00:00If we are serious about promoting growth, controlling immigration, upholding our values
00:08and security, it is a conversation we must have.
00:13Sticking with the status quo is not good enough for Britain.
00:19Worse, it would be a major dereliction of duty to turn away.
00:23We need to take a calm, clear-eyed, rational look at the world as it is today to consider
00:28what is best for our country.
00:31Our immediate priority is securing a successful outcome at the summit, and I believe we should
00:36then set up a serious dialogue about the different options for our relationship in the long term.
00:41At every stage, the British public will be the boss, and I am clear that public opinion
00:48currently supports a pragmatic approach like the one I am suggesting.
00:55But if we go into this further phase, we will proceed with care and complete transparency.
