GA / UNITED KINGDOM MAY

STORY: GA / UNITED KINGDOM MAY
TRT: 1:18
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

26 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Pan right, May walking to podium
3. Wide shot, British delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
“The vote by the British people to leave the European Union was not a rejection of multilateralism or international co-operation. It was a clear demand for decisions and accountability to lie closer to home. I believe the role of leadership in these circumstances is clear: it is delivering on the democratic wishes of our people and international cooperation working with allies and partners in pursuit of our shared values.”
5. Wide shot, May addressing General Assembly
6. Close up, Theresa May addressing General Assembly
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
“In the last century – whether in the rise of fascism or the spread of Communism – we have seen those on the extreme right and extreme left exploit people’s fears, stoke intolerance and racism, close down economies and societies and destroy the peace of nations. And today once more we see worrying trends in the rise of these movements in Europe and beyond.”
8. Wide shot, May addressing General Assembly
9. Wide shot, May addressing General Assembly

STORYLINE:

British Prime Minister Theresa May said the vote in her country to leave the European Union was “not a rejection of multilateralism or international co-operation” rather it was a “clear demand for decisions and accountability to lie closer to home.”

Addressing the General Assembly today (26 Sep), May said there is no single model for countries to balance the democratic demands of their public with the imperative to co-operate internationally. She expressed her belief that the role of leadership in these circumstances is clear: “it is delivering on the democratic wishes of our people and international cooperation working with allies and partners in pursuit of our shared values.”

May said the international community has extraordinary progress since the UN was founded, but many people today are concerned whether this would continue. She added that the world faced a loss of confidence in the systems that have delivered this progress.

SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
“In the last century – whether in the rise of fascism or the spread of Communism – we have seen those on the extreme right and extreme left exploit people’s fears, stoke intolerance and racism, close down economies and societies and destroy the peace of nations. And today once more we see worrying trends in the rise of these movements in Europe and beyond.”

She said leaders who believe in inclusive societies and open economies have a duty to respond, to learn the lessons of the past, to meet people’s concerns with practical actions, and to renew confidence in the ideas and values that have done so much to benefit so many for so long. She said the way forward lies in global cooperation between strong and accountable states based on open economies and inclusive societies.