RUSHES: Keir Starmer meeting military planners at Northwood Headquarters

Keir Starmer meeting military planners at Northwood Headquarters; ENGLAND: North West London: Northwood HQ: INT Keir Starmer MP (Prime Minister) speech SOT - addressing military personnel from different countries in Coalition of the Willing. - "...And I want to acknowledge that and thank you for that. To thank you as Prime Minister on behalf of the government, but also to thank you on behalf of millions of citizens of this country who would like to stand here and have the opportunity that I have, the privilege that I have, to say thank you because they know that what you're doing is keeping them safe. They know that what you're doing is making sure that we have peace in the world, especially at the moment, which is a very volatile time. There's a lot of I think people look and are reassured to know that you're here doing what you're doing. And that includes the support we've given to Ukraine over many years. I won't go into the details of what you did from here, but it was hugely important. of what has happened on the ground in Ukraine during three long years of conflict. And of course, on a personal level, thanks to the team here who facilitated, planned and ensured that my visit to and from Ukraine just a few weeks ago was a great success. None of this is possible without the hard work you put in. Obviously today was very much about planning for what might come next in Ukraine. And I know it's been a busy day, but it's really good to have a briefing, to see some of the teams and go through some of the details of what's planned here today.