The Prime Minister

“we will mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11—a moment to remember the nearly 3,000 people who died, including 67 British citizens”

Approximately 3,000 people died in the 9/11 attacks, including 67 British citizens.

“we will honour our NATO commitments: 3.5% by 2035, and a target date for 3%”

The Government has committed to spending 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035 and has set a target date for reaching 3%.

“defence spending was 2.3% of GDP and fell during 14 years of a Conservative Government”

UK defence spending was 2.3% of GDP and fell over the 14 years of the Conservative Government.

“I do not think that taking £4 billion out of housing benefit is going to get the right consensus around this issue”

The Conservative Party's defence funding plan involves taking £4 billion out of housing benefit.

“That would create levels of homelessness in this country that we would not have seen before, with hundreds of thousands of children in temporary accommodation.”

Cutting £4 billion from housing benefit would result in hundreds of thousands of children in temporary accommodation.

“The Father of the House said yesterday that he “absolutely and fully” supports what my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary is doing, “standing up for freedom, for morality and for justice for all people in this world.””

The Father of the House said yesterday that he absolutely and fully supports what the Foreign Secretary is doing, standing up for freedom, morality and justice for all people in the world.

“if £4 billion is taken out in the next few years, families will be made homeless and rough sleeping on our streets will increase”

Removing £4 billion from housing benefit over the next few years would cause families to become homeless and increase rough sleeping.

“It was 2.5% of GDP when the last Labour Government left office. It was 2.3% of GDP when the Government she was in left office. It is now set to be 2.7% in the next year.”

UK defence spending was 2.5% of GDP when the last Labour Government left office, fell to 2.3% of GDP when the previous Conservative Government left office, and is now set to be 2.7% of GDP in the next year.

“a fully and securely funded path to 3.5% of GDP by 2035”

The Government has set out a plan to reach defence spending of 3.5% of GDP by 2035.

“we will honour our NATO commitments: 3.5% by 2035, and a target date for 3%.”

The Government has committed to spending 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035 and has set a target date for reaching 3%.

“I will remove VAT from electricity bills next month.”

The Government will remove VAT from electricity bills the month following this statement.

“we will impose a £2 cap on bus fares across England for the whole of 2027”

The Government will impose a £2 cap on bus fares across England for the whole of 2027.

“Our local power plan, backed by £1 billion from Great British Energy”

The Government's local power plan is backed by £1 billion from Great British Energy.

“the number of job losses—up to 600, I believe”

BT Openreach's potential office closure in Liverpool could result in up to 600 job losses.

“bringing buses across the city region back under public control at the weekend, after 40 years of deregulation”

Buses across the Liverpool City Region were brought back under public control at the weekend, following approximately 40 years of deregulation.

“The Foreign Secretary and I took close advice from the security services and, of course, officials in the Foreign Office and in our embassies.”

The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary took close advice from the security services and officials in the Foreign Office and embassies.

“I broke records on my first day back for the longest statement in modern history”

The Prime Minister's statement on his first day back was the longest statement in modern parliamentary history.

“the same co-operation that has helped us reduce summer small boat crossings to a seven-year low”

Summer small boat crossings have been reduced to a seven-year low.

“We excluded rape, grooming and child sex offences”

The Government excluded rape, grooming and child sex offences from the early release scheme.

“we are going further and excluding death by dangerous driving and other manslaughter offences”

The Government is excluding death by dangerous driving and other manslaughter offences from the early release scheme.

“Within days of taking office, I indicated that we would remove VAT from electricity bills.”

The Prime Minister announced the removal of VAT from electricity bills within days of taking office.

“days later, with the support of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, we said that there would be a cut in business rates for pubs, social clubs and live music venues”

The Government announced a cut in business rates for pubs, social clubs and live music venues shortly after taking office.

“When they were in government, we saw 14 years of stagnant growth.”

The Conservative government (2010–2024) experienced 14 years of stagnant economic growth.

“We saw 14 years of debt rising as a percentage of GDP.”

UK national debt rose as a percentage of GDP over the 14 years of Conservative government (2010–2024).

“In the first half of this year, we have had the fastest growth in the G7.”

The UK had the fastest GDP growth among G7 countries in the first half of 2024.

“Borrowing fell to its lowest level in six years.”

UK government borrowing fell to its lowest level in six years.

“We are cutting the deficit faster than any other G7 country.”

The UK is reducing its deficit at a faster rate than any other G7 country.

“the majority of whom were part of a Government that lasted for 49 days”

The Liz Truss government lasted 49 days.

“She took a decision at the weekend: she removed a shadow Chancellor who said that the Truss mini-Budget was a mistake and replaced him with one who helped to write the Truss mini-Budget.”

Kemi Badenoch replaced a shadow Chancellor who had called the Truss mini-Budget a mistake with one who helped write the Truss mini-Budget.

“the Leader of the Opposition herself is on record as saying that Liz Truss was “100% right””

Kemi Badenoch is on record stating that Liz Truss was "100% right".

“At the spending review we will set out a plan to meet our NATO commitments by 2035.”

The UK government will set out a plan at the spending review to meet NATO defence spending commitments by 2035.

“It is clear that the decade of low growth that we have had has been partly a result of Brexit.”

The UK experienced a decade of low growth that was partly a result of Brexit.

“we are approaching a UK-EU summit in the next couple of months”

A UK-EU summit is scheduled to take place within approximately two months of the date of this speech.

“there have been long-standing shortages of midwives across the country”

There have been long-standing shortages of midwives across the UK.

“I have already announced a change to education so that we have a technical path for young people from 14—so that we give young people a path towards good T-levels, BTECs, work placements and degree apprenticeships and we support them with travel costs”

The Prime Minister has announced an education change creating a technical pathway for young people from age 14, including T-levels, BTECs, work placements, degree apprenticeships, and travel cost support.

“something that I did in Greater Manchester”

The Prime Minister implemented a travel cost support scheme for young people in Greater Manchester.

“the current education system that was put in place by Michael Gove has sadly failed to do”

The current education system was put in place by Michael Gove.

“I was in Northern Ireland with the Northern Ireland Secretary last week.”

The Prime Minister visited Northern Ireland with the Northern Ireland Secretary in the week prior to this speech.

“We excluded rape, grooming and child sex offences, but on hearing those voices, I was not satisfied and I pushed the system to go further. As a result of that, we are going further and excluding death by dangerous driving and other manslaughter offences”

The Government excluded rape, grooming, child sex offences, death by dangerous driving, and other manslaughter offences from the early release scheme.

“Digital ID is not a priority for me or for this Government. We reallocated the funding, and we made those commitments as a result.”

The Government reallocated funding previously assigned to digital ID to fund other commitments.

“As Mayor of Greater Manchester, I proudly delivered a huge increase in the work placements attached to T-levels that benefited young people”

Work placements attached to T-levels increased significantly in Greater Manchester during Andy Burnham's mayoralty.

“I introduced a free bus pass for 16 to 18-year-olds to connect them to opportunity”

A free bus pass for 16 to 18-year-olds was introduced in Greater Manchester during Andy Burnham's mayoralty.

“the rise in NEETs—those not in education, employment or training—was not the same in Greater Manchester as in other parts of the country”

The rise in NEETs in Greater Manchester was lower than in other parts of the country during Andy Burnham's mayoralty.

“No borrowing to fund day-to-day spending, debt falling as a percentage of GDP by the end of the Parliament”

The Government's fiscal rules are: no borrowing to fund day-to-day spending, and debt falling as a percentage of GDP by the end of the Parliament.