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just been chairing a meeting today about how we respond to the appalling crisis of Ebolain West Africa, where Muslims and Christians are suffering alongside each other with thisappalling affliction. Of course America has taken some great steps but Britain again is thesecond country in the world, spending £125 million to help people in West Africa. Weamp。re always the first to step up and step forward, and we should beproud of that. Iamp。t say enough about this, and Ithink perhaps we need to say more in all our munities to demonstrate to people who carepassionately about the suffering people go through about what a generous andpassionate nation this is. We see these appalling problems in Syria with so manyrefugees and so many people suffering. Britain is the second largest bilateral donor of anycountry in the world. Weamp。re doing as a country to help Muslimswho are suffering around the world. And I think perhaps we donamp。re celebrating tonight. Third and final thing is just to say a word about what weamp。s something to be immensely proud of as well as allthe contributions to the arts, to literature, to music, to sport. Before my conferenc