely. everybody knows that

donald trump's approach would be quite unpredictable, like a lot of things that he did in his first term as president and a lot of the way he approached international affairs. it's fair to say that he is less of a committed opponent of vladimir putin than almost any leader who is inside blenheim palace right now. that would be a profound shift, because joe that would be a profound shift, becausejoe biden is in a very different place. his running matejd vance, who gave his nominating speech as the vice presidential candidate at the republican national convention in the small hours of this morning, jd vance has been far more sceptical than donald trump of support for ukraine. but also more generally of the way in which the us provides military aid to europe. he basically thinks a lot of the countries in their reload of american goodwill, of the american taxpayer. if that becomes the dominant view in the us government come 2025, you can bet that next

year's european community summits will be very different. has year's european community summits will be very different.— will be very different. has been put near the tap _ will be very different. has been put near the tap of _ will be very different. has been put near the top of the _ will be very different. has been put near the top of the bill _ will be very different. has been put near the top of the bill by - will be very different. has been put near the top of the bill by the - will be very different. has been put near the top of the bill by the uk i near the top of the bill by the uk government here, what kind of things are they going to be talking about? keir starmer hasjust are they going to be talking about? keir starmer has just bought a general election campaign in which this was one of the big topics. rishi sunak had a policy, as his predecessors had, to send illegal migrants to rwanda. well, that is now not happening. keir starmer scrapped it. it didn't happen under rishi sunak either, but he said it would have done if he won the election. keir starmer says if you have better relations with your european neighbours, you can work together to smash the gangs. today is the start of his efforts to reset relations with european neighbours. it is one of the early tests his whole approach this subject can pay off. a taste whole approach this sub'ect can pay off. . ~ ~ , ., , whole approach this sub'ect can pay off. ~' whole approach this sub'ect can pay off. ~ ., off. a we will keep an eye out for that. off. a we will keep an eye out for that- thank _ off. a we will keep an eye out for that. thank you _ off. a we will keep an eye out for that. thank you very _ off. a we will keep an eye out for

that. thank you very much. - off. a we will keep an eye out for that. thank you very much. the l that. thank you very much. the bilateral meetings are taking place, though sessions on the big issues like illegal migration. also, slightly more formal or informal events, the reception with the king a little later and, crucially, we will be during a press conference from keir starmer, the uk prime minister, later on this afternoon. we will be listening out for that as well. let's bring you the story of one of the photographers who caught the assassination attempt of donald trump on camera. i thought it was a vehicle or fireworks. he gestured unlocked, and then grabbed his year and look his hand. i knew something was bad,

because everybody started yelling, active shooter, get down. i get chills saying it, because it is still raw. when he went down, i ran around to the side of the stadium tried to keep taking pictures. it out while he was beginning, i actually had to shut it down, and when he was being shot at i had to shut down. so i was capturing moments of 20 frames per second. after the president was whisked away and taken to the ambulance, i was taken to a hold, because we were in a crime scene. i had to move into the enclosed tent and i was sending pictures of the president, pumping the fist, a picture of him doing that. i thought, the fist, a picture of him doing that. ithought, my the fist, a picture of him doing that. i thought, my gosh, the fist, a picture of him doing that. ithought, my gosh, i the fist, a picture of him doing that. i thought, my gosh, i think i was taking pictures, adrenaline, my heart is pounding, and shaking and look into the camera. i thought, my gosh, i was taking pictures when he was speaking and when he grimaced. in that instant, i didn't think about that, i was thinking about the fist pump. i sent the pictures to

the office and i called my editor and she called me back in five minutes and said, you won't believe this, oh, my gosh. she said there is a bullet flying behind his head. home a bullet flying behind his head. now when ou a bullet flying behind his head. now when you look— a bullet flying behind his head. now when you look back at it, what happened on saturday, what also experienced, how do you explain how it feels to be witness to that moment?— it feels to be witness to that moment? ,, ., �* ., ., moment? surreal. i'm gratefulthat the former president _ moment? surreal. i'm gratefulthat the former president was _ moment? surreal. i'm gratefulthat the former president was not - moment? surreal. i'm gratefulthat the former president was not more | the former president was not more seriously injured, i'm saddened by the fact that somebody lost their life and there are still two more people in the hospital. an historic time in our country. sad that somebody can climb onto the roof of a building with an ar 15 on fire of the president. but i admire the secret service, the way they reacted and jumped on top of him immediately. i saw a video and time stamp, it was three seconds before

he was completely covered. what they did on the stage, the president has something called the presidential protection detail, what they did was remarkable. there was something that happened outside the perimeter that will be looked at and discussed, and investigated for months, if not years to come. investigated for months, if not years to come-— investigated for months, if not years to come. investigated for months, if not ears to come. ., ., , , ., years to come. you actually spoke to president trump _ years to come. you actually spoke to president trump since _ years to come. you actually spoke to president trump since what - years to come. you actually spoke to | president trump since what happened on saturday. tell us what he said. he said, how are you feeling? i said, sir, i'm fine. how are you doing? you said, i'm fine. it's here. the fact he immediately wanted me to tell him how i was doing, because he knows how all of his staff reacted and everybody is very shaken up about it. there are still people hurting from it because when you see something, especially a lot of the young staffers that work for him, incredibly dramatic and traumatic. him, incredibly dramatic and traumatic-— him, incredibly dramatic and traumatic. �* , ., , , traumatic. let's remind ourselves about the meeting _ traumatic. let's remind ourselves about the meeting are _ traumatic. let's remind ourselves about the meeting are foaming i traumatic. let's remind ourselves

about the meeting are foaming at traumatic. let's remind ourselves i about the meeting are foaming at a blenheim palace in the uk. the inside of the summit room, where more than 40 leaders from the eu and beyond have gathered. it's the birthplace of winston churchill and this is a meeting that will discuss ukraine, illegal migration, energy security, they are all on the agenda at what is called the european political community meeting, quite a new organisation. sir keir starmer, the new prime minister in the uk, he won election to marker weeks ago, he has pledged to reset the european relations, or public relations with european allies as they try to grapple with some of the big challenges like supporting kyiv the invasion of russia. we have seen that volodymyr zelensky, the ukrainian president, he is also one of those attending. you can see the prime minister chatting to the various dignitaries that have come. the uk government was not independent advisers on climate change say britain is in danger of

missing the 2030 target to cut carbon. the climate change committee says that keir starmer needs to undo efforts by the previous prime minister to slow down the transition to net zero. from renewable energy to electric cars to home heating, the uk needs to rapidly speed up the energy transition, says the government's independent climate advisers. they're particularly concerned about how we keep households warm. we'll never force anyone to rip out their existing boiler and replace it with a heat pump. last autumn, former prime minister rishi sunak announced a rollback of plans to replace gas boilers from 2035. but the climate committee says this move was ill advised. so we really need to get to these new technologies. they're more efficient, they'll lower costs for households and they will remove some of this vulnerability to these very volatile fossil fuel markets that we've seen over the last few years. it's caused so much hardship for so many households.

this community—owned wind turbine near bristol is the tallest in england and one of the few built onshore in recent years. wind farms on land are now one of the cheapest sources of electricity. the climate change committee says lower cost energy is needed to boost the uptake of heat pumps. locals on the lawrence weston estate in bristol are very proud of their turbine, and they believe it will lower their bills in time. a small little community group and we've done it. you're going where lots of other people haven't gone. yeah, i mean, i know we're feeding the grid at the moment, but of course i don't think we're getting much benefit ourselves yet. but we will. we will. be patient. to help more people across the uk switch to low—carbon lifestyles, such as getting heat pumps or more insulation, the government's advisers say that words alone aren't enough. they want to see strong policies from the new labour administration that will make that switch to a greener lifestyle attractive, affordable and easy. nature also needs a new approach, the committee says. current uk plans for new forests and peat restoration

are advancing far too slowly. there needs to be a significant uptick in planting in the next 12 months, experts say, orthere won't be enough trees to soak up excess carbon by 2030. matt mcgrath, bbc news. britain has produced its fair share of young sports stars over the years. a chess prodigy is set to become the youngest person ever to represent england, in any sport, when she attends the chess olympiad in hungary. graham satchell went to meet her. this doesn't look like a fair fight. a university educated bbc news correspondent, who plays quite a bit of chess on his phone.. .up against a nine year old schoolgirl, bodhana sivanandan.

let battle commence. in the classroom, members of the chess club are about to face a challenge. bodhana is going to play all of them at the same time. bodhana started playing chess in lockdown when she was five. in 2020, my dad's friend was going back to india and he had a few books and toys. and all the charity shops were closed, so he gave us them in bags. and then in one of the bags ifound a chess board and i liked the pieces, especially the knight and queen. and i wanted to use them as toys, but instead my dad said i could play the game. afterjust a few minutes, bodhana's

opponents are starting to crumble. i think she's very exceptional, and i think she's really introduced chess into our school because now we have a chess club. but before we didn't have anything to do with chess. but now we have, like, chess boards and chess club. i think she's a brilliant chess player and she's really- inspired our school to play chess. i i think that one day she could just. be number one in the world at chess. it's a real honour to have her here. we're all very, very proud of her. just watching her now, playing eight different games with eight different pieces, i mean that is real higher depth thinking. this one i won last year in egypt for the world under—eight

girls championships. so you're the world under eight champion? yeah. you are the best chess player in the world at under eight? under eight girls. bodhana is notjust a champion at her age level. let's ta ke let's take you straight to the summit in blenheim and keir starmer. i hope you enjoyed the weather, the drive and the architecture of this beautiful place. thank you so much for being here. it is, of course, the birthplace of winston churchill. and we stand for the values that he embodies around the world. liberty and democracy, yes, of course. but also defiance and resolve in their defence. and today, is a new storm gathers over our continent, we

choose to meet it in that same spirit, and we choose to meet it together. and that is the choice of the government that i leave now, two weeks old. we want to work with all of you to reset relationships, rediscover our common interest and renew the bonds of trust and friendship that brighten the fabric of european life. and the task is urgent, because our security is on the line. every day, ukraine fights to protect notjust the ukrainian people, but the european people, a continent where our belief in freedom, democracy and the rule of law was hard—won, and that wants to live in peace. president zelensky, in your struggle to uphold those values, we salute you once again. have no doubt, we will stand with

you for as long as it takes. because i was struck by something you said last week during the nato summit. you said ukraine needs more air defence, then used these words, before this new school year starts. that really struck me. returning to school after the summer break, it should be a moment ofjoy and excitement for children. new uniforms, new exercise books, seeing how much their friends have grown over the holidays. how could anybody consider that a target? our first task today is to consider our steadfast support for ukraine, unite behind those values we cherish and say we will face down aggression on this continent together. because threat from russia rich's across

europe. many of us have seen attacks on our own democracy. people targeted on our streets, military planes entering our airspace, ships patrolling our coastlines and moldova, the western balkans, the threat is even more acute. this is the moment for us all to do more. but i am proud of written's role in maintaining european security through nato, joint expeditionary force and more. we stand together and god european frontiers. now we must find new, ambitious ways to move forward together, firing up our industries, meeting the challenges to our economic, cyber and energy security. i take a practical view of how the uk can make this moment. i

are not driven by ideology, but by what is best for my country. and so we will strengthen our existing relationships and we will build new ones. this includes resetting our relationship with the eu. because i believe that the uk and the eu, working together our sovereign partners, are a powerfulforce working together our sovereign partners, are a powerful force for good across our continent. peace, for security, for prosperity, for all our people. we've shown this, i think, in the g7, where we are using russian assets to ensure they pay for the devastation they have brought to ukraine. we are placing unprecedented sanctions on russia, and reducing our collective dependence on russian oil and gas. and i think we should take pride in the steps our continent has taken on this. but now we must see the job

through, we must use this moment to accelerate towards clean energy, support ukraine to meet its energy needs ahead of winter and tackle the ships that are helping russia to evade sanctions. we know what we can achieve together. but it's also time that we bring this resolve to another challenge facing our continent. the vile trade of people smuggling. let's be frank, challenges the wrong word. it is now, i think, challenges the wrong word. it is now, ithink, a challenges the wrong word. it is now, i think, a crisis. challenges the wrong word. it is now, ithink, a crisis. as challenges the wrong word. it is now, i think, a crisis. as we speak and gather here, a criminal empire is at work in every country represented here today. profiting off human misery and desperation, prepared to send infants, babies, pregnant mothers, innocent people, to their deaths. and last week, four more souls, and actually last night another one, were lost in the waters

of the english channel, a chilling reminder of the human cost of this vile trade. and this summit is an opportunity to set a new path on illegal migration, to transform the way that we work together on border security and law enforcement, and to say together no more. in the uk are new border control will work in partnership with humus we must combine our resources, share tactics and intelligence and shut down the smuggling routes and smashed the gangs. before i came into politics i was the director of public prosecutions in britain. a job i held forfive public prosecutions in britain. a job i held for five years and i saw and participated in the work that can be done across borders on issues like counterterrorism. sophisticated gangs working across our borders. and we used those same techniques to

take those gangs are down to ensure