Remembrance Sunday Speech: 9 November 25
Your Excellencies, Members of the Armed Forces of many nations, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, on behalf of the British High Commission and the Singapore Armed Forces Veterans’ League, it is my honour to welcome you to our annual Remembrance Sunday commemoration. I’m delighted that friends from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission are also […]
Prime Minister’s speech at the United Nations COP30 summit: 6 November 2025
10 years ago, the world came together in Paris… United in our determination – To tackle the climate crisis. A consensus that was based on science that is unequivocal. And this unity was not just international – It was there within most of our countries. There was cross-party consensus in the United Kingdom. The only question was […]
Minister Stephanie Peacock’s speech at the G20 Culture Ministerial meeting
It is an honour to represent the United Kingdom here today, and it has been a privilege to experience the diversity and dynamism of South African culture first hand over the past few days, since I arrived here on Sunday. It was a pleasure to accompany you, Honourable Minister McKenzie, to the powerful performance of […]
UK speech at the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, High Level Debate
Thank you to the Alliance for convening this crucial meeting, and to Brazil for their continued leadership. Our collective efforts to act against hunger and poverty matter more than ever in a turbulent world. Let us be honest. Keeping pace with the scale of the challenge requires a new approach. That is why the UK […]
Foreign Secretary speech at the 21st Manama Dialogue Conference in Bahrain
This is a great pleasure to be here in Bahrain to join friends on the stage. Let me begin by thanking His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa… His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister… And the International Institute for Strategic Studies for bringing us together. […]
Deputy Prime Minister speech at the OpenAI Frontiers Conference
When the opportunity to speak at this conference was put to me, I jumped at it. Because I believe, with absolute conviction that AI has brought humanity to a new technological frontier: One with the power to transform how we live, how we work, how we govern. We stand at the edge of something vast. […]
Martyn Oliver’s speech to the Confederation of School Trusts
Introduction Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here in Birmingham at the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) annual conference. As a board member at the inception of CST all the way back in 2018, I have nothing but admiration for the sensible and professional policy advocacy that CST brings to our education system. We […]
Energy Secretary speech to Energy UK conference 2025
Let me start by offering sincere thanks for Energy UK for hosting this conference. And I want to thank Dhara [Vyas] for your leadership over the last year as CEO, can you join me in giving this tribute. You are a brilliant champion of this industry. Coming here today I am once again reminded that […]
Care Minister speech at RCGP annual conference 2025
As the front door to the NHS, it is general practice that is at the coalface of the devastation that poor health causes in the most deprived communities. How it leaves children too sick for school, and adults too weak to work. How these consequences play out over the course of a lifetime, and how […]
Bridget Phillipson speech to North East Chamber of Commerce
This is an organisation that has stood the test of time. Because 1815 is not only the year the Battle of Waterloo was won. Perhaps more importantly even than that, it was the year that the Chamber was established. So I want to thank the Chamber for centuries of work giving the businesses of this […]