we remain committed to working closely with the customer she doesn't sleep anyway due to ill health. she does worry a lot. the family fears what another winter will do to their home. zoe conway, bbc news, luton. you are live with bbc news as we wait for sir keir starmer to announce a huge investment in carbon capture and storage in the uk. we can take you to liverpool where the energy secretary has taken to the stage. let's take a listen. the hiuhwa stage. let's take a listen. the highway for— stage. let's take a listen. the highway for carbon _ stage. let's take a listen. lie: highway for carbon capture and storage in the future, and also at teesside, the world's

largest gas plant, and here in the north—west, new energy from waste facility, and eth, the world's cleanest, largest blue hydrogen plant in the world. just two miles from here, which will power the furnaces in this glass factory. this is indeed, as keir promised, the future arriving. experts from the international energy agency to the climate change committee are clear. deploying carbon capture at scale is critical to meeting our climate commitments. and for britain, the north sea means we have the chance to lead, the capacity to store 200 years were carbon emissions. let's be honest about this. too often in the past, britain has blown its chance of industrial success.

we say today, not this time. this government is committed to use every live to win for britain, this government is committed to a proper industrial policy, and this government has a chancellor who understands the importance of public and private investment to build the future written deserves. —— britain deserves. with that, it is my great pleasure to introduce my friend, our chancellor, rachel reeves. . ~ friend, our chancellor, rachel reeves. ., ~ , ., friend, our chancellor, rachel reeves. . ~' , ., , friend, our chancellor, rachel reeves. ., ~ , ., , . reeves. thank you very much, ed, and thank _ reeves. thank you very much, ed, and thank you _ reeves. thank you very much, ed, and thank you deshawn i reeves. thank you very much, l ed, and thank you deshawn and all of— ed, and thank you deshawn and all of us — ed, and thank you deshawn and all of us for having us here today _ all of us for having us here today it _ all of us for having us here today. it is great to be here today. it is great to be here to announce the {21.7 billion fraud — to announce the {21.7 billion fraud to _ to announce the {21.7 billion fraud to ground—breaking projects in teesside and in merseyside. they will be the beginning of a new chapter in

our industrial history, a chapter— our industrial history, a chapter we are making together. the clusters will secure our leadership in clean technology, 'ust leadership in clean technology, just as — leadership in clean technology, just as we went on powering the last industrial revolution. carbon— last industrial revolution. carbon capture technology is not just _ carbon capture technology is not just about cleaning up our industry— not just about cleaning up our industry and energy sector, it is a massive opportunity to attract _ is a massive opportunity to attract investment and create thousands of skilled jobs, paying _ thousands of skilled jobs, paying good wages — the basis for a _ paying good wages — the basis for a new_ paying good wages — the basis for a new era of prosperity in fora new era of prosperity in our— for a new era of prosperity in our industrial heartlands. it shows— our industrial heartlands. it shows that this government's growth — shows that this government's growth mission will reach every corner— growth mission will reach every corner of— growth mission will reach every corner of great britain. today's _ corner of great britain. today's announcement is about delivering — today's announcement is about delivering on the goal people here — delivering on the goal people here in— delivering on the goal people here in merseyside, but also in teessida — here in merseyside, but also in teesside. the high net cluster will not — teesside. the high net cluster will not only generate 2000 jobs — will not only generate 2000 jobs in — will not only generate 2000 jobs in future facing industries, but will also drive broader— industries, but will also drive broader economic growth across

the broader economic growth across lhe region— broader economic growth across the region for all of you, for your— the region for all of you, for your children and grandchildren. as we embrace change. — grandchildren. as we embrace change, we are notjust... old industries. _ change, we are notjust... old industries, but we are writing a new— industries, but we are writing a new chapter and doing it together. we have lunch great british— together. we have lunch great british energy, a new public energy— british energy, a new public energy company which invests in clean _ energy company which invests in clean energy, and the creation of a _ clean energy, and the creation of a new— clean energy, and the creation of a new national wealth fund which — of a new national wealth fund which will unlock more private investment across our economy. we are _ investment across our economy. we are removing the barriers that— we are removing the barriers that stop _ we are removing the barriers that stop investment so that we can get— that stop investment so that we can get britain building again, and our— can get britain building again, and ourfirst can get britain building again, and our first international investment summit will take place — investment summit will take place in _ investment summit will take place injust ten investment summit will take place in just ten days' investment summit will take place injust ten days' time to bring — place injust ten days' time to bring new— place injust ten days' time to bring new investment, and more opportunities to the uk. that is the — opportunities to the uk. that is the change this government is the change this government is offering — change that will shape — is offering — change that will shape britain's industrial future, _ shape britain's industrial future, change that the prime minister— future, change that the prime minister is bringing to our communities here in merseyside and right— communities here in merseyside and right across the country. thank — and right across the country. thank you _ and right across the country. thank you very much.

applause thank you, i had. thank you, rachel. thank you to all of you for coming and being here. i think you may be thought you were going to see kylie, but you have got keir instead, i'm afraid. i don't see a good thank you to you, because we have come here to get a proper sense of the work you do. we have come here to hear about how successful you are. this is an incredible place to work. the amount of work that you do from here is phenomenal. this company has grown and grown, and that is down to you and the skills that you bring to what you do day in, day out. for me, there is no substitute for coming to places where you and others work, and getting a sense for myself of what you do, how skilled it is, of how important it is to our country. i've said many times, my dad

was a toolmaker, he worked in a factory, but that matters to me. until i went off to college, i didn't even know any working environment other than a factory. it is really, really important for me to be here today, and to say thank you for being here, thank you for listening to us, but thank you hugely for what you do, because it is really important. thank you for hosting us here today. really good to see representatives from bp here, and others, who have all worked so hard on this moment of partnership, and that is what it is. this investment in our future, we make it together. that is back to you. in other words, this investment, yes it is a technical question facing the future, yes it is about how we ensure that we get what we need as we go forward, the investment into our country, but above all else, it is about

making sure that for thousands of people like you with skilled, good, secured jobs that give you the dignity and the pride of the work that you do. yes, there is a lot of technicality in all of this. yes, there are hugely important numbers flying about, but in the end, what matters to me and to us as a government is the difference it makes to your lives and the lives of other people were doing jobs like you, notjust now and next year, but into the future, and making sure that we have you and i am in our minds i, when we make our decisions. politicians... that is why this is such a hugely exciting moment in the future of british industry. as ed has already pointed out, it is a landmark week in our national story, because this week we saw the end of call. the end of call, the pub that built this country

for many years. now, as we see the end of coal, we see the rise of carbon capture and storage. the largest programme in this new and vital industry anywhere in the world. that's incredible. right here in liverpool bay. and on the east coast, in teesside. 4000 skilled jobs for working people. job similar to the jobs you are doing, skills, and because we are stabilising our economy, because we do that in partnership with the private sector, and because we are fixing the foundations and providing a long—term industrial strategy, a new direction, certainty and stability. and the promise of so much more, because tied up in this, in the future, is 50,000 jobs across the country in the wider supply chain. that is what is at stake with this investment today — billions of

long—term private investment unlocked, investment in hydrogen, the first industrial scale plant in the country, and for our energy intensive industries like glass—making here or cement or steel or ceramics, you are familiar with these, the security that the future belongs to them. that the necessary mission of decarbonisation does not mean deindustrialisation. this, if you like, is the politics of national renewal in action. we have been talking about national renewal, what does that look like? how do we face the future? before i was a politician, i was a lawyer, and one of the first cases i did was a challenge to the then tory government's programme to close the coalmines, and that meant that i worked with families and communities who are going to lose theirjobs in are going to lose theirjobs in a really important industry for

them. i therefore know what this country lost when we ended coalin this country lost when we ended coal in that way, because we lost jobs, coal in that way, because we lostjobs, communities, we lost our way of life. i think we must dignity —— lost dignity, and we also lost identity, because we are the first industrial nation. that is who we are as a country, it is our story. a source of pride that this country, our country, communities like here in runcorn change the world, and what is made here matters. you can take that away from people without a plan to replace it, and it is like losing a part of yourself, a missing lem, an open wound, the heart ripped out of the nation. i know what we lost when we must call all those years ago, but i also know how we can write her story in the ink of the future. ——

when we've lost coal. that pride, unlocked for new times. now, you don't do that with a shrug of the soldiers or by telling an onrushing tied to stop. we saw plenty of that in birmingham this week. nor do we do it with false hope, sentiment, by treating industrial communities as some sort of charity case. rather than a source of growth and dynamism to be unlocked. what you need is a serious, unsentimental plan. a hard—headed assessment of where this country can win. what is a comparative advantage? and then, the determination to roll up then, the determination to roll up your sleeves and invest in the future, and that is what todayis the future, and that is what today is all about. with our partners in business. as both ed and rachel said, carbon capture is a race we can win. we have a financial know—how in

london and edinburgh, world leaders in green finance. we have the geology, the uk continental shelf holds a third of exploitable carbon storage space in europe. just think about that, our geology, a third of everything we have in europe. huge potentialfor our country for thejobs of europe. huge potentialfor our country for the jobs of the future. and we have the heritage. in this room, and the skills and expertise that have moved and exploited gas at sea for decades. i'm absently confident, mark my words, we can do this and the timing is right. this is a technology that has now arrived, but is ready with this investment to scale. this isjust the ready with this investment to scale. this is just the start. i have always believed that clean energy is a golden opportunity for our country, a chance to bring security and hope to working people. relight the fires of renewal in those areas that got hit so hard by

deindustrialisation. but i'm not alone in that. this is important, because politicians around the world are saying the same thing in northern france, in eastern germany, in the rust belt of america. their aspirations are the same as ours. this is a race, a global race to get ahead, and i'm really pleased that we are putting ourselves in the position notjust to be in the global race but to win it, and that will be measured in thousands ofjobs that will be measured in thousands of jobs for that will be measured in thousands ofjobs for literally thousands of jobs for literally decades thousands ofjobs for literally decades to come. one of the problems we have got is that we have been too slow so far. the previous government stopped and started, started and stopped, and notjust on clean energy, across the piece. life sciences... inaudible they never once put industrial strategy on a stable long—term footing. as you all know, there

is nothing worse for investors than chaos and uncertainty. todayis than chaos and uncertainty. today is notjust a moment of industrial renewal, it is also a line in the sand. we are going to do things differently. injust under two weeks' going to do things differently. in just under two weeks' time, the world's most important companies will arrive here in britain for ourfirst britain for our first international investment summits. all these companies coming here to britain, and i hope to see some of you there, at a summit on investment into britain, intojobs like yours, but more importantly i hope we can deepen our partnership, because investment is how we will change the country. we will change the country. we will have to be smart. we have to be pragmatic. we have to invest only where we have a clear and undeniable potential. make sure like today that there is a clear case for long—term growth. but above all, we have

to invest together. you can't bury your head and hide from the future. that is how you go backwards. what you can do is use the power of government, the strength and skills of a nation to reshape that future in your interest. that is what we are doing today with carbon capture and storage. that is the country's heritage — the politics of serious, stable government to stop the business of changing action. thank you so much for listening, thank you so much what you do, and i want to have the opportunity if i can before relieved to just have a chat with you about the work that you do and understand for myself how you do what you do. i really appreciate you being here. i really appreciate you listening. thank you very much indeed. applause i would , ., .,

applause iwould , ., ., i would just going to take some auestions i would just going to take some questions from _ i would just going to take some questions from the _ i would just going to take some questions from the media - i would just going to take some questions from the media first. j questions from the media first. i havejust questions from the media first. i have just in from the bbc first, i think. justin. i have just in from the bbc first, ithink. justin.- first, i think. justin. you talk about _ first, i think. justin. you talk about igniting - first, i think. justin. you talk about igniting a - first, i think. justin. you j talk about igniting a new industrial revolution here and the north of england, but this money and this project is a new, is it? the tories announced 20 million for —— 20 billion for a scheme that is out of the same is this a year ago? out of the same is this a year auo? ., , out of the same is this a year am? .,y out of the same is this a year ao? .,y , ago? the tory spoke about this, but they didn't _ ago? the tory spoke about this, but they didn't do _ ago? the tory spoke about this, but they didn't do any _ ago? the tory spoke about this, but they didn't do any of - ago? the tory spoke about this, but they didn't do any of the - but they didn't do any of the agreements, didn't put the money aside. that is the big change, and this is the big political divide, between invest or decline. we have had the decline bit for 14 years. we were elected in for change, and the changes investment. if you look at only the last two or three weeks, we have had £8 billion of investment in amazon, which rachel announced just two or three weeks ago. we have had £10 billion from blackstone, which i announced last week from the us, and then this big investment today which will unlock 50,000 jobs. it is

the difference between the decline that we have had and the investment that we need. that is the new political divide. it is how it we take our country forward, and that is why this is so important stop you don't get investment just by talking about it, you get it by partnering with business, stabilising the economy, showing you have a long—term strategy and having the ambition to take the plan forward, put the money down and invest in the future. that is why so pleased that we are making this announcement today. it is not in isolation. those three ijust listed, i'm three i just listed, i'm confident three ijust listed, i'm confident that in coming days and weeks, we'll have more investment decisions like this. it should be seen as a priest, in other words it is not one—offs, it is part of the strategy to invest. tamara, from sky. strategy to invest. tamara, from sky-— strategy to invest. tamara, froms . ., ., ., ., . ., bi from sky. you are announcing a big investment _ from sky. you are announcing a big investment today _ from sky. you are announcing a big investment today of - from sky. you are announcing a big investment today of £22 - big investment today of £22 billion, _ big investment today of £22 billion, but for many weeks you have _ billion, but for many weeks you have been— billion, but for many weeks you have been telling us that there is a £22 — have been telling us that there is a £22 billion black hole requiring very painful

decisions are some of which we haven't— decisions are some of which we haven't even heard about yet. do you — haven't even heard about yet. do you accept that gloomy message risked putting off investors? and if i may, the stories— investors? and if i may, the stories about freebies are not going — stories about freebies are not going away. is it time for you to look— going away. is it time for you to look again at how we fund politics? _ to look again at how we fund olitics? , ., ., politics? on the question of investors. _ politics? on the question of investors, it _ politics? on the question of investors, it is _ politics? on the question of investors, it is absolutely i investors, it is absolutely clear that by taking the approach we have taken, which is to stabilise the economy, thatis is to stabilise the economy, that is attractive to investors. anybody who has spoken to an investor in the last... inaudible the same answer as i have had repeatedly until the investment, which is the instability, the chaos, the ever—changing minister behind the desk, there is no long—term tragedy, we are not putting our money on. yes, we have to take difficult decisions in the budget in relation to the missing money from the last government, really tough decisions like, for example,

the winter fuel payment. that is to stabilise the economy, because i'm absolutely convinced that only by stabilising the economy can we attract the investment that we need. in relation to your challenge as it were but are we putting off investment? quite the opposite. amazon and blackstone are putting in billions, and the 22 billion today will unlock private investment as well, and i'm confident in the coming weeks and months i will be announcing, or rachel or ed will be announcing to you other investments coming in. the proof is in the pudding. it is coming in. in relation to donations, i'm not sure there's anything i can add to the many answers i've given in the last week or two. catherine from gb news. ., ,., week or two. catherine from gb news. ., , ., , news. labour pledge to bring --eole news. labour pledge to bring people cosmic _ news. labour pledge to bring people cosmic energy - news. labour pledge to bring people cosmic energy bills i news. labour pledge to bring i people cosmic energy bills down try people cosmic energy bills down by £300. — people cosmic energy bills down by £300, but you have taken the winter _ by £300, but you have taken the winter fuel payment of lots of pensioners, and the energy price — pensioners, and the energy price cap _ pensioners, and the energy price cap has gone up. the green _ price cap has gone up. the green transition is going to be very— green transition is going to be very expensive. current energy

bill is _ very expensive. current energy bill is going to go up, at least _ bill is going to go up, at least in _ bill is going to go up, at least in the short term? and also — least in the short term? and also on _ least in the short term? and also on the chagos islands, argentina are now saying they want — argentina are now saying they want the — argentina are now saying they want the falklands back. can you guarantee that under labour, _ you guarantee that under labour, no other overseas territories will be signed away? _ territories will be signed awa ? , ., ., , away? on the question of energy bills, that has — away? on the question of energy bills, that has been a _ bills, that has been a major problem over the last few years. talk to any individual who had their energy bills, i'm sure you feel they have gone up very high. talk to any business, including the business, including the business is here, they will know the energy bills and got up know the energy bills and got up too high. yes, that is partly caused by international issues, but it was worse in this country because we didn't stabilise the economy, we didn't invest in renewables years ago. because, with renewable energy, you get lower energy costs for good, notjust for one winter, not capping for a few months if necessaries, but lower energy bills for good, because renewables are cheaper than fossil fuels. that

is really important. you get independence and security by doing renewables here in britain, and you are not relying on the international market, therefore even if there are international conflicts that affect the price of energy, we would have our own supply, which is independent, and what you get is the next generation ofjobs. that is why this investment is so important. those always the challenge of the short—term versus long—term, but if you never do the long—term decisions, you will always have the short—term problems. that is where we have been stuck for 14 years. this is about making sure we are taking a long—term decisions to keep those energy bills down for good for millions of people across the country stop in relation to the chagos islands, the single most important thing was ensuring that we had a secure base for joint us and uk in particular base, hugely important to the

us, and us, and that is why you saw those words in the us yesterday. thank you, catherine. i have chloe from the eye. i catherine. i have chloe from the e e. ., ., catherine. i have chloe from thee e. ., ., catherine. i have chloe from the eye-— the eye. i want to ask you about the _ the eye. i want to ask you about the situation - the eye. i want to ask you about the situation in - the eye. i want to ask you about the situation in the | about the situation in the middle _ about the situation in the middle east. iwant about the situation in the middle east. i want dominic are you concerned about the uk being — you concerned about the uk being dragged into conflict iran? _ being dragged into conflict iran? and have attempts to get british— iran? and have attempts to get british nationals out been hampered by israeli air strikes? | hampered by israeli air strikes?— hampered by israeli air strikes? ., ,, , strikes? i will take this in reverse — strikes? i will take this in reverse order. _ strikes? i will take this in reverse order. firstly, . strikes? i will take this in | reverse order. firstly, the evacuation plan has been rocked forward, and we are evacuating unimpeded, and that is because of the planning that we put into it. i repeat, importantly, to uk nationals in lebanon, now is the time to leave. there is the time to take up that evacuation plan. that is a

really important message, obviously an important answer to your question, but an important answer to anybody listening, now is the time to leave, we have the plans in place. please, come forward and we can make sure that they are evacuated. the most important thing in the middle east is the need for de—escalation, and thatis need for de—escalation, and that is why i have been talking to the president of the united states, the president of france, to the german chancellor, to the g7 countries, and to the prime minister in israel about the need to de—escalate the situation, and as you probably know i spoke to the president of iran a few weeks ago, because i am concerned that this is on the brink, and i am concerned that we do everything we can to de—escalate the situation, and that has been the constant message from this government. thank you very much. i will go to richard at

the guardian.— the guardian. climate scientists _ the guardian. climate scientists say - the guardian. climate scientists say carbon l the guardian. climate - scientists say carbon capture and storage relies on proven technologies... and storage relies on proven technologies. . ._ and storage relies on proven technologies... could you 'ust ut technologies... could you 'ust put the... fi technologies... could you 'ust put the... ? fl technologies... could you 'ust put the... ? climate �* technologies... could you just | put the... ? climate scientists say carbon _ put the... ? climate scientists say carbon capture _ put the... ? climate scientists say carbon capture relies - put the... ? climate scientists say carbon capture relies on . say carbon capture relies on proven— say carbon capture relies on proven technologies with huge emissions. is it right to lock the — emissions. is it right to lock the uk _ emissions. is it right to lock the uk into fossil fuel assets well— the uk into fossil fuel assets well into— the uk into fossil fuel assets well into the 2030s and 40s and beyond? — well into the 2030s and 40s and beyond? and if i may, you have previously— beyond? and if i may, you have previously expressed support for changing the law on assisted dying. is your position still the same? on the ruestion position still the same? on the question of— position still the same? on the question of whether _ position still the same? on the question of whether this - position still the same? on the question of whether this is - question of whether this is the right investment, it absolutely is. it is very important in relation to our climate obligations, and that is why those leading the discussions in climate say this the right thing to do. it is a recognition that when it comes to cement, glass, two other vital industries, but an element of carbon, if we are to

support those industries going forward, we need to find a way of capturing that and ensuring that through initiatives like this, we can continue with glass production, we can continue with cement production, and therefore this has got a sort of double benefit if you like. we have the skills and the jobs and the potential to get ahead on carbon capture. that is a good thing in its own right, but secondly, it supports glass, it supports cement and those industries where there is always going to be an element of carbon, and therefore it is what i said at the beginning, it is about making sure your jobs are there for the future. in both those fronts, this is absolutely the right investment to make, and it is the opportunity for the uk to get ahead of the game and to demonstrate to the world and to the country that we are a government of change, that we have turned our back on decline, and the way forward is

investment. that is why i say and repeat the new political divide, the most important political divide is between investment and decline, and thatis investment and decline, and that is the change we are bringing about. martina. from the sun. i5 bringing about. martina. from the sun. , ~ :: i: i: the sun. is giving back £6,000 worth of gifts — the sun. is giving back £6,000 worth of gifts and _ the sun. is giving back £6,000 worth of gifts and admission . worth of gifts and admission that— worth of gifts and admission that it — worth of gifts and admission that it was a misstep and that you niust_ that it was a misstep and that you must do better? and would you must do better? and would you like — you must do better? and would you like to _ you must do better? and would you like to see your cabinet follow — you like to see your cabinet follow your lead and repay post—election freebies? no, follow your lead and repay post-election freebies? no, we are going to _ post-election freebies? no, we are going to break— post-election freebies? no, we are going to break draw- post-election freebies? no, we are going to break draw up - post-election freebies? no, we l are going to break draw up some principles so that everyone can see the basis on which donations can be accepted. we are working on that. until they are working on that. until they are drawn up, i decided to repay so that any future activities of me or anybody else are in accordance with whatever the new pencils are. that is my personal decision, and i'm not saying that allah should do the same. that is why i did what i did. i missed the second half of the question on

assisted dying, so apologies. just very quickly on that, i made a promise to esther rantzen before the election that we would provide time for a debate and a vote on assisted dying, but it will be a free vote, and obviously that opportunity has now arisen. i'm very pleased that we are able to make good on the promise that i made to esther rantzen. the government will be neutral on this, as you know... inaudible and i'm sticking to that commitment, and apologies for missing the second half of the question. mr from the telegraph. question. mr from the telegraph-— question. mr from the teleu-rah. ., telegraph. good morning, prime minister. this _ telegraph. good morning, prime minister. this is _ telegraph. good morning, prime minister. this is the _ telegraph. good morning, prime minister. this is the fourth - minister. this is the fourth attempt _ minister. this is the fourth attempt at cts in the uk. is there — attempt at cts in the uk. is there any— attempt at cts in the uk. is there any reason to expect that it will— there any reason to expect that it will be — there any reason to expect that it will be more successful this time — it will be more successful this time without permanent taxpayer backing? —

time without permanent taxpayer backing? becoming absolutely, that is— backing? becoming absolutely, that is why you have seen such support— that is why you have seen such support for the investment we are raking today. this is a crucial— are raking today. this is a crucial step forward. on carbon capture — crucial step forward. on carbon capture itself, we have got, i have seen for myself the geology we have in scotland, we have a unique opportunity for carbon capture, using literally the same pipes in scotland, using the same infrastructure where, you know, fossilfuels came down the pipes, know they will be used as it were in reverse, and of course what that means is the skills that we have can be deployed in the same places, because one of the problems in my view when coal ended was that those communities were not given well—paid secured skilled jobs where they left. they were told to get on their bikes. i want the next generation ofjobs to

be where the people who have the skills and know—how etc, but i can't emphasise this enough, it is crucially important for glass and cement as well, because their future is locked up in this, and it is a very bright future. i think this firm has been around for 26 years. and is now remarkably making one in three bottles in the entire country, which is an incredible statistic. i think 3 billion bottles, something all of you should be really proud of. thank you so much, and then i have got liam from the liverpool echo.- liverpool echo. morning premise- _ liverpool echo. morning premise. this _ liverpool echo. morning premise. this is - liverpool echo. morning premise. this is a - liverpool echo. morning premise. this is a big i premise. this is a big announcement for the people of merseyside. could you tell us more — merseyside. could you tell us more about what it will mean for the — more about what it will mean for the economy of the city region— for the economy of the city region and for people's jobs. you — region and for people's jobs. you will— region and for people's jobs. you will have spoken to steve rotheram about his plans for a marriage — rotheram about his plans for a marriage on the river mersey. how— marriage on the river mersey. how realistic do you think that is, and — how realistic do you think that is, and is _ how realistic do you think that is, and is it— how realistic do you think that is, and is it something your

government will get behind? when — government will get behind? when we take those in that order. firstly, this is really important for the regional economy. it is important for the national economy in my view, for reasons i've said several times, view, for reasons i've said severaltimes, but view, for reasons i've said several times, but it is important here in the region, because these are good secure jobs in the region, and i think thatis jobs in the region, and i think that is the foundation of what so many people want in life. people want a job that is secure and skilled and pays them enough to be able to do them enough to be able to do the things that they want to do stop have their family, the things that they want to do stop have theirfamily, by somewhere, go on holiday, do the things they want to do secure in the knowledge that they can afford to do so. i've always believed that the first and most fundamental thing in terms of security for individuals is having the dignity of a good job, a secure job, a well—paid job that gives the freedom to do whatever people want to do

a secondary benefit as