Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer thanks British troops at the Akrotiri base in Cyprus for “stepping up” during a volatile period in the Middle East. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I knew that you would step up. I knew you'd be professional. I knew that I could say, not just to my team and to our country,
00:08but I could say to allies that we would be ready to do whatever was necessary, when it was necessary.
00:15And that's because I had complete faith in you. And thank you for that.
00:19Because it gave me the confidence to have those meetings with international leaders and to say,
00:25the UK will play its part, the UK will be ready. And that's because I had complete trust and faith
00:32in what you do, what you're capable of, and your professionalism.