Liz Truss in United Nations

On Energy & Oil: Transition to gas then future of renewable & nuclear energy

We are cutting off the toxic power and pipelines from authoritarian regimes and strengthening our energy resilience. We will ensure we cannot be coerced or harmed by the reckless actions of rogue actors abroad.

We will transition to a future based on renewable and nuclear energy while ensuring that the gas used during that transition is from reliable sources including our own North Sea production. We will be a net energy exporter by 2040.

On Foreign Policy: Real struggle between democracies and autocracies

Democracy gives people the right to choose their own path. And it evolves to reflect the aspirations of citizens. And it protects the freedoms that are at the very core of our humanity. By contrast, autocracies sow the seeds of their own demise by suppressing their citizens. They are fundamentally rigid and unable to adapt.

We cannot simply assume there will be a democratic future. There is a real struggle going on between different forms of society--between democracies and autocracies. Unless democratic societies deliver on the economy and security our citizens expect, we will fall behind.

On Homeland Security: Spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, & support Ukraine

No-one is threatening Russia, as we meet here this evening. In Ukraine, barbarous weapons are being used to kill and maim people. Rape is being used as an instrument of war.

And this morning we have seen Putin trying to justify his catastrophic failures. He is doubling down by sending even more reservists to a terrible fate.

This will not work. The international alliance is strong and Ukraine is strong. The Ukrainians are not just defending their own country--they are defending our values and the security of the whole world.

That's why we must act. That's why the UK will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, maintaining our position as the leading security actor in Europe. And that's why I pledge that we will sustain or increase our military support to Ukraine, for as long as it takes.