Prime minister Keir Starmer switches on Christmas lights outside 10 Downing Street

Keir Starmer thanks frontline workers before switching on Downing St Christmas lights Reuters

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00:00Well, look, it's absolutely fantastic to see you all here at the beginning of the festivities.

00:06And can I just first say a big, big thank you to the choir. Absolutely brilliant. Lewisham

00:12and Greenwich NHS Trust. Brilliant start to the carols. Thank you so much for that rendition.

00:24Thank you also to Evergreen Trees, who've given us this absolutely fantastic tree here

00:29all the way from the Welsh borders and the Reeds. And a particular thank you to the families

00:35that we have with you, families of those in the military, those in the police on the frontline.

00:42We owe you so much throughout the year. It's very, very brilliant to have you here with

00:47us this evening. And Christmas, of course, is all about bringing people together, family,

00:55all of us celebrating in the way that we traditionally do. And it's the tradition, therefore, to

01:00turn on the lights with that familiar start. So could you please join me when I say five,

01:09four, three, two, one. Yay, it worked. Nervous moment there, but it's all good.