there is seat at the table for seat at the tablt who has president zelensky who has accused the us of trying to please moscow. 3; as; liv-52g! ”' ' " * lane crashed please moscow. 3; as; liv-52g! w ' w w lane crashed and sto ed our plane crashed and stopped its upside mil our plane crashed and stopped its upside _ its upside down. all 80 people on board a _ its upside down. all 80 people on board a delta _ its upside down. all 80 people on board a delta - planei on board a delta airlines plane a crash landing. the survive a crash landing. the aircraft flipped down on 52:2”sz féizzed fireside 4a" a» ,,, ~ ,,,, — ~ — —— at 3's“ “2:25 ,2’1“:�* 1�**" “a f” " ”7, ' ,, ' 7, at airport. 3's“ “2:25 ,2’1“:�* 1�**" a7 7” ~ "7 ' 7 ' 7' at airport. and 3—733! 3? tam—t" a??? a74 7' ~ 7 ,,, israeli military the israeli military withdrawals from withdrawalsfmm southern, but troops remain in at least five temporarily in at least five key positions. we can bring you a line of breaking news on our top story, we can bring you a line of break was iews on our top story, we can bring you a line of break was talks in our top story, we can bring you a line of break was talks between 1 story, we can bring you a line of break was talks between us >ry, we can bring you a line of break was talks between us and officials are taking in saudi 77 in saudi arabia. 77 in saudi arabia. the? place in saudi arabia. the kremlin havejust said place in saudi arabia. the kremlin have just said that president is to president putin is ready to president putin is ready to president if president zelensky, if necessary, is the quote. ukraine is not at the talks taking place in saudi arabia

they are expected to 7 7 7 they are expected to lead to long term to a summit between president trump and president the kremlin president putin. the kremlin saying 1717 ready saying president putin is ready to talk to president zelensky necessary. that is line are getting in from the sass as we 7 as we get 77 as w} get 773 will kremlin. as we get more we will bring it to you. a reminder that we have a page up and that we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website and app and we have details on the fact that away riyadh the fact that away from riyadh ukraine has rocked by ukraine has been rocked by more overnight strikes. the air defences, is 103 out of 176 shot down 103 out of 176 drones launched by russia. more on that on the bbc new details on that on the bbc new news website and app. to canada now, where all passengers have survived

after a plane crash landed flipping upside down at which was arriving from minneapolis in the united states. injured, three of them david willis reports. get rid of everything, drop it. come on. bleep. belly—up on the runway of canada's busiest airport, staff scrambled to the scene. just so you're aware, there are people outside 80 on board survived. officials are hailing

a textbook response on the part we are very grateful that there was no loss of life, and relatively minor injuries. and their families. we just landed. our plane crashed. it's upside—down.

flight was pete carlson. as we made our descent and made touch down, there was just a very... kind of went sideways. we will pull away from that the moment and go live to the institute of force where the defence secretary john healey is speaking i must say when i confirmed event a few weeks ago i have expected 77 have expected such wouldn't have expected such interest in mod reform. and i really grateful for the am reallyrgrateful for the of this attendance and level of this attendance and both in the room and but i the pace of

online. but i guess the pace of geopolitical change to you were which you were referring, hannah, and ; ww seeing now, confirms what i right now, confirms what i would is the would argue is the need for change within too. as i change within defence too. as i said on my first day as 77 ofstate in 77 ofstate iie 77 of when iie 77 of when lie of when i came vofwhen i came through department when i came through the i a defence the doors, i am a defence secretary more interested in getting than getting results than photo opportunities and headlines and guess i am on that i guess i am delivering on that promise, to make a speech on reform bang promise, to make a speech on reform hang in the defence reform hang in the . parliamentary recess middle of parliamentary recess the headlines, $3333}; 17313137137 the 173335733; , ~ ~ ~ , wider tedeg; hewever; the heeeti-fltee; , ~ ~ ~ , wider headlines, the the wider headlines, and the decisions we "3353 now decisions we make right now over the coming weeks will not only the of the only define the outcome of the conflict in ukraine but the security of our world for a z= 2: he generation to come. and the nature �*government generation to come. and the nature �* government means e with these challenges. my with these challenges. my wit the ese challenges.

my wit the test zhallenges. my wit the test of llenges. in my view the test of political leadership isn'tjust about managing the also about reforming for “tufifii future. are in a the fetere, title 3re ih 3 "331 e3 ———— ——— ~— 3 — threat the fetere, title 3re ih 3 heel e3 — —— 7—33 — — threat and the fetere, e’e ere ih 3 hee e3 — —— 7—33 — — threat and that the fetere, e’e 3re ih 3 hee e3 — —— 7—33 — — threat and that demands a el'd era 11m deience. send in the new era for defence. and in the middle of everything else last the new defence secretary week the new defence secretary pete hegseth, from the us, and made time to the aims on defence reform. we share on defence reform. this government, our new labour this government, qllrtnestabqljf was elected on a this government, qllrtnestabqljf in was elected on a this government, qllrtnestabqljf in one s elected on a this government, qllrtnestabqljf in one word, ted on a this government, qllrtnestabqljf in one word, change. we mandate in one word, change. we on an instruction, in govern on an instruction, in one word, delivery. and as a new government we are delivering for defence over these first seven months. we these'first seven menths, we stepped these'firet seven menths, we stepped up these'first seven rncxntns, we stepped up and speeded up := 7723 for ukraine, support for ukraine, increased defence spending this year by nearly £3 billion and will set defence spending this year by n path £3 billion and will set defence spending this year by

n path to billion and will set defence spending this year by n path to spending d will set defence spending this year by n path to spending 2.5% set defence spending this year by n path to spending 2.5% se gdp 3 path te spendihgrzes�*ye ef gdp spring. we 3 33th te spendihgrzes�*ye ef gdp spring. we have launched in the spring. we have launched a new industrial a deal to strategy, securing a deal to bari back barjéjgack 600.000 military and improve barjygack 600.000 military and improve conditions and get fer eersehhetehe 333333337 , for the taxpayer. have value for the taxpayer. we have given the men and of given the men and women of our aeceed the given the men and women of our alleged the biggest pay —;7" for more increasefgr—mq—re than 20 have signed trini house landmark trinity house with germany and have agreement with germany and have already progressed the armed forces commissioner bill through the house of to 7 a strong 77 a strong and give us a strong and independent voice to improve :-=: lifefand” " 7 7 11137511}; 7 7 life77ar17d7we77hai/7e 7 7 lif7e.77and7we77ha\7/7e7 if] 7 mod7two major mod 7two major change the mod two major change programmes. both launched within the first month of government. one, that ggyigeyrirynyent, one; that this defence programme. is essential for the the review will other. the defence review will imperative for reform. defence -e

the foundation being is the foundation for being able to implement the defence review. and for discharging wee what is our first duty in exactly a year government. exactly a year ago, actually in february, gave a actually in february, i gave a little noticed at the exchange on policy exchange on defence reform in which i outlined, and said the i said then, the need to create a defence ii fiffififi “3&3“? 4“th $5331? meeting 3 3&3“? 33�*3'“? t3fitf3 t31331313 meeting the increasing ef meeting the in£f333ifth ' 3 ~ 7" " we must face. in a section of the at thejuly m _t thejuly777777777777777777777 we pledged thejuly we pledged specific and )ledged specific defences ledgstrehgthehiha ~ ~ , defences requires tgthehihg ~ ~ , eer eefehees feseires 3 clearer strehger te33ershi3. ete3rer ~ , faster less waste and delivery, less waste and better value for money. the ofjuly we had put

in place a new team and weekly me to 7 7 the defence programme. i re detehce programme. i eraht ehce programme. i eraht to :e programme. i want to release amme. i want to release an me. today i want to release an update on where we have to where we in7the and where we are going in the ahead. i have to say, months ahead. i have to say, one of really special one of the really special , about this the things about this job, the things about this job, the things about this job, the things about this special things about this special things about this special job, special things about this specialjob, are deeply specialjob, are the deeply impressive men women i meet impressive rpeh she element meet day. from the impressive rpeh she element meet day. fro from submariners impressive rpeh she element meet day. fro from weeks riners impressive rpeh she element meet day. fro from weeks under c m to a- -rentices on to the clyde, to apprentices on derby's �* reactive derby's nuclear reactive production lines, to the nato hq team, with people in the mod building, that week pulled ”y, 777�*t77he77 . together the ukraine defence contact group meeting of 116 nations in the at one nations in the room at one notice. extraordinary

week's notice. extraordinary people doing week's notice. extraordinary peoplt within 33333133; week's notice. extraordinary peoplt within 3 system 73er fggiggs within a system that often doesn't in the very often doesn't work in the way we need it to for an increasingly dangerous world. the way 77 the way that the way that we need it 7777to7 the way that we need it 7777to7 the 11 our hat we need it 7777to7 the 11 our armed need it to the 11 our armed forces to to provide our armed forces with what they to and to with what they need to and to first, underpinning it all win. first, underpinning it all is the absence of clear, consistent accountability. central to in you know ou any organisation. you know you have been to too many have been to having too many when ask, who is meetings when you ask, who is this, who is 77777777 77 777 7 fo717'7g7et7ting 7 1175797311119 this respehsiete fer getting this and no respehsiete fer gettng this and no one is able to

defence spehdlhgseitciepehcis we even ww: 7— for example, have 11 functions. separate finance functions. people the same 2500 people doing the same activity in places is mired in process and defence is mired in process and procedure. we have added complexity where is procedure. we have added complex in where is procedure. we have added complex in procurement is procedure. we have added complex in procurement we is procedure. we have added complex in procurement we have needed. in procurement we have a situation where 11 checkers are employed for a situation where 11 checkers are employed fo so erg/onsets... s. . ,, a situation where 11 checkers are employed fo so no onsets... s. . ,, a situation where 11 checkers are employed fo so no wonder ,, , ,, a situation where 11 checkers are employed fo so no wonder it ,, . ,, decision—maker. so no wonder it takes on average years for takes on average six years for a large simply get 3 large pregrsrprpe simptyts get contract. so 3 large pregrerprpe simptyte get contract. so today i am —7 to declare 7 to declare the 7 to declare the investment here to declare the investment in will be by reform. first we are introducing �* points for ififrfieeafié eleef efiififé tfif at 15333135153 eleef 33158 tfif at every lfifffifi�*je'fifi ei§3f 1733553 tfif

at every level accountability at every level uk starting at within uk defence. starting at the with four new senior the top with four new senior what true leaders leaders. what true leaders who report to me defence report to me as defence secretary and my ministerial seeret3rv 3hs! rev htihisteriei at seeret3ry 3hs! rev htihisteri3t at the seeret3rv 3hs! rev htihisteri3t at the central of team at the central point of to the british accountability to the british and the british people and the british parliament. the chief of the defence staff, who for the first time since this role was commands the chieis irrho chiels who will the of a newly established of strategic stablished of strategic headquarters military strategic headquarters responsible for design gegponsible for forceadesign more planning across our and more planning across our integrated force. permanent secretary, our principal accounting officer, who will secretary, our principal accol leaner, ficer, who will secretary, our principal accol leaner, more who will secretary, our principal accol leaner, more agile vill run a leaner, more agile department of state, sep3rtrpeht ef steteg e'ith res-re muscled to lead across whitehall arguments across whitehall and with we will revamp the with allies. we will revamp the senior roles to those

senior roles to elevate those policymakers with broad into policymakers with broad portfolios and pertfeties 3h3 peeeh�*st third, our new mandates, third, our new , director, will procurement and drive fix procurement and drive growth. i will come back to the detail �*the national director ina director in a moment. armaments director in a moment. and fourthly, our chief of nuclear, who 7 nuclear, who will defence nuclear, who will continue to lead and deliver national nuclear enterprise the national nuclear enterprise within the recently established fence and this is more concentrated readiness and on fighting readiness and on deterrence. they will shift the as an organisation approach as an organisation too has been which too often has been obsessed with process to one on outcomes. in which focused on outcomes. in which flows quickly, a re clear a re a re clear are demanded. ar 777ar7e7d7e7ma7nded7.7t77his are demanded. this new be up running the ol march. end on

from the 31st of march. and on finance will match our new finance we will match our new accountability with a manages money department that manages money better. bettervalue money better. better valuefori’noney the tax payer and better for the tax payer and better outcome for the armed forces. and recent failings i and many recent failings i think can be traced back to the defence is gehsere3tiee defeh. is 3733—3333” as gehsere3tiee defehe is 3733—33—33 as the gehsere3tiee detehce efemie ~ ~ . as the levying reforms in 20172. 7t7hey produced too muchdupucatioh waste, a only and waste, a system where only two out of 119 major twoout of 119 major defence are �* on twoout of 119 major defence are �*on time and on projects are now on time and on budget. there he projects are now on time and on budget. there bejust four 777�*7budget77 7budget one for new budget holders, one for each of the new quad. we will introduce new centrally

introduce three new centratty budgets, 7 witnister each with ministerial oversight, readiness, investment. 7 investment. the new "has?" 7 77 77 77suagéi7w717171 7 77 77 777 77budgetwil7l 11751171 77 77 777 77budget7wil71 11751171 £71137 readiness budget will hold the chiefs of services to chiefs of the services to account for they run their account for how they run their day to day spending. this will be done by the chief of defence slatt 3,3 our �* military st3ff threudh eur heethilitsry a, , 33 3.3.33 es strategic headquarters. the military strategic headquarters be for the new 7775117119377 77 budget, unencumbered 7-=7= the excess bureaucracy and 7—7 of clarity 13,1. ef fiats “3 the way 13,1. 3f fiats “ast the way that shereeterises the 33�*s that ' ' ”w w is eh3r3eterises the 33�*s thet w" ' m is organised eh3r33teri3e3 the 33�*s thet w" ' m is organised now. ehereeterises the see�*f thet ff" ' f’ is organised now. and defence'i's organised now. and will those ministers will direct those priorities. and finally, our new armaments new national armaments director will run the single new investment budget bringing together eight separate across the into one.

77 help cut 77 777itw7ill77 77 777itw7ill7hel7p777 duplication. it will help we are buying better ensure we are buying better what our front line forces and in turn they will acquire only the capabilities affordable budgets set affordable in the budgets set by budgets, as quad. will hate from end of 77 7 end of next7 7 end of next7 month,7the 31st the end of next month, the 31st of march. and our new national armaments �* will armaments director will fundamentally change how defence works to partner with industry and how defence ihdsstfy 3nd hee' de�*e'we the for becomes the engine for driving economic growth. so sitting alongside the permanent secretary, the chief of defence staff, they will execute a £20 billion plus budget to build

oui’ our national andsustain our,nati,onal because at this time must rearm britain. i see we must rearm britain. i see this as new ftse 100 we must rearm britain. i see this as new ftse100 company, this as a new ftse100 company, within the if gettmg77777 ”, getting the 7 getting the very 7 getting the very best7 7 7 77needed 77 77needed i7nto 77 77needed into the geesebitities heeded ihte thewewewww www of our front line forces. hands of our front line forces. delivering on defence delivering on our defence industrial strategy to create ihgugtrial strategy to create defence more defence more defence jobs, more defence apprenticeships, in every apprenticeships; in every and nation across the region and nation across the driving up and wider. tasked 7 7 the entire 77 7 7the entire to 77 7 7 the entire to end for the entire end to end system for the mod. 3ceuisitieh svstem fer the mod . , .,, ., ~ , will save 3c3uisitieh svstem fer the mod . , 7—7 3 3 , will save the 3ceuisitieh svstem fer the mod . , .,, ., ~ , will save the taxpayer at the " �*33 the t3“:33 3t " "w' 3 ,,. w7 £10 the " 733 e73 �*3va33' 33 7 77777 77 777 777 £10 over the " '3e the t3“:3e 3t 7 77777 77 777 777 £10 over the the " '33 t73 �*3v333 3t 7 77777 77 777 777 £10 over the next least £10 billion over the next decade, savings we will dec3de. s3vihgs e'eewittrre 3 ~ directly into 77 77777 de7fe7r7717ce.7(77)ur 77 777777 de7fe7r7717ce.7(77)ur interim

be imposed by next and recruitment for and recruitment7 for the month and recruitment for the permanent candidate is already wa . so in conclusion. 7-7 world7 is defence the world is changing. defence changing, our is changing, our reform programme the programme represents the shake—up of defence 7— 7777 �*50 years. and let me for over 50 years. and let me say this, this is a saythis. thisis a government to defence is whose commitmentte defence is it's whose cemmitmentte defence is it's the unsha keable. it's the foundation unshakeable. it's the foundation for plan for foundation for our plan for change, for the delivery of our thehge; fer the s'etiiteryi et' eur missions. we will sustained investment 77 sustained investment with match sustained investment with serious reform. will mean match sustained investment with serious the 'm. will mean match sustained investment with serious the economy, nean match sustained investment with serious the economy, it ban growing rthe'economy, it will more muscular mean a more muscular defence for a more world. for a more dangerous world. it will mean britain, which is at home and strong secure at home and strong abroad. you.

you 73333323 -7 you to7take some do you want to take some questions now?— do you want to take some questions now? questionsnow? there is a lot much, and there is a lot there that_ much, and there is a lot there that chimes with the 7 has researched around has researci importance clear of clear accountability and incentives so on. really incentives and so on. really good — incentives and so on. really good to— incentives and so on. really good to �*that and good to good to hear that and good to see a — good to hear that and good to see a clear plan developed comin- fruition opposition. coming to fruition -_ opposition. coming to fruition early action in lll 111 1 can start with overnment. if i can start with government. if i can start with questions myself if that's some questions myself if that's ok before going to the floor. you — ok before going to the floor. you talked the excellence of the individuals who have been — of the individuals who have been working with is clear sense of frustration a clear sense of frustration that — a clear sense of frustration that comes through from your a clear sense of frustration that com and rough from your a clear sense of frustration that com and a ugh from your a clear sense of frustration that com and a sense am your a clear sense of frustration that com and a sense of your a clear sense of frustration that com and a sense of the ir remarks, and a sense of the need — remarks, and a sense of the need for— remarks, and a sense of the need for change at is 77 simply the case that l simply the case that you - it simply the case that you have — it simply the case that you have entered a department that isjust— have entered a department that is just flat—footed have entered a department that isjust flat—footed to is just too flat—footed to - the _ is just too flat—footed to - the sort- is just too flat—footed to �*the sort of change you deliver the sort of change you want — deliver the sort of change you want to— deliver the sort of change you want to see? and i guess my deliver the sort of change you want to s is, ' and i guess my deliver the sort of change you want to s is, youd i guess my deliver the sort of change you want to s is, you are |uess my question is, you are not the first— question is, you are not the first- of— question is, you are not the first of for first secrej

who first secretaeyeof—stateioe first secretary of state for who has wanted to 7 the mod so what w7hat7w71 w71'1a7w7tl be reform the mddso whatw',, reform the ,mqdso what will-be reform the mqdso what will be this time around? | different this time around? i have certainly, as different this time around? l have certainly, as you iand keir i and keir starmer had say, i and keir starmer had recognised the requirement for reform early. had into government a come into government with a plan. we have been struck by how response... �*wide the how response... how wide the appetite for change within defence is. that's at every we across talented 7 77 {gieiiea7oif71ciéisf7 talented officials. we7 really talented officials. we want greater scope to be able tak7e the 7 7tak7e7th7e7777 77 77 7w7111; to take the initiative, who want the ability to offer the 7 advice'and to make the it right across decisions. it goes right across the and to the top. the

the board and to the top. the chief of the defence staff did a speech before chief of the defence staff did a s; he :h before w: 33:7: , chief of the defence staff did a s; he said before w3 33:73 , chief of the defence staff did a s; he said how iore w3 33:73 , chief of the defence staff did a s; he said how much 33:73 . chief of the defence staff did a s; he said how much reform; . chief of the defence staff did a s; he said how much reform is in some ways he showed frustration, he said his frustration, he said defence slow, defence was still too slow, to hierarchical, too still to hierarchical, too concerned, or not enough concerned. or hot enough 3 ,:,. .3 . . with concerned. or hot enoughe. . 3, 3 333. with prioritisation. concerned. or hot enough3. 3 33 3 333. with prioritisation. i concern withprioritisatipn: j been impressed and by how receptive e h°w7 3373333733 33737; 7is how ready defence is and how ready defence is and how ready defence is and how ready defence is for reform but am under no illusion in lhegpd of this will only if i for the 77-7 that i am in this post, to time that i am in this post, to make it one �* my first as defence priorities as defence secretary. i do it not because 377f7teff ! 33 it hetw377euewe w www www ww want to §3etetetf ! 33 it “(3737333737 7 777 777" 7 want to spend 33“??? ! 33 it, “(33333373 7 ”7 ”7" ” want to spend my 33“??? ! 33 it, “(33333373 7 ”7 ”7" 7’ want to spend my time 33“??? ! 33 it, “(33333373 7 777 777" ” want to spend my time doing i want to spend my time doing this. there aren't any bonus

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