speech to create a great kings speech to create a great british— kings speech to create a great british energy, a public owned british— british energy, a public owned british government, make money for the taxpayer, creating the next generation ofjobs and taken putin's boot of— generation ofjobs and taken putin's boot of our— generation ofjobs and taken putin's boot of our throats once and for all. today. _ boot of our throats once and for all. today. i— boot of our throats once and for all. today, iam boot of our throats once and for all. today, i am delighted to announce _ all. today, i am delighted to announce our new chair of great british_ announce our new chair of great british energy. thank you so much to take on— british energy. thank you so much to take on us_ british energy. thank you so much to take on us this really important role, _ take on us this really important role, he — take on us this really important role, he brings his credibility as a former_ role, he brings his credibility as a former chief elective of c minor uk. i visited _ former chief elective of c minor uk. i visited siemens. i know that vou're — i visited siemens. i know that you're going to bring that experience to lead the success of gb

energy— experience to lead the success of gb energy and _ experience to lead the success of gb energy and of course to our nation. because. _ energy and of course to our nation. because. i— energy and of course to our nation. because, i have always been clear that mission it meant government, the government with a driver in the sense _ the government with a driver in the sense of— the government with a driver in the sense of purpose, knowing what they want to _ sense of purpose, knowing what they want to achieve, making decisions that have — want to achieve, making decisions that have remeasured in the years, is all— that have remeasured in the years, is all about— that have remeasured in the years, is all about partnerships, working together— is all about partnerships, working together to deliver for the british peopla _ together to deliver for the british people. so i am delighted that great british_ people. so i am delighted that great british energy our new national institution will be partnering with the crown — institution will be partnering with the crown estate. i am really pleased _ the crown estate. i am really pleased that we can make that announcement today and that dan is here from _ announcement today and that dan is here from the crown estate. this partnership will deliver and it will detiver— partnership will deliver and it will deliver big, and the one hand, great british— deliver big, and the one hand, great british energy at the heart of our industriat— british energy at the heart of our industrial policy with its own resources and {8.3 billion to invest in technologies of the feature. floating — in technologies of the feature. floating wind, tidal power, nuclear and clean — floating wind, tidal power, nuclear and clean power projects across the

uk and _ and clean power projects across the uk and on _ and clean power projects across the uk and on the other hand, the expertise _ uk and on the other hand, the expertise of the crown estate. their ownership _ expertise of the crown estate. their ownership of the sea bed, their £16 biiiion— ownership of the sea bed, their £16 billion asset base and borrowing and investment powers that we will give. together. _ investment powers that we will give. together, they will work with the market. — together, they will work with the market, exploiting capabilities that only the _ market, exploiting capabilities that only the government has and crowding in the _ only the government has and crowding in the very— only the government has and crowding in the very best from the private sector — in the very best from the private sector. because this government is not driven— sector. because this government is not driven by ideology, but our determination to deliver for the british— determination to deliver for the british people so we will be pro—business, pro—workerand british people so we will be pro—business, pro—worker and try wealth— pro—business, pro—worker and try wealth creation for all. we will maximise _ wealth creation for all. we will maximise our assets rather than flogging — maximise our assets rather than flogging them off to bring a better return _ flogging them off to bring a better return for— flogging them off to bring a better return for the taxpayer. this new partnership, the great british energy. — partnership, the great british energy, the crown estate, will unleash— energy, the crown estate, will unleash a _ energy, the crown estate, will unleash a tidal wave of public and private _ unleash a tidal wave of public and private investment to drive a low

carbon _ private investment to drive a low carbon transition, create good secure — carbon transition, create good secure jobs and supply chains across britain _ secure jobs and supply chains across britain this — secure jobs and supply chains across britain. this will fast track energy projects. — britain. this will fast track energy projects, already in the pipeline and make — projects, already in the pipeline and make the uk a world leader in the clean — and make the uk a world leader in the clean technologies of the future — the clean technologies of the future. we owe that to the next generation. in going to be, i met apprentices working on offshore wind, _ apprentices working on offshore wind, highly skilled young people, proud _ wind, highly skilled young people, proud of— wind, highly skilled young people, proud of the jobs that they were doing _ proud of the jobs that they were doing. they were maintaining the turbines — doing. they were maintaining the turbines out to see you are no two-week— turbines out to see you are no two—week greater. a really keen to play their— two—week greater. a really keen to play their part in the clean energy revolution, — play their part in the clean energy revolution, their pace like that with— revolution, their pace like that with the — revolution, their pace like that with the next generation ofjobs across— with the next generation ofjobs across the country. it is a key to their— across the country. it is a key to their decade of national renewal that this — their decade of national renewal that this country needs, and student our energy— that this country needs, and student our energy resources to the benefit of the _ our energy resources to the benefit of the whole nation for years to come. — of the whole nation for years to come, powering britain from the sea beds of— come, powering britain from the sea beds of the — come, powering britain from the sea beds of the north sea to the celtic

sea. beds of the north sea to the celtic sea i_ beds of the north sea to the celtic sea i want— beds of the north sea to the celtic sea. i want to be clear that we work with our— sea. i want to be clear that we work with our counterparts in scotland every _ with our counterparts in scotland every step — with our counterparts in scotland every step of the way as a grown—up government— every step of the way as a grown—up government and the service of working — government and the service of working people across the entire united _ working people across the entire united kingdom. scotland will lead the clean _ united kingdom. scotland will lead the clean energy revolution, gb energy— the clean energy revolution, gb energy will be headquartered in scotland and i know that everyone i speak— scotland and i know that everyone i speak to _ scotland and i know that everyone i speak to to — scotland and i know that everyone i speak to to have a good case for it being _ speak to to have a good case for it being based in their town or city that we're — being based in their town or city that we're not going to announce that we're not going to announce that today. but i can this, gb energy— that today. but i can this, gb energy will brick good jobs and long—term investment to our industrial— long—term investment to our industrial huts and coastal communities. you know how important that is, _ communities. you know how important that is, to _ communities. you know how important that is, to yourjobs as apprentices and young — that is, to yourjobs as apprentices and young people in places like this _ and young people in places like this. there isjobs, it will save family's— this. there isjobs, it will save family's money and boost our national— family's money and boost our national assets to deliver energy

independence. change and that there not happen overnight, but sit there, we have _ not happen overnight, but sit there, we have taking that first step immediately. a down payment and our mission _ immediately. a down payment and our mission for— immediately. a down payment and our mission for clean power by 2030 and exhilarating to zero. we said we would _ exhilarating to zero. we said we would set — exhilarating to zero. we said we would set up great british energy and we _ would set up great british energy and we have. we said we would create -ood and we have. we said we would create good jobs _ and we have. we said we would create good jobs and cut your bills and we will. good jobs and cut your bills and we will the _ good jobs and cut your bills and we will. the race has started, the work has begun, — will. the race has started, the work has begun, the planet and the people of this— has begun, the planet and the people of this country will reap the benefits _ of this country will reap the benefits for decades to come. thank you very— benefits for decades to come. thank you very much for listening to me. lam now i am now going to take a number of questions from the media but i do when the opportunity to talk to you.

i want to hear your views and perspectives, anything you want to talk about. let's do the media first. i've got simonjack from the bbc. first. i've got simon jack from the bbc. ., ~ first. i've got simon jack from the sac. . ~ , ., first. i've got simon jack from the sac. . ~ _, ~ , bbc. thank you prime minister. what's your— bbc. thank you prime minister. what's your message _ bbc. thank you prime minister. what's your message to - bbc. thank you prime minister. what's your message to the - bbc. thank you prime minister. - what's your message to the 200,000 people people who work in the oil and gas sector throughout the uk. the union said they risk being the miners of the generation guy we've already seen investors walk away from domestic oil and gas resources here. and what was your reaction to the pictures of the police officer clearly kicking and stamping on the head of a person in a vulnerable position. head of a person in a vulnerable osition. .,, . ., head of a person in a vulnerable osition. . ., . . , position. those wagging oil and gas and i start position. those wagging oil and gas and i start by _ position. those wagging oil and gas and i start by saying _ position. those wagging oil and gas and i start by saying thank - position. those wagging oil and gas and i start by saying thank you - position. those wagging oil and gas and i start by saying thank you for. and i start by saying thank you for all the hard work you done —— those working oil and gas can i start by saying thank you for the what hard work you have done. you will manage this transition, by ensuring we have a next generation ofjobs and the

generation after. everyone knows that oil and gas will be part of the mix for many years to come. none of the licenses that have been granted are going to be revoked or interfered by us, but a transition is, to renewables. everybody knows that, and when the sector knows that but what you have with missing driven government, a purpose driven government is an absolute determination to see that as an opportunity as you manage that transition in a fair way, particularly for those working in oil and gas. the worst that we can do, knowing that that transition is coming because oil and gas is running out, they were so we can do is nothing or to go slowly. because we had a transition, you will remember this, away from coal and the government at that time did not do the forward planning for the next generation ofjobs or communities —— our communities across the country are still feeling the effects of that. i've never better let that happen under a labour government.

now all of those he will continue to have the skill jobs now all of those he will continue to have the skilljobs we need in the places that we need them. the best in that we can do forjobs in this country in the energy sector is to seize this opportunity and work through it in a fair way. in relation it to the fitted emerging —— fitted emerging for manchester, the second part of your question, i understand the public�*s concern i have seen this myself and i understand the public�*s concern and there has been the suspension of one police officer this morning and the home secretary is meeting the mayor of manchester to discuss this as we speak now. thank you. i will go to she had from itv.— she had from itv. prime can you guarantee _ she had from itv. prime can you guarantee that _ she had from itv. prime can you guarantee that gb _ she had from itv. prime can you guarantee that gb energy - she had from itv. prime can you guarantee that gb energy will. she had from itv. prime can you - guarantee that gb energy will result in people's energy abuse two bills going _ in people's energy abuse two bills going down and if so, when can you

expect— going down and if so, when can you expect that — going down and if so, when can you expect that happening—— and people's energy— expect that happening—— and people's energy bills going down. the father of my— energy bills going down. the father of my mccann has spoken to itv news and he _ of my mccann has spoken to itv news and he says— of my mccann has spoken to itv news and he says that it is critical that the government has the integrity to keep its— the government has the integrity to keep its promises and fitted with a second _ keep its promises and fitted with a second half of the inquiry. what do you say— second half of the inquiry. what do you say to — second half of the inquiry. what do you say to gerry mccann and other critters~ _ you say to gerry mccann and other critters. let — you say to gerry mccann and other critters. , , . ~ you say to gerry mccann and other critters. , , . ,, ., , _, critters. let me speak to the second art of critters. let me speak to the second part of us- — critters. let me speak to the second part of us- we _ critters. let me speak to the second part of us. we set _ critters. let me speak to the second part of us. we set out _ critters. let me speak to the second part of us. we set out in _ critters. let me speak to the second part of us. we set out in our - part of us. we set out in our manifesto programme for action of this government, we have laid that out in the king speech. that clearly sets out our priorities. the second half of lemons and is not among them. i have been clear that one of mission driven government is to be clear about what we can achieve, the time frame, the pubs we need to put to it but also that it detects our priorities in government. given the mess that we have inherited, refined more every day that it is very important that we keep to those

priorities. in relation to bills, this will drive down bills. this move to renewable energy it has a number of material advantages because every family in every business has paid higher bills in energy in recent years because of the inaction of the last ten years. this will drive down bills, it gives us energy independence because at the moment, we are relying on the international markets. that means when you get issues like the invasion of ukraine, that has an effect and is why bills have gone up and has been worse in this country than other countries. it gives us that the security and it also gives us the next generation ofjobs but it will push bills down and that is the number one issue behind renewables. bills will go down and out for a short time, but actually permanently. and every family and business in this country that is hugely important. i will go to tom now sky. hugely important. i will go to tom nows . . ~' hugely important. i will go to tom nows . . ~ hugely important. i will go to tom

nows . . , now sky. thank you, sky news. on that point. — now sky. thank you, sky news. on that point, even _ now sky. thank you, sky news. on that point, even with _ now sky. thank you, sky news. on that point, even with the _ now sky. thank you, sky news. on j that point, even with the measures that point, even with the measures that you _ that point, even with the measures that you voted _ that point, even with the measures that you voted today, _ that point, even with the measures that you voted today, with - that point, even with the measures that you voted today, with offshore wind farms, — that you voted today, with offshore wind farms, is— that you voted today, with offshore wind farms, is still— that you voted today, with offshore wind farms, is still going _ that you voted today, with offshore wind farms, is still going to - that you voted today, with offshore wind farms, is still going to take i wind farms, is still going to take years— wind farms, is still going to take years to — wind farms, is still going to take years to develop _ wind farms, is still going to take years to develop there's - wind farms, is still going to take i years to develop there's hundreds wind farms, is still going to take - years to develop there's hundreds of billions _ years to develop there's hundreds of billions of— years to develop there's hundreds of billions of pounds _ years to develop there's hundreds of billions of pounds investment - years to develop there's hundreds ofi billions of pounds investment needed to get— billions of pounds investment needed to get to _ billions of pounds investment needed to get to your— billions of pounds investment needed to get to your 2030 _ billions of pounds investment needed to get to your 2030 low— billions of pounds investment needed to get to your 2030 low carbon - to get to your 2030 low carbon energy — to get to your 2030 low carbon energy target _ to get to your 2030 low carbon energy target but _ to get to your 2030 low carbon energy target but just - to get to your 2030 low carbon energy target but just £83 - to get to your 2030 low carbon i energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb _ energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb energy _ energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb energy can— energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb energy. can you _ energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb energy. can you be - energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb energy. can you be at - energy target butjust £8.3 billion in gb energy. can you be at all. in gb energy. can you be at all confident— in gb energy. can you be at all confident in— in gb energy. can you be at all confident in your— in gb energy. can you be at all confident in your pledge - in gb energy. can you be at all confident in your pledge to - in gb energy. can you be at all. confident in your pledge to voters that you _ confident in your pledge to voters that you will — confident in your pledge to voters that you will lower— confident in your pledge to voters that you will lower their _ confident in your pledge to voters that you will lower their bills - confident in your pledge to voters that you will lower their bills in i that you will lower their bills in short— that you will lower their bills in short term? _ that you will lower their bills in short term?— that you will lower their bills in short term? , . , ., short term? yes and i will tell you wh . the short term? yes and i will tell you why- the money _ short term? yes and i will tell you why. the money that _ short term? yes and i will tell you why. the money that is _ short term? yes and i will tell you why. the money that is going - short term? yes and i will tell you why. the money that is going into | short term? yes and i will tell you . why. the money that is going into gb energy is intended to be a catalyst for private investment and the partnership that we have announced a day of the crown estates i think will give great confidence to investors about the in termination at the speed at which you are willing to take decision. this is a historic partnership, this has never been done before and it is a real game changer and here we are, three weeks into a labour government making that announcement today. it will take time for this to develop,

it will take time before we are able to reap the benefits of clean power. thus we are going at this base, with the inaction of the last ten years has because every family and business so we need to move at pace to get those bills down. i think today, this announcement, is a historic announcement. i think it will give great confidence in the private sector to come up alongside a mission driven government, published driven government, government with the mandate strong enough to take decisions that are measured in years and up to months. that has been a huge problem over the last 1a years but last eight years in particular with a strong sense of industrial strategy and a fundamental belief that we should own and make things in britain. i think everybody here would agree with that sentiment that we have the capability, we have got the skills and workforce, we got the talent.

let's more and make more in britain. thank you very much. casson, gb needs. that is the prime minister there, announcing details of the new plans. this is about tax may money to invest in the sea bed owned by the royal family. to invest in the sea bed owned by the royalfamily. he said bills will go down but did announce that these efforts will take time. he was asked by simonjack, our business editor, about oil and gasjobs by simonjack, our business editor, about oil and gas jobs and said that oil and gas will be part of the mixer, and there is a determination to manage that transition in a fair way. just stay with us here on bbc news. bye for now.

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