特雷莎·梅首相、特恩布尔总理7月10日联合记者会

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摘要Joint Press Conference between UK PM Theresa May and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull on July 10

Prime Minister Theresa May:

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And a very good lunch it was, I have to say. Excellent. Yes, thank you. We’ll now take some questions. Laura.文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/3301.html

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And thank you, Prime Minister, both of you. Prime Minister, what the opposition to contributes as well as to criticize, you’re expected to say tomorrow, what do you say to your own critiques though including in your own party who say it’s you that needs to change? And might a new way of doing business include maybe easing up the pressure on the public sector, perhaps increasing public sector pay, getting rid of the pay cap?文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/3301.html

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And Prime Minister Turnbull, you say that you’re very keen to get on with a UK-Australia trade deal, but you also want an early agreement with the EU and those talks are already ongoing. How quickly do you think you could get a deal with Britain done once we leave?文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/3301.html

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:文章源自英文巴士-https://www.en84.com/3301.html

 

I’ll answer the second one. Well, as soon as possible. We move quickly. Australians are fleet of foot, we don’t muck around, we’re very simple. So we will move as quickly as the UK will move, and we’ll move as soon as Britain is lawfully able to enter into a free trade agreement. But we are very keen, we’re working very fast and hard to get a free trade agreement with the EU, and ideally, as I discussed with Donald Tusk and Jean‑Claude Juncker, and indeed with Chancellor Merkel and President Macron, and other European leaders, we’d like to get moving with that and get that done before Britain actually leaves the EU. So you know, I just want to be very clear about this: we are absolutely signed up for free trade, open markets. It has been the key to our continued run of economic success.

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

And just on that point as well, just to say that while we remain a member of the EU, we are continuing to press for these trade deals with other countries like Australia, and indeed the Japan deal which we reached a political agreement just a few days ago. We’re continuing to press the EU to get on and get those deals in place as well.

Now, on the first question that you asked, Laura, the Government has got an ambitious agenda. It’s an ambitious agenda which is there to address the big challenges that the country faces. Of course, one of those is getting the Brexit negotiations right, but there are other challenges that we face as a country, too. And I think the public will rightly want us to get the broadest possible consensus in looking at those issues.

 

And this is something I’ve done before. I did it as Home Secretary on counter‑terrorism measures like the Investigatory Powers Act, working with other political parties to ensure that we got that legislation right. I did it on the Modern Slavery Act, working with other parties to ensure that that went onto the statute book.

 

And if you look at some of the issues that we’re addressing in the future, the report that’s coming out tomorrow, Matthew Taylor’s report, of course, I asked him to do that not that long after becoming Prime Minister, to look at the gig economy, to look at the changing face of the world of work here in the UK, to ensure we’ve got those workers’ protections right. And who would not want to work to ensure workers had the best possible rights and the protections in the workplace as it changes? Who would not want to work with us to ensure that we’ve got the right counter‑terrorism powers and capabilities in place?

 

And then there’s another issue that, as you know, has come up recently through the general election, which is this whole question of the abuse and bullying and harassment that people suffered through the general election. A number of MPs have clearly identified that that happened to them. Yvette Cooper has been clear this is something we need to address, and I think we should be working together to find a way to ensure that that sort of behaviour, which was of course targeted not just at candidates but at others during the election, and make sure that the message goes out very clearly that it has no role in our democracy.

 

Question:

 

My question to you both: both Australia and the United Kingdom were involved in the invasion of Iraq in 2003 on the grounds there were weapons of mass destruction. There weren’t, but we’ve now got a very real threat of weapons of mass destruction when it comes to North Korea. But it seems at the moment, at least, very little is having much effect. Now, I understand both of your positions that China is the one that needs to do more, but again, there’s no sign that it is taking any further steps, putting any more pressure on Pyongyang. So my question is: are either of you willing to accept a nuclear‑armed North Korea?

 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:

 

No.

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

No – we want to see the denuclearisation of North Korea.

 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:

 

Let me add a little bit to that. I hope that wasn’t too short an answer for you. Would be the first time anyone’s complained about one of my answers being short.

 

The reality is that the Chinese, in practical terms, David, are the only country that has the ability to bring the North Korean regime to its senses without some form of military intervention. I mean that…they have the potential, the ability to impose a huge economic pressure on North Korea, and they should do so. And we’ve encouraged them to do so, and I’ve encouraged them to do so in every discussion I’ve had with Chinese leaders on this matter for a long time.

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

And we have the same approach to this. As we say, we don’t want to see North Korea with nuclear weapons, but China is the country that has the greatest possible leverage on North Korea. And that’s a message that I gave to President Xi and I think that Prime Minister Turnbull has been giving to the Chinese, as he says, as well.

 

Question:

 

It’s a red line?

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

What we want to do at the moment is to ensure that we can see the denuclearisation of North Korea. The pressure that needs to be put on at the moment is from China. You know, obviously, there has been talk about further sanctions, but I think China has the greatest leverage, and that’s why this is an issue that we both take up with the Chinese President.

 

Another…want to…Jack.

 

Question:

 

Prime Minister, the Great Repeal Bill is being introduced this week. Are there areas of compromise for you, in terms of getting help from the Labour Party – does that include Brexit? And if I may, does it concern you that Jeremy Corbyn has failed to condemn the actions of some of his supporters in the time since the election and all of these accounts of abuse have come out?

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

Well, first of all, you’re right, obviously, the Repeal Bill is being introduced. That’s obviously a key part of legislation for delivering Brexit, because it will repeal the European Communities Act and set the scene for other pieces of legislation that will need to be brought in – as we’ve highlighted in the Queen’s Speech and afterwards.

 

And we said at the time of the Queen’s Speech that we want to see the broadest possible consensus. This is a huge decision that was taken by the British people last year. We want to ensure that the deal we get is the right deal for Britain, and we want to make a success of it. And as Malcolm Turnbull has said in his remarks, I want to see Britain coming out of that relationship with the EU and into a new global Britain trading our way around the world with old friends and new allies alike, and standing tall and confident in the world. And we will work to ensure that we get the right deal for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union.

 

And on the issue of the bullying and harassment that has taken place of candidates and MPs, I call on all party leaders to condemn that. There is no place for that activity in our democracy. And I am surprised at any party leader who is not willing to condemn that.

 

I think, frankly, we should stand together on this and say there is no place for this in our democracy. People should be able to stand for election; we should be able to conduct elections without people fearing as to what’s going to happen to them as a result of that.

 

Question:

 

Mr. Turnbull, to you first. Your Government at home at the moment is considering a change to the bureaucracy regarding the security apparatus. Some speculation has been around adopting a British-style Home Office. I’m just wondering on your discussions here, is that feeding into your decision-making in that process?

 

And to both of you, on an issue of grave mutual concern to both our countries, there’s a real risk there may not be an Ashes Series this year because of the players’ strike in Australia. I was just wondering whether either of you would like to reflect on the likelihood of that not happening, and did you have any advice to the negotiating parties in Australia?

 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:

 

Well, I’ll answer the question about the Home Office, and then I think Theresa should go first on the cricket. And I’ll conclude on the cricket.

 

But as far as the UK has an integrated Home Office, in fact, Theresa was the Home Secretary, in which they have all of their domestic security agencies: MI5, police and border protection, immigration is all part of that. That’s been the case for a very long time. Obviously, we’re always interested in learning about the British experience.

 

As far as administrative arrangements in Australia with respect to national security, I just repeat what I’ve said many times: this is no place for set-and-forget. We have to be dynamic, agile, constantly asking can we improve the way our agencies are keeping Australians safe? And we will always continue to seek to improve them, and I’ve demonstrated that with the cyber security strategy already in some of the matters I’ve raised. I’ve demonstrated that with the laws that we’ve changed – domestic counter-terrorism laws. As you know, the Australians know we’ve passed laws that will enable a court to – the decision of a court, on the application of a court – for a person who is in jail for a terrorist offense to be kept in jail after the expiry of their sentence if they are judged to be a continuing threat. A tough law, no doubt about that, but it’s an example of the changes that I’ve made.

 

Also, we’ve made changes to our criminal code, so that our troops in the field in the Middle East are able to target and kill terrorists whether they are active combatants with a gun or a bomb or a knife in their hand, or whether they’re in the back office planning or doing logistics or something else. So it is…we will always seek to improve our national security arrangements to keep Australians safe. This is no place for set-and-forget.

 

So, cricket.

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

Well, just to reiterate, though, from the UK’s point of view, in terms of counter-terrorism, we also look, and we are doing after the number of attacks that we have seen here in the UK – of course, four terrorist attacks in just around three months. But five other attacks foiled by our security services and police during that same time-frame. So as we see terrorism breeding terrorism, as we’ve seen people using the crudest means to conduct these terrorist attacks, we need to look at whether our powers and capabilities are the right ones for being able to deal with this threat. And that’s what we’re doing at the moment. But we’re also working internationally, of course, in dealing with the online threat, which we’ve both referred to, and crucially, at the G20, a very good discussion about how we deal with terrorist financing, which is another important element that we need to address.

 

And look, we always welcome every opportunity to play the Australians at cricket and show them a thing or two – and as our women have just done. And I hope we can hear it for the women’s cricket, actually, which is an excellent standard.

 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:

 

Well, thank you, Phil.

 

Look, your question, really for the first time, in both of our careers, has made me feel young again. Normally, your questions make me feel the pressure of office and the pressure of the years. But you know, 40 years ago, I was working for Kerry Packer, setting up World Series Cricket. So there is a sort of a players/administrators conflict that’s got a certain ring about it, a resonance about it for me. But, look, Australians want their team on the field beating the Poms.

 

So I encourage both sides to settle it as quickly as possible. Thank you all very much.

 

Prime Minister Theresa May:

 

Thank you.

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