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~~Boris Johnson to say reversing Brexit vote would be disastrous - Politics live~~	Boris Johnson gives 'road to Brexit' speech - Politics live
2018-02-14 10:02:28 UTC	2018-02-14 11:22:16 UTC (about 1 hour later)
	Johnson says to those who “worry about our strategic position” and the risks to national security:
	Our commitment to the defence of Europe is unconditional and immovable.
	He adds that the UK is a major contributor to Europe and will remain so. That is not dependent on EU treaties, he says.
	Johnson says there are three main branches to the opposition to Brexit:
	Boris says Brexit “need not be nationalist, but can be internationalist” and seeks to allay those three concerns. He acknowledges that he “runs the risk of causing further irritation” in making such an argument, but that it is a risk he must run.
	The foreign secretary says the pro-leave supporters must not leave behind those who want to remain, saying that is what had happened in reverse after the UK first decided to join the EU.
	It is not good enough for us to say to remainers: ‘you lost, get over it’.
	Opening his speech, Boris Johnson says he recently spoke to a constituent who was thinking of leaving the UK for Canada over the Brexit vote.
	He says that, in some cases, people are coming around. In others, the anti-Brexit feeling is hardening.
	Boris says he recognises the grief and alienation felt by remainers, including friends and family, as well as people abusing him in the street
	Boris Johnson has arrived and is about to deliver his speech.
	Boris Johnson arrrives for his Valentine’s Day speech, it’s a love letter to remainers... pic.twitter.com/0r4sspBgC2
	We’re expecting Boris Johnson to start his speech - the first in a series of “road to Brexit” addresses to be given by government ministers - in a few moments.
	Waiting for Boris Johnson here in the next five mins to lay out his vision for “liberal Brexit.” But heard a lot of vision tbh and we’d love a bit of detail pic.twitter.com/TuiadVkGL1
	We will, of course, bring updates as he speaks. But anyone wanting a preview would be well advised to start here:
	You’ll also be able to watch it live at the top of this blog.
There’s been some reaction on the continent to the reports around Boris Johnson’s speech, in which he plans to set out the liberal argument for Brexit. Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, has tweeted:	There’s been some reaction on the continent to the reports around Boris Johnson’s speech, in which he plans to set out the liberal argument for Brexit. Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, has tweeted:
Putting up barriers to the movement of trade and people & suggesting that the identity of citizens can only be national is not liberal - it's quite the opposite. https://t.co/g6RKDAmOll	Putting up barriers to the movement of trade and people & suggesting that the identity of citizens can only be national is not liberal - it's quite the opposite. https://t.co/g6RKDAmOll
Mordaunt refers to the UN’s recent admission that “there were 300 incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse, including child rape, carried out by UN peacekeepers and civilian staff in 2016”.	Mordaunt refers to the UN’s recent admission that “there were 300 incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse, including child rape, carried out by UN peacekeepers and civilian staff in 2016”.
We will step up our existing work with the UN secretary general to stop abuses under the UN flag. There will be no immunity for rape and sexual abuse and I welcome the recent statement from the UN to that effect and note the work that Unicef has done.	We will step up our existing work with the UN secretary general to stop abuses under the UN flag. There will be no immunity for rape and sexual abuse and I welcome the recent statement from the UN to that effect and note the work that Unicef has done.
We cannot let the UN flag provide cover for despiable acts.	We cannot let the UN flag provide cover for despiable acts.
My department and the UK Charity Commission will hold, within a month, a safeguarding summit, where we will meet with representatives across the aid sector and discuss new ways of vetting and recruiting staff to ensure protecting vulnerable people is at the forefront of our minds.	My department and the UK Charity Commission will hold, within a month, a safeguarding summit, where we will meet with representatives across the aid sector and discuss new ways of vetting and recruiting staff to ensure protecting vulnerable people is at the forefront of our minds.
This past week has to be a wakeup call. We don’t want the actions of a minority of individuals to tarnish and endanger all the good work we do, then we must all respond quickly and appropriately. We must regain the trust of the public, we must make staff aware of their moral responsibilities - as well as their legal duties. But, above all else, we must strive to ensure that no child, no one is harmed by the people who are supposed to be there to help.	This past week has to be a wakeup call. We don’t want the actions of a minority of individuals to tarnish and endanger all the good work we do, then we must all respond quickly and appropriately. We must regain the trust of the public, we must make staff aware of their moral responsibilities - as well as their legal duties. But, above all else, we must strive to ensure that no child, no one is harmed by the people who are supposed to be there to help.
In the secretary general’s report in February 2017, the UN said there were 145 allegations of sexual abuse in 2016, which were “associated with at least 311 known victims”. All but two were women and girls, the report said, adding that “there may be more”.	In the secretary general’s report in February 2017, the UN said there were 145 allegations of sexual abuse in 2016, which were “associated with at least 311 known victims”. All but two were women and girls, the report said, adding that “there may be more”.
The international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, confirms she will meet with police to discuss the Oxfam scandal.	The international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, confirms she will meet with police to discuss the Oxfam scandal.
I’ve held meetings with charity bosses, regulators and experts over the last few days and, tomorrow, I will be meeting with the National Crime Agency.	I’ve held meetings with charity bosses, regulators and experts over the last few days and, tomorrow, I will be meeting with the National Crime Agency.
While investigations have to be completed and any potential criminals prosecuted accordingly, what is clear is that the culture that allowed this to happen needs to change and it needs to change now.	While investigations have to be completed and any potential criminals prosecuted accordingly, what is clear is that the culture that allowed this to happen needs to change and it needs to change now.
The international development secretary went on to say that any charities that do not meet the government’s standards will have their public funding stopped.	The international development secretary went on to say that any charities that do not meet the government’s standards will have their public funding stopped.
She says the government will seek to stop sexual abusers moving between aid organisations, including the possibility of setting up a global register of development workers.	She says the government will seek to stop sexual abusers moving between aid organisations, including the possibility of setting up a global register of development workers.
Some more on Mordaunt’s comments. She has told the summit:	Some more on Mordaunt’s comments. She has told the summit:
The sexual exploitation of vulnerable people - vulnerable children - is never acceptable. But, when it is perpetrated by people in positions of power - people we entrust to help and protect - it rightly sickens and disgusts and it should compel us to take action.	The sexual exploitation of vulnerable people - vulnerable children - is never acceptable. But, when it is perpetrated by people in positions of power - people we entrust to help and protect - it rightly sickens and disgusts and it should compel us to take action.
The recent revelations about Oxfam, not solely the actions perpetrated by a number of those staff, but the way the organisation responded to those events, should be a wakeup call to the sector.	The recent revelations about Oxfam, not solely the actions perpetrated by a number of those staff, but the way the organisation responded to those events, should be a wakeup call to the sector.
They let perpetrators go, they did not inform donors, their regulator or prosecuting authorities. It was not just the processes and procedures of that organisation that were lacking, but moral leadership.	They let perpetrators go, they did not inform donors, their regulator or prosecuting authorities. It was not just the processes and procedures of that organisation that were lacking, but moral leadership.
We cannot end violence against children unless ‘zero tolerance’ means something. I will be guided in my decisions about Oxfam depending on the charity’s response to requirements and questions I have raised with them and by the Charity Commission’s investigation.	We cannot end violence against children unless ‘zero tolerance’ means something. I will be guided in my decisions about Oxfam depending on the charity’s response to requirements and questions I have raised with them and by the Charity Commission’s investigation.
But no organisation is too big, or our work with them too complex, for me to hesitate to remove funding from them if we cannot trust them to put the beneficiaries of aid first.	But no organisation is too big, or our work with them too complex, for me to hesitate to remove funding from them if we cannot trust them to put the beneficiaries of aid first.
The international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, is delivering a speech to a Stockholm summit on child protection. She is addressing the Oxfam scandal, repeating her belief that the charity did not just lack safeguarding procedures, it also lacked moral leadership.	The international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, is delivering a speech to a Stockholm summit on child protection. She is addressing the Oxfam scandal, repeating her belief that the charity did not just lack safeguarding procedures, it also lacked moral leadership.
The Tory MEP, Daniel Hannan, who was a founding member of Vote Leave, has said Boris Johnson is aiming his speech at those who feel “alienated and angry” about the EU referendum result. Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, he said:	The Tory MEP, Daniel Hannan, who was a founding member of Vote Leave, has said Boris Johnson is aiming his speech at those who feel “alienated and angry” about the EU referendum result. Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, he said:
[Johnson] knows that a number of people feel kind of alienated and angry about the result and that’s not something that any leaver should feel good about.	[Johnson] knows that a number of people feel kind of alienated and angry about the result and that’s not something that any leaver should feel good about.