The focus must now be on implementing the 20-point plan in full.

Israel must immediately end the unacceptable restrictions on aid, so that more food medicine and support can reach those who need it.

Conditions for the people of Gaza remain appalling.

We thank the US, together with Qatar, Turkiye and Egypt, for their tireless efforts to progress these crucial negotiations.

International development is not an add-on to British foreign policy – it is central to it.

Kirsty McNeill brings outstanding experience and deep personal commitment to this agenda, and together we will ensure the UK punches its full weight in tackling the defining challenges of our time.

By taking on the role of UK governor to the World Bank, I want to send an unambiguous signal that this government is serious about its global leadership on development and climate.

London will work intensively with others to seek to de-escalate this conflict and find a diplomatic way forward.

Any solution must include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and upholding the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.

I know in particular how much the Iran conflict is affecting Asean partners.

We too in the UK, in our own way, are feeling the effects of the conflict on families and businesses in the impacts on the cost of living.