all doubt _ for sizewell c, putting beyond all doubt our— for sizewell c, putting beyond all doubt ourave the grid infrastructure to bring the power to households and businesses. and when energy— households and businesses. and when energy security is national security, _ energy security is national security, that is unacceptable. right — security, that is unacceptable. right now it can take 14 years to build _ right now it can take 14 years to build new— right now it can take 14 years to build new grid structure. there are enough _ build new grid structure. there are enough projects waiting to be connected to generate over half of our future — connected to generate over half of our future electricity needs. i can announce — our future electricity needs. i can announce today the chancellor and energy— announce today the chancellor and energy security sector will bring forward — energy security sector will bring forward new reforms to energy infrastructure. we will set out the uk's first—ever spatial plan for that, — uk's first—ever spatial plan for that, to — uk's first—ever spatial pla

and indeed that did happen at sizewell c and on the next point, bill says this.for absolutely everything . it's our own fault everything. it's our own fault if our security is compromised . if our security is compromised. all great points. please keep them coming in. the deputy prime minister says china represents a systemic challenge to our interests and values after the parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for the country . and we need to for the country. and we need to have a full report on that. i just listened to the speech moments ago and basically i thought oliver dowden was great on rhetoric and very, very light on rhetoric and very, very light on detail . christopher hope on detail. christopher hope agreed. it's no point talking tough with china. we need some firm action and also former soldier daniel khalife allegedly escaped from prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery vehicle using a material which may have been from bedsheets. and again , a lot from bedsheets. and again, a lot of conversation about wher

time in 30 years, just this week, we took a significant long term decision to raise funding for sizewell c later this autumn we'll shortlist the companies to build the new generation of small modular reactors. but one of our biggest constraints to reaching net zero and improving our energy security is this we're investing billions in new energy projects , yet we don't have the projects, yet we don't have the grid infrastructure to bring that power to households and businesses and when energy security is national security, that's unacceptable. right now , that's unacceptable. right now, it can take 14 years to build new grid infrastructure. there are enough projects waiting to be connected and to generate over half of our future electricity needs . so i can electricity needs. so i can announce today that the chancellor and energy security secretary will shortly bring forward comprehensive of new reforms to energy infrastructure. we'll set out the uk's first ever spatial plan for that infrastructure to give industry certainty and every community a say. industry certainty and every community

. >> well, be it sizewell c be it a third runway at heathrow, be it building houses that people neede incapable of doing any of it. >> all means turn around >> so by all means turn around and say is too expensive. i and say hs2 is too expensive. i would that. but would agree with that. but ultimately it's not going to improve being improve anything else being built. we badly these >> and we badly need these things. being behind things. we are being left behind by our competitors. things. we are being left behind by butcompetitors. things. we are being left behind by but dorpetitors. things. we are being left behind by but do we :itors. things. we are being left behind by but do we but;. things. we are being left behind by but do we but do we really >> but do we but do we really need it? i mean, it will cut down the journey time from london and the west midlands will cut down the journey, time from one hour and 21 minutes to 52 minutes. i mean , do we really 52 minutes. i mean, do we really 7 52 minutes. i mean, do we really ? yeah. >> it also increases capacity , though. >> this is t