this is bbc news. new sanctions to target the finances of people smuggling networks as part of efforts to stop migrants crossing the english channel are going to be announced shortly. hearfrom announced shortly. hear from the announced shortly. hearfrom the foreign secretary very shortly and these are part of plans to disrupt the flow of money and make it harderfor ringleaders in the smuggling gangs to profit from a trade which can be deadly for those who are trying to cross the channel in particular it is expected to come into force in the new year.

there were 36,816 people who crossed the english channel in small boats last year. a great many of them coming from iraq, afghanistan and syria but also from countries like vietnam, there has been a big increase in people trying to reach the you k from there. we will go back to the foreign office very shortly we see mr lambie here. what we are waiting list take a look at the wildfires burning across los angeles. firefighting teams are reporting that they are running short of water and they are resorting to using swimming pool water in some cases because fire hydrants are running very, very low.

firefighting teams in los angeles are reporting that in affected areas are binding supplies for drinking and cooking. in many cases this is the most destructive of the fires that we have seen in many years and this image was taken on wednesday and it shows the area around the pacific palisades. those brighter areas show where the fires are burning and giving an idea of the firefighting teams and there have been warnings and in some cases some of these fires are 0% contained and not contained at all. despite the efforts of firefighters and thousands of supporters who have been trying to bring them under control. let's return to the foreign office and hear from david mack won from

breaking up smuggling gangs. i want to thank philip barton from all the work he has done 30 years of public service and he is the personification of public service on behalf of our country from which we are incredibly grateful and i am particularly grateful for the way we have lead the transition for this new government over the last six months and i think we all wish you a very happy retirement. i want to begin by looking back because it was here that plan was developed

that has kept us safe for almost 80 years. six. that has kept us safe for almost 80 ears. ,, ., , ., that has kept us safe for almost 80 ears. ,, ., a years. six months after ashley's greek government _ years. six months after ashley's greek government began - years. six months after ashley's greek government began in - years. six months after ashley's i greek government began in january greek government began injanuary 1946, greek government began injanuary 19116, bevan steered into the geopolitical fog at that time. the second world war had onlyjust ended it was hard to see six months ahead. but he did not sit waiting for the fog to clear. he was a minister of action who saw that what matters is notjust what britain says what it does. what matters is notjust says what it does. what matters is not just what britain says what it does. what matters is notjust what britain wants but what it builds and what matters, what makes it matter is having a strategy, which is why atle's manifesto was called let us face the

future. in foreign affairs, this meant pooling defences in a new transatlantic alliance, acquiring a new deterrent which did protect the uk and nato and a robust commitment international law and new institutions like the united nations. a strategy that was both progressive and realist that took the world as it is whilst working for the world that we want to see. today we must face the future once again, with our plan for change fixing the foundations at home of economic stability, secure borders and national security. so that we can deliver the priorities of

hard—working people and a decade of national renewal. but to succeed in that task, we must navigate an increasingly volatile world to deliver at home. and this department must deliver our international strategy abroad. such a strategy is not about crystal gazing and what might happen next week in x or y or in the middle east, that is not what i'm focused on today. rather i want us to be looking at how we can get a more progressive 2035 and that means confronting some hard truths about the state of the country, about the state of the world and the need for reform. first, we must recognise

that foreign policy begins at home. britain's influence under the tories was at a very low ebb. the conservative's foreign policy legacy may be less tangible than two may be an nhs waiting list but it was just as damage. relations with our closest neighbours in europe plunged to a post—war night here. climate leadership was abandoned by rishi sunak. global investors were horrified by liz truss's kamikaze budget. migration was left out of control and there was a botched merger of this department under borisjohnson. and political gridlock under theresa may, and this undermined the negotiating ability that most of the world considers to

be brilliant at. and of course our armed forces were damaged after david cameron plasma cuts. and the fcd oh was rudderless with seven foreign secretaries in seven years. second — we have to accept that there is no going back, we must stop there is no going back, we must stop the 1990s clouding our vision, the post cold war peace as well and truly over. this is a changed strategic environment. the number of conflicts higher than at any time since 1945, the spectre of famine from gaza to sudan and most refugees and displaced people on record. i

have occasionally asked on my travels here and on the doorstep of the country, when will the kremlin threat, this upheaval we are experiencing end? when will things get back to normal? my answer is that they will not. europe's future security is on a knife edge. bevan warned in 1948 that we would only preserve peace by mobilising such force and i quote "as we will create confidence and energy on the one side and inspire respect and caution on the other. " and this is exactly what we need now. that is why our foreign policy has had to change. inspired by bevan, i call our new approach progressive realism. taking

the world as it is not as we would wish it to be, advancing progressive ends by other means through a storm of crises, we will be putting this into practice. in europe, progressive realism means working with our european neighbours rather than bickering and isolating ourselves from them. new defence and migration agreements with germany in our ambitious uk— france summit, a new era in relations with ireland, a new era in relations with ireland, a new foreign policy dialogue with the european union, the first steps towards a uk— eu security pact. with the usa, our closest ally, progressive realism means strengthening our friendship with both sides and join them to defend israel from iranian attacks, and together with australia further progressing the partnership and making a breakthrough for uk defence

companies thanks to the changes. against russia, progressive realism means not allowing this mafia state to act with impunity and showing the world our resolve to stand by ukraine until they prevail, guaranteeing 3 billion per year in military aid for as long as it takes. and i'm looking a new funding backed by freezing russian assets. as one of stepping up action and making it my personal mission to choke off russian revenues by imposing the most of any country against russian shuttle fleet and driving forward our campaign against kleptocracy. in the face of the middle east issues and beyond it means standing firm against

terrorism and behind international law. doubling our aid for sudan, helping hundreds of british people leave lebanon, restoring funding for unrwa, standing up for international causes and taking tough decisions and export licences but not flinching and defending israel against an flinching and defending israel againstan iranian flinching and defending israel against an iranian regime that wants to destroy it. while at the same time working for that ceasefire in gaza so we can bring all the hostages home and advance a two state solution. and when it comes to china, progressive realism means consistency, not isolation, as i set out when i was visiting beijing and rachel reeves's is continuing this week, pragmatic engagement to cooperate with china where we can on trade, climate, global health, ai regulation, but also very robust

dialogue and challenge where there are clear threats. sanctioning chinese firms who supply technology to support putting's war, working for the release ofjimmy lai, calling to an end for human rights abuses and an end cyber attacks on the uk and an end to sanctions and our parliamentarians. and on the climate and nature crisis, progressive realism sees global action as fundamental to our energy independence and national security. we have launched the global clean power alliance, bringing 12 countries on board in its first mission to turbo—charge the roll—out of clean energy and drive green jobs and investment at home. and with the global south, progressive realism means working together, no more lectures, showing respect and renewing partnerships and new agreements with those i have launched in india, indonesia, south

africa and nigeria. that is alljust in the last six months. this isjust the beginning. and i am determined for my tenure to be more than the day—to—day crisis management kind of foreign secretary. that is why i want to lay out three realistic principles that would guide our foreign policy to get us to a more progressive 2035. first, we and our allies must relearn the cold war manual, long—term thinking, not sure termism. consistent deterrence, not constant distraction. adapting is emerging technology reshapes the strategic environment, securing strategic environment, securing strategic stability in an unstable world. our opponents are

coordinating ever more closely with iranian drones, fired on ukrainian cities and north korean troops now fighting against ukraine. we also need a whole new level of global engagement with our closest allies in the usa, europe and. our strategic partners injapan and south korea and with all those committed to the principles of the un charter. that is why we will engage with china, we have to challenge them, not to throw their lot in with vladimir putin and second to be taken seriously by our opponents and allies and we must put our money where our mouth is. that starts by facing the facts. donald trump and jd vance are simply right

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