05/10/2016 - Live Morning Session

:01:30. > :01:37.The national Conservative Convention. Linda Arkley.

:01:38. > :01:47.Good morning, conference. I'm Linda Arkley, Vice President of the

:01:48. > :01:52.National Convention. I'm thrilled to be introducing this session.

:01:53. > :01:57.Shortly, we are going to he`r from several people about why thdy wanted

:01:58. > :02:06.to become MPs. And, they'll tell you about their

:02:07. > :02:10.experiences in the House of Commons. When politician stock is low and

:02:11. > :02:17.people feel that politics isn't always working for them, it is vital

:02:18. > :02:21.to remember that there are dlective representatives doing a fantastic

:02:22. > :02:27.job for their constituents dvery single day.

:02:28. > :02:37.It's also important to remelber what a difference that politics can make

:02:38. > :02:43.to people's lives. We have hundreds of MPs who take their job vdry, very

:02:44. > :02:52.seriously. And we have many people in local politics who share it. I'm

:02:53. > :02:58.one of them. I came interested in politics during the 1970s. H had

:02:59. > :03:02.just finished my nurse's tr`ining when we had the winter of

:03:03. > :03:06.discontevenlt I think many of you will remember that. Strikes,

:03:07. > :03:11.tleet-day week, industry un`ble to function. Jobs being lost and many

:03:12. > :03:21.of my fellow nursing colleagues who were unable to get a job. Btt it was

:03:22. > :03:26.in the 1980s when militant tendency began to raise its head and the

:03:27. > :03:32.left-wing infiltrated local councils and that's when I joined thd

:03:33. > :03:36.Conservative Party. Like you all, the inevitabld

:03:37. > :03:41.leaflets come. So I went off delivering leaflets. I stood as a

:03:42. > :03:48.candidate in the local elections and third time lucky, I became ` ward

:03:49. > :03:57.councillor which I carried on for 18 years. I then stood as the

:03:58. > :04:05.Conservative mayoral candid`te in Labour's heartland of North Tyneside

:04:06. > :04:07.in 20039 and succeeded in bdcoming the elected mayor and served for six

:04:08. > :04:19.years. APPLAUSE - 2003 and 2009.

:04:20. > :04:24.It was there I saw the power of politics first hand.

:04:25. > :04:33.Improving council services while cutting costs. Boosting the local

:04:34. > :04:41.economy with infrastructure, projects like the A19, the

:04:42. > :04:44.Silverlink transport scheme and successfully lobbying for an

:04:45. > :04:49.enterprise zone in the north-east. I can tell you those changes helped

:04:50. > :04:55.the area for the better, giving people more money, more jobs, and

:04:56. > :05:01.more opportunities. Our parliamentarians seek to make

:05:02. > :05:10.sure that they have this impact every single day.

:05:11. > :05:17.They do so through constitudncy surgeries, correspondence, visits,

:05:18. > :05:22.case work, parliamentary debates, votes, committees, and sometimes

:05:23. > :05:30.ministerial work. It is a privilege, but it is also

:05:31. > :05:38.great responsibility. To hear more about what goes on and

:05:39. > :05:44.from the MPs, I want to hand over to our MPs and the Chairman who is

:05:45. > :05:47.known among constituents and colleagues as an exemplary LP and an

:05:48. > :05:51.all-rounder. Ladies and gentlemen, all-rounder. Ladies and gentlemen,

:05:52. > :06:11.the Chief Whip,p Gavin Willhamson. Thank you, Mullin da. Conference, it

:06:12. > :06:15.is a great - thank you Lind`. Conference, it is a great privilege

:06:16. > :06:23.to be here today. Indeed, it is rare for a Chief Whip to be let out, let

:06:24. > :06:34.alone to address such a large crowd. It's usually one-on-one in truth.

:06:35. > :06:40.As whips, we are more accustomed to operating in the shadows, as opposed

:06:41. > :06:46.to being centre stage. But ht is with great pride that I serve as

:06:47. > :06:48.Chief Whip for our great party. And for our great Prime Minister.

:06:49. > :07:06.APPLAUSE I know there is a fair amount of

:07:07. > :07:12.mystery surrounding the rold of a whip's office. I've heard that we

:07:13. > :07:23.use special tactics to get our way, to make people do as we wish. I ve

:07:24. > :07:30.even heard that we have a special black book, where we record all of

:07:31. > :07:37.the misdeeds and mistakes and it is hard to imagine that any of our

:07:38. > :07:47.colleagues would ever have ` small or minor indiscretion.

:07:48. > :07:54.APPLAUSE But, conference, I've got to set the

:07:55. > :07:58.record straight. As Chief Whip, I can categorically tell you that in

:07:59. > :08:12.the whip's office we do not have a black book. It's blue.

:08:13. > :08:17.APPLAUSE But, conference, over these last few

:08:18. > :08:22.days, so little has gone into this wonderful blue book. Everyone has

:08:23. > :08:29.been so incredibly well-beh`ved Well, most.

:08:30. > :08:36.Instead, we have heard passhonate speeches on how we create a country

:08:37. > :08:42.that works for everyone. Strengthening our economy in all

:08:43. > :08:47.parts of our country, about our bright future, as a global trading

:08:48. > :08:53.nation. But we can never, never forget the

:08:54. > :08:58.challenges that we face. Sitting across from the despatch box every

:08:59. > :09:08.day, we see the threat from the Labour Party. It maybe easy to

:09:09. > :09:11.dismiss them as divided, a shambles, irrelevant to working peopld but,

:09:12. > :09:18.conference, we know the dangers posed by socialism. More spdnding.

:09:19. > :09:26.More tax. The threat to our national security.

:09:27. > :09:32.We must never forget that they have done it all before and they will do

:09:33. > :09:38.it all over again. In Parliament, debate by debate

:09:39. > :09:48.vote by vote, they are determined to drag Britain down.

:09:49. > :09:53.As our first great female Prime Minister once said - "They

:09:54. > :09:58.denigrated our past, undermhned our present and had no faith in our

:09:59. > :10:06.future." Today's Labour is no differdnt. They

:10:07. > :10:11.want to return us to the fahled divisive, backward-looking socialism

:10:12. > :10:18.of the 1970s, where the nathon was held to randsom by union barons by

:10:19. > :10:24.Trotskyites, by militants. People who have no care or no love for our

:10:25. > :10:33.country. We will not let thdm win. We cannot let them win. Stopping

:10:34. > :10:36.them is our duty. Yet we Conservatives are building ` country

:10:37. > :10:41.that works for everyone. Working to deliver this, we can draw on a huge

:10:42. > :10:47.range of talent that is our parliamentary party. It is lore

:10:48. > :10:53.diverse and impressive than it has ever been before. We have tdachers,

:10:54. > :10:59.doctors, nurses, people who have built up their own businessds.

:11:00. > :11:04.People who have worked in industry, standing up for our values.

:11:05. > :11:10.Conservative values. We are the party of ideas, the energy `nd the

:11:11. > :11:16.belief to build upon the success of a past six years. These are the

:11:17. > :11:21.people who are leading our charge against Labour. So, conference,

:11:22. > :11:26.first of all, let me introdtce you to a Member of Parliament who won a

:11:27. > :11:32.seat that has never before been Conservative.

:11:33. > :11:37.A seat that has only ever elected Labour MPs, since 1906. A sdat they

:11:38. > :11:42.held for over 100 years, and that they took for granted. A se`t that

:11:43. > :11:48.Ed Miliband thought that thdy could never lose.

:11:49. > :11:54.But hard work, local connections, a total commitment to the are` and its

:11:55. > :12:04.people led to history being made in May of last year. So, ladies and

:12:05. > :12:11.gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the first-ever,

:12:12. > :12:15.Conservative Member of Parlhament for Gower, Byron Davies.

:12:16. > :12:38.Gavin, thank you. Conferencd, so my upbringing was on the picturesque of

:12:39. > :12:44.peninsula of Gower on the south west coast of Wales. For those of you who

:12:45. > :12:48.know it, it is famed for its inland and coastal beauty, having been

:12:49. > :12:52.designated as the UK's first ever area of outstanding beauty hn 1 56.

:12:53. > :12:55.It is where I was born and brought up. It has always been a Labour

:12:56. > :13:00.strongholds, with majorities that could be weighed as opposed to

:13:01. > :13:02.counted. The northern part of the constituency includes opportunities

:13:03. > :13:05.that formally supported minhng and heavy industry. It is a divdrse

:13:06. > :13:10.community that I'm extremelx proud to represent.

:13:11. > :13:13.I was educated under the old state grammar school system. My

:13:14. > :13:19.contemporaries were drawn infrastructure families...

:13:20. > :13:24.APPLAUSE My contemporaries were drawn from

:13:25. > :13:27.families with a variety of both working class and professional

:13:28. > :14:01.backgrounds. Their parents, hard-working people,

:14:02. > :14:05.the national crime sqau.d ahd fascinating career, the latter years

:14:06. > :14:08.based in Eastern Europe, managing counter-organised crime programmes.

:14:09. > :14:11.Stluout my police career I had a constant longing to engage hn

:14:12. > :14:13.politics buff course was prdvented from doing so by the very n`ture of

:14:14. > :14:27.my work. I remained faithful to the

:14:28. > :14:34.Conservative course. My wifd was delighted when I told her I was to

:14:35. > :14:37.#colourcyan leaving the polhce and looked lovingly into my eyes,

:14:38. > :14:46.expecting me to announce a love to France or to space. But the look

:14:47. > :14:49.morphed into stunned silencd as I announced we were going to return to

:14:50. > :14:50.Wales where I saw my next challenge which was converting Wales to the

:14:51. > :15:09.Conservative way. You will be delighted to he`r that I

:15:10. > :15:13.am still married to the samd person. My eyes were firmly set on winning

:15:14. > :15:17.the Parliamentary seat of Gower I was elected in 2011 to the National

:15:18. > :15:22.Assembly of Wales but after ten years of campaigning, success came

:15:23. > :15:26.in May 2015 when I had the opportunity to work with thd most

:15:27. > :15:30.brilliant of campaign teams, made up of the Swansea and Gower

:15:31. > :15:35.Conservative future and the energetic Tower Association

:15:36. > :15:40.volunteers. So why am I a Conservative? Simply becausd I

:15:41. > :15:43.believe in opportunity for `ll. Be it in education, business, `nd I

:15:44. > :15:48.have a very, very strong belief in social justice. My life expdrience

:15:49. > :15:52.has taught me that given thd right conditions which I am convinced and

:15:53. > :15:55.it is now evident only the Conservative Party can put hnto

:15:56. > :15:58.place and everyone irrespective of their background and have a fair

:15:59. > :16:03.chance and make a success of their lives. And with our Prime Mhnister,

:16:04. > :16:20.conference, we can look forward to all of these things. Thank xou.

:16:21. > :16:29.Thank you, next we have a l`dy who is a fellow member of Parli`ment

:16:30. > :16:34.here in the Midlands, who shows that with tenacity and resolve you can

:16:35. > :16:38.achieve great things, a gre`t advocate of conservative values who

:16:39. > :16:44.took a seat from the Labour Party that we lost in 1997. Again, that

:16:45. > :16:52.helped us form a majority government for the first time in 20 ye`rs. She

:16:53. > :16:59.is a great champion of Derbx and I am proud that she is part of a team.

:17:00. > :17:12.Ladies and gentlemen, pleasd welcome Amanda Soloway.

:17:13. > :17:18.Well, good morning, conference. I first became fascinated by politics

:17:19. > :17:23.when I was nine or ten and Ken Clarke was at a garden partx. I

:17:24. > :17:28.remember being so impressed by this statesman who spoke so eloqtently.

:17:29. > :17:31.Then a few years later, I joined the Young Conservatives. Admittddly it

:17:32. > :17:38.was my friend who persuaded me to join as she assured me you could

:17:39. > :17:41.find a eligible young men there Sadly all I found was a load of

:17:42. > :17:51.literature that needed to bd delivered. Then life just hhjacked

:17:52. > :17:55.me. I was working long hours at Sainsbury's, my husband had a major

:17:56. > :17:58.motorbike accident and I had my two daughters and I seem to havd no

:17:59. > :18:01.spare time and any thought of politics was cut to the back of my

:18:02. > :18:08.mind and honestly, I didn't believe I could become an MP. I lacked self

:18:09. > :18:11.belief, had no qualifications of note, to give me merit, apart from a

:18:12. > :18:19.passionate belief in doing the right thing. But still, I kept it on my

:18:20. > :18:25.to-do list. For years actually. And finally as I approached 50, I

:18:26. > :18:30.thought, it's now or never. So I wrote to Theresa May, as yot do She

:18:31. > :18:36.pointed me expertly to women to win and from then, I contacted ly MP,

:18:37. > :18:40.the amazing Pauline Latham, who have me in so many ways. I foolishly put

:18:41. > :18:47.myself forward for my Parli`mentary assessment too early and I failed.

:18:48. > :18:50.Like many people, I hate fahling and I felt absolutely deflated but then

:18:51. > :18:57.I thought, I really, really want this. So I became more determined to

:18:58. > :18:59.increase my political experhence. I had already had a role on the

:19:00. > :19:04.association and then I was lucky enough to get selected as a borough

:19:05. > :19:09.council candidate. A parish councillor, area team officdr and

:19:10. > :19:11.then an officer for regional and subsequently National conservative

:19:12. > :19:15.women's organisation. I then asked if I could redo my Parliamentary

:19:16. > :19:20.assessment board and thank goodness, they agreed, and I passed. @nd then,

:19:21. > :19:38.as many of you know, I was dlected as a candidate for Derby North.

:19:39. > :19:43.The first 18 months have flown by and I have to say I have enjoyed

:19:44. > :19:50.every single second, from gdtting lost in the House of Commons to

:19:51. > :19:56.being being appointed on thd joint committee on human rights. @nd most

:19:57. > :19:59.recently appointed the PPS for International development btt most

:20:00. > :20:04.importantly I enjoy the timd I spend in Derby North and I like going out

:20:05. > :20:07.with the street pastors, visiting small businesses and actually making

:20:08. > :20:12.a difference to people's lives. I have made no secret of the fact that

:20:13. > :20:17.my mother suffered from mental health issues, my cousin took his

:20:18. > :20:20.life at 36, and what I wouldn't give to have them here today. Wh`t I can

:20:21. > :20:25.do is to support this government as it brings mental health and other

:20:26. > :20:29.issues to the forefront. I `m proud to be a conservative becausd

:20:30. > :20:32.everyone regardless of background should be afforded the chance of

:20:33. > :20:37.success, to stand on their own two feet and to show the world who they

:20:38. > :20:41.are because if a blonde, and sometimes slightly silly person from

:20:42. > :20:43.the Midlands can stand here as the MP for Derby North, there is hope

:20:44. > :21:02.for anyone. My dad lives in a council house and

:21:03. > :21:06.I take... I go and visit hil and when I go and visit him, he takes me

:21:07. > :21:12.out to show me off to his friends because he is just so proud I am an

:21:13. > :21:29.MP. Me? I am proud to be a conservative, thank you.

:21:30. > :21:35.Amanda, thank you for such `n inspiring speech. I don't know about

:21:36. > :21:41.you but in May 2015, there were so many highlights on that night but I

:21:42. > :21:48.rather enjoyed watching that sea of blue advance across the electoral

:21:49. > :21:54.map of the South West. In mx mind, there is nothing or few things more

:21:55. > :22:11.satisfying than beating a Lhberal Democrat. I find it is good for

:22:12. > :22:20.lifting the spirits. Our next speaker turned a Lib Dem majority of

:22:21. > :22:25.over 7000 into a conservative one of 1500. Ladies and gentlemen, please

:22:26. > :22:35.welcome the member of Parli`ment, Luke

:22:36. > :22:48.Hall. Gavin, thank you so mtch. In the last 18 months, I have... Turned

:22:49. > :22:57.30, and most importantly got married just a few weeks ago. I am

:22:58. > :23:01.absolutely honoured to be ending the busiest year of my life by speaking

:23:02. > :23:08.in conference today. I grew up in South Gloucestershire and started my

:23:09. > :23:15.career working on the shop floor. I have stacked shelves and sat on

:23:16. > :23:19.tills. I genuinely believe there is no better training ground for any

:23:20. > :23:25.modern politicians and workhng in a supermarket for a decade. Btt it is

:23:26. > :23:36.a big jump for anybody living into public life. I was extremelx nervous

:23:37. > :23:41.about standing for Parliament. I was out canvassing, and a man answered

:23:42. > :23:45.the door, looking thoroughlx unimpressed, I started to vdry

:23:46. > :23:49.politely explain who I was `nd what I was doing there and he stopped me

:23:50. > :23:55.mid-speech and said all right, I will vote for you, I will vote for

:23:56. > :24:00.you if you tell me how much... And it was in that moment I completely

:24:01. > :24:04.froze. Knowing he could havd asked me absolutely anything. I whll vote

:24:05. > :24:08.for you if you can tell me how much, and I kept thinking I am just a

:24:09. > :24:19.supermarket manager, how much a pint of milk costs.

:24:20. > :24:31.Of course, I said, but first let me tell you the bar code of milk and

:24:32. > :24:39.the product number of milk. The best value milk is in the shop at the

:24:40. > :24:47.corner. Is there anything else you want to know about milk, sir? And he

:24:48. > :24:59.looked me in the eyes and s`id, you smug Tory and slammed the door. I

:25:00. > :25:03.could not be more proud to be an ex-retailer now chair of yotr

:25:04. > :25:08.Parliamentary group on retahl and the local MP for the store H used

:25:09. > :25:10.stacked shelves in. I believe that education and ability provide

:25:11. > :25:13.opportunity that will only dver take you so far because it is our

:25:14. > :25:17.determination and a burning desire in front of us that drives ts to

:25:18. > :25:20.excel. And I am doing this job because I want that opportunity to

:25:21. > :25:23.reach every caretaker at a hotel worker and shall step in all corners

:25:24. > :25:27.of our great country. Collins and friends, it has been an incredible

:25:28. > :25:29.journey from little to Westlinster. I do want is to wait a second.

:25:30. > :25:46.Arguments. Thank you. I should probablx add at

:25:47. > :25:54.this stage there are other retailers out there as well. We are an

:25:55. > :26:04.impartial party when it comds to that. Next we have a lady who grew

:26:05. > :26:14.up in this great city. She stood for Parliament here in Birmingh`m in

:26:15. > :26:19.2010. She fought a seat, it is fair to say the seat fought back but she

:26:20. > :26:24.was selected by an open prilary and was elected for the Wealden

:26:25. > :26:27.constituency in 2015. She h`s made a great start to her career in the

:26:28. > :26:44.comments, ladies and gentlelen, please welcome...

:26:45. > :26:51.Good morning. I am the MP for Wealden in East Sussex and ly part

:26:52. > :26:54.of the world was perfectly described by GK Chesterton as the place where

:26:55. > :27:01.London ends and England can begin. It is home to the oldest

:27:02. > :27:10.Conservative Association in the country and without labour style

:27:11. > :27:21.tokenism made history by eldcting our first female Muslim member of

:27:22. > :27:29.Parliament. But you are probably thinking, she must be from `n

:27:30. > :27:32.oppressed minority. And you are right. Before I was elected, I was a

:27:33. > :27:49.Conservative at the BBC. My pastor Parliament should not be

:27:50. > :27:52.unusual but is. My mother h`d never gone to school and to be honest

:27:53. > :27:57.there was pressure on me not to finish my education and I'm sorry to

:27:58. > :28:01.say that remains the case for too many girls across our communities in

:28:02. > :28:07.our country today. My parents migrated here to Birmingham with my

:28:08. > :28:11.father exchanging his headm`ster 's gown for biscuit factory ovdralls

:28:12. > :28:15.and my story should and could have stayed there and for many of my

:28:16. > :28:20.contemporaries their stories did. Growing up in a Labour stronghold,

:28:21. > :28:24.there were no role models, hnstead, there was a bigotry of low

:28:25. > :28:29.expectations. I was told th`t people like me would be limited by our

:28:30. > :28:33.circumstances, that my life 's course would be managed and even

:28:34. > :28:43.decided by the state. I rejdcted that and we Conservatives rdject

:28:44. > :28:56.those assumptions. We are the true reformers, as our Prime Minhster has

:28:57. > :28:59.demonstrated time and time `gain. We are the only party that strhves for

:29:00. > :29:03.the whole of Great Britain, which is why it should be our mission to win

:29:04. > :29:08.the hearts and minds of every part of our country and that includes

:29:09. > :29:12.here in Birmingham, where chvic conservatism has its origins and

:29:13. > :29:13.where we are going to get otr great candidate Andy Street electdd as the

:29:14. > :29:28.first Mayor of the West Midlands. It is our responsibility to ensure

:29:29. > :29:34.that people have a chance to earn their living and not depend on

:29:35. > :29:39.hand-outs. I have seen, first hand, how welfare can stunt opportunity.

:29:40. > :29:45.In reality, education and aspiration are where it starts. Choice and

:29:46. > :29:49.rigour are our watch words. But to empower individuals, to truly

:29:50. > :29:55.empower individuals, our colmunities need to feel safe and securd and our

:29:56. > :30:00.tolerance and open society needs to be protected from the threats posed

:30:01. > :30:05.by extremism and insidious intolerance. As a member of the Home

:30:06. > :30:10.Affairs Select Committee, I have seen all the evidence I need to

:30:11. > :30:14.justify our strong, clear shghted response. Conference there, has

:30:15. > :30:17.never been a more important time to be a Conservative and there has

:30:18. > :30:21.never been a more exciting time to be a Conservative. I'm proud to be

:30:22. > :30:24.working with all of you, as we help create a country that works for

:30:25. > :30:37.everyone. Thank you. APPLAUSE

:30:38. > :30:45.Thank you. Our next speaker was a highly successful QC before her

:30:46. > :30:49.election to the Commons much she is a great champion of equalitx and

:30:50. > :30:53.opportunity, who comes from a rich tradition of public service. The

:30:54. > :30:58.daughter of a teacher. The granddaughter of a headmastdr who

:30:59. > :31:03.set up a technical college. She has, conference, been tipped as ` rising

:31:04. > :31:08.star. Now this is usually the death of any politician's career. But in

:31:09. > :31:14.this case, I have no doubt ht is not going to be the case.

:31:15. > :31:16.Ladies and gentlemen, pleasd welcome the Member of Parliament for South

:31:17. > :31:32.East Cambridgeshire, Lucy Fraser. APPLAUSE

:31:33. > :31:34.Thank you. I was born in Ledds. As a child I spent many weekends in

:31:35. > :32:12.Leicester with my child I spent many weekends in

:32:13. > :32:16.Because I belong to a party that values hard work, that encotrages

:32:17. > :32:22.children to dream, to aspird, to succeed. That seeks to build an

:32:23. > :32:28.education system that levels up not down, and does so because it has

:32:29. > :32:32.faith in people's abilities. It should never be the case th`t the

:32:33. > :32:38.circumstances we are born into define our future. That our

:32:39. > :32:44.background is a barrier to success. It doesn't need to be. My great

:32:45. > :32:49.grandparents came to this country as refugees. They were fortunate, they

:32:50. > :32:56.worked hard, and they made ` life for themselves. We must enstre that

:32:57. > :33:00.everyone has the same opportunities, whatever their background and

:33:01. > :33:09.wherever they come from. We need to do even more than that. Somdtimes

:33:10. > :33:14.those who need the most help ask for it the least or never ask at all. It

:33:15. > :33:16.is our job to seek those people out and give them the support and step

:33:17. > :33:32.up they deserve. Last month I worked with thd

:33:33. > :33:35.debating charity in my constituency. This charity helps schoolchhldren

:33:36. > :33:39.from a variety of backgrounds to improve their confidence. Some of

:33:40. > :33:46.the students had never debated before. I noticed that one xoung was

:33:47. > :33:50.so shy that at the beginning of the session she sat silently in the

:33:51. > :33:55.circle. By the end of the d`y she was confidently addressing the group

:33:56. > :33:58.on military defence. Helping children understand their own

:33:59. > :34:05.potential and giving them the skills to use it, is a fundamental part of

:34:06. > :34:09.their education. On every vhsit as I was leaving her house in

:34:10. > :34:17.Leicester, my grandmother would repeat to me the words of Robert

:34:18. > :34:23.Browning. "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's the

:34:24. > :34:27.heavens for." If we can instill ambition and hope into everx young

:34:28. > :34:31.person, we can build a great future for us all. And that's why H'm a

:34:32. > :34:42.Conservative. APPLAUSE

:34:43. > :34:51.Thank you, Lucy. We now comd to the last of my colleagues, a man who,

:34:52. > :34:56.like Luke, beat the Liberal Democrats. A man who was born and

:34:57. > :34:59.raised in Cornwall, who served as a councillor before he was eldcted as

:35:00. > :35:03.a Member of Parliament. He hs a proud Cornishman who is standing up

:35:04. > :35:10.for the rural way of life, the tourism and the fishermen in his

:35:11. > :35:15.constituency. He has gone from delivering post to delivering for

:35:16. > :35:17.North Cornwall. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Scott

:35:18. > :35:25.Mann. APPLAUSE

:35:26. > :35:32.Thank you very much for that warm reception. 19 months ago I swapped

:35:33. > :35:36.my red post van for the gredn benches in Westminster.

:35:37. > :35:40.You know the left, they really like to pigeon hole members of otr party.

:35:41. > :35:45.They like to portray Conservatives in the same way to suit thehr

:35:46. > :35:47.political narrative. They accuse us of being toffs, of lacking

:35:48. > :35:51.understanding of working men and women in their country. We have seen

:35:52. > :35:53.that myth well and truly busted today.

:35:54. > :36:04.APPLAUSE With less than a week to go before

:36:05. > :36:11.the general election last ydar I continued to work for the Royal Mail

:36:12. > :36:13.as a postman. In fact, I had to deliver my opposition's leaflets,

:36:14. > :36:21.before I had to return in the afternoon, to deliver my own!

:36:22. > :36:25.APPLAUSE I had no interest hn politics or Government until I tried

:36:26. > :36:30.to purchase my first house `t 2 years' old. I couldn't afford an

:36:31. > :36:34.open market property in my home town. Then an opportunity presented

:36:35. > :36:40.itself to buy a shared ownership property. 200 people applied for the

:36:41. > :36:46.house I was lucky enough to secure. 200 working people applying for one

:36:47. > :36:50.house. The estate was split between socially rented properties `nd part

:36:51. > :36:56.buy, part rent. At the time we had a Labour Government. I know that seems

:36:57. > :37:01.like a long time ago. They seemed preoccupied for providing houses for

:37:02. > :37:09.people that weren't working. Working two jobs like many people in

:37:10. > :37:11.Cornwall do, to get bi. It was then that I realised that Labour

:37:12. > :37:12.governments doesn't give a stuff about working people.

:37:13. > :37:23.APPLAUSE #

:37:24. > :37:27.So I sat at home one evening stood after inrealised I needed to do

:37:28. > :37:30.something. I stood for council. The Prime Minister on the steps of ten

:37:31. > :37:35.Downing Street spoke fear the that will work for the many, not the few.

:37:36. > :37:42.She spoke of people just getting by. Well me and my friends and huge

:37:43. > :37:45.swathes of the working Popovlation - population and it is that that we

:37:46. > :37:45.must address in this Parlialent and beyond.

:37:46. > :37:51.APPLAUSE #

:37:52. > :37:56.I get asked why, why are yot a Conservative? Well, I believe in

:37:57. > :38:00.giving people the ability to climb the ladder.

:38:01. > :38:05.I believe in providing people with a plot so they can build their own

:38:06. > :38:09.homes. I believe in a low t`x system that encourages growth and `llows

:38:10. > :38:14.people to make freedom and choice. I want policies that support working

:38:15. > :38:19.families. I want an education system that unshackles our brightest and

:38:20. > :38:23.best. I want us to continue to tackle the social issues of debt,

:38:24. > :38:29.alcoholism and mental health. Ip want a country that helps pdople who

:38:30. > :38:31.fall on hard times but does not neglect the tax-paying, working

:38:32. > :38:33.populations that governments in the past have left behind.

:38:34. > :38:50.APPLAUSE I want a country that works for

:38:51. > :38:57.everyone. Thank you. APPLAUSE

:38:58. > :39:07.I have to confor example as Chief Whip I am glad that everyond has

:39:08. > :39:11.remembered the phrase. To those MPs in the hall, if you can notd it down

:39:12. > :39:16.to include in your speeches, when you return, it'll be greatlx

:39:17. > :39:21.appreciated. Conference, I am sure that xou will

:39:22. > :39:24.agree with me that we have had some fantastic contributions frol all of

:39:25. > :39:34.our speakers today. APPLAUSE

:39:35. > :39:43.But what is so interesting hs the real diversity of backgrounds, that

:39:44. > :39:44.they are people who have done real jobs in the real world.

:39:45. > :40:01.APPLAUSE Contrast this with Labour. They want

:40:02. > :40:06.to de-select their MPs. Thex are fighting their internal battles

:40:07. > :40:12.They are squabbling over socialist dogma, like a Sixth Form debating

:40:13. > :40:15.society. But we, we, conference, are

:40:16. > :40:22.different. I am proud that we are a mature

:40:23. > :40:28.party of government. We know that government and the choices `re not

:40:29. > :40:37.easy. There are going to be many, many challenges to come. And we all

:40:38. > :40:42.have to work together. Confdrence, we are a Conservative familx, the

:40:43. > :40:47.parliamentary party, the voluntary party, united in purpose, whth a

:40:48. > :40:53.commitment to working together. To face down the Labour threat, to

:40:54. > :40:57.deliver our manifesto, to btild a country that works for everxone

:40:58. > :40:59.building a better, a strongdr, and a greater Britain.

:41:00. > :05:20.APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, pleasd welcome

:05:21. > :05:32.the Chairman of the Conserv`tive Party, Sir Patrick McLaughlhn.

:05:33. > :05:40.Conference, what a few days you ve had. Anybody need a holiday?

:05:41. > :05:46.Well, forget it - we've got work to do.

:05:47. > :05:51.As I said on Sunday, I love conferences in Birmingham. The city

:05:52. > :05:55.has always been so welcoming to us and I look forward to being back

:05:56. > :06:08.here in 2018. APPLAUSE

:06:09. > :06:13.And I hope we have a Conservative mayor in Andy Street to welcome us

:06:14. > :06:20.back! APPLAUSE

:06:21. > :06:27.It is time to thank some of the people who have made this conference

:06:28. > :06:31.happen. I particularly want to thank the staff at the Hyatt, the Symphony

:06:32. > :06:38.Hall here and the whole of the ICC. Thanks again for looking after us so

:06:39. > :06:44.well. And can I also say, a very big

:06:45. > :06:59.thanks to the West Midlands Police force and G4S.

:07:00. > :07:07.This conference has really been effectively policed this tile. I

:07:08. > :07:13.thank everybody involved in it. APPLAUSE

:07:14. > :07:17.Thanks also to to Gerry, thd Chairman of our conference for what

:07:18. > :07:23.they have been doing during the week. We wouldn't be here whthout

:07:24. > :07:28.the extremely exceptional h`rd work of the staff, particularly David and

:07:29. > :07:35.his team, David, Laura, Eden, Lara and Kate. Well done, you ard nearly

:07:36. > :07:40.there! APPLAUSE

:07:41. > :07:50.When I first was appointed `s Chairman of the party by thd Prime

:07:51. > :07:55.Minister, I went across to C kr PHQ and I saw this note above's David's

:07:56. > :08:01.desk saying - # 2 days. I s`id what's that to "The start of the

:08:02. > :08:11.conference." Well, David, "361 to go." Conference, over the p`st few

:08:12. > :08:16.days, we have heard how the Conservative Party is making our

:08:17. > :08:21.mission to deliver the changes people want in this country. Our

:08:22. > :08:26.members, friends and supporters I'm so thankful for all that yot are

:08:27. > :08:31.doing in getting the messagd out. Whether it is on the doorstdps

:08:32. > :08:36.campaign, fund-raising to p`y for our new city managers, or ddlivering

:08:37. > :08:41.leaflets up and down the cotntry, I want to say a really hearty thank

:08:42. > :08:45.you. APPLAUSE

:08:46. > :08:52.But, as always in politics, there is so much more still to do. Wd have a

:08:53. > :08:58.very important by-election hn just 15 days' time. Next year thdre will

:08:59. > :09:03.be crucial elections in Scotland, Wales and in councils across

:09:04. > :09:12.England. We cannot be compl`cent. I know you won't be.

:09:13. > :09:17.APPLAUSE Over this conference, our p`rty has

:09:18. > :09:22.set out clear plans to build a country that works for everxone The

:09:23. > :09:27.Prime Minister has set out ` timetable for exiting the Etropean

:09:28. > :09:29.Union. Laying out the Government's plans for a fully independent

:09:30. > :09:31.Britain. That is our vision and we are going

:09:32. > :09:47.to make it happen. Cabinet delegs have laid out plans

:09:48. > :09:51.that continue to make work pay, whilst supporting those most in need

:09:52. > :09:55.- Cabinet colleagues. To kedp our economy strong in the years to come.

:09:56. > :09:59.To reduce net migration, whhle continuing to ensure that wd attract

:10:00. > :10:05.the very best and to deliver a self-sufficient NHS. Shortlx we will

:10:06. > :10:09.hear from the Prime Minister, a leader with a determination to

:10:10. > :10:15.secure the right deal abroad and a better deal at home.

:10:16. > :10:17.And I know that every one of us are backing her all the way.

:10:18. > :10:33.APPLAUSE But first, it is my pleasurd to

:10:34. > :10:37.introduce the youngest woman in the Cabinet, and until next week, the

:10:38. > :10:44.youngest woman in the House of Lords. She's doing one of the

:10:45. > :10:47.toughest jobs in politics. Conference, please join me hn

:10:48. > :10:54.welcoming Baroness Natalie Dvans, Leader of the House of Lords.

:10:55. > :11:05.APPLAUSE Thank you Patrick. And good morning.

:11:06. > :11:12.It's a huge honour to be spdaking to you today as a member of thd Cabinet

:11:13. > :11:16.and as Leader of our party hn the House of Lords. Growing up hn

:11:17. > :11:21.Finchley in the 1980s, we h`d a ground-breaking local MP. Someone

:11:22. > :11:24.who won the big arguments on the economy and put the great b`ck into

:11:25. > :11:32.Great Britain. APPLAUSE

:11:33. > :11:42.As Britain's first female Prime Minister, she inspired me. So, it is

:11:43. > :11:46.a huge honour to be here serving Britain's second female Prile

:11:47. > :11:52.Minister, Theresa May. APPLAUSE

:11:53. > :12:00.There is no-one better qualhfied to lead our country, as we forge a new

:12:01. > :12:01.role in the world. Another formidable woman, another

:12:02. > :12:08.Conservative. APPLAUSE

:12:09. > :12:17.I joined the party because H believe in Conservative values, that our

:12:18. > :12:19.country should stand as a bdacon for freedom, tolerance and the rule of

:12:20. > :12:27.law. That hard work and talent should be

:12:28. > :12:30.rewarded and, that whatever your background, whatever your gdnder or

:12:31. > :12:34.your sexuality, you should be able to go as far as your talents can

:12:35. > :12:40.take you. APPLAUSE

:12:41. > :12:48.Because, like our Prime Minhster, I believe in a country that works for

:12:49. > :12:52.everyone. But I also know gdtting on, getting ahead, it is not

:12:53. > :12:57.something that any of us can do on our own. We need family. We need

:12:58. > :13:02.friends, inspirational teachers to believe in us and back us. @nd we

:13:03. > :13:07.need to be given opportunithes to thrive and an excellent education is

:13:08. > :13:11.key to that. Having led the New Schools Network,

:13:12. > :13:16.I have seen first hand what difference a great education can

:13:17. > :13:21.make. It really does change lives. Which is why I'm proud to h`ve

:13:22. > :13:26.played a part in helping ovdr 3 0 free schools to open, giving

:13:27. > :13:29.thousands more children, often from the most deprived backgrounds, the

:13:30. > :13:35.best start in life. Giving them the opportunity to go as

:13:36. > :13:40.far as their talents can take them. And meeting these children, their

:13:41. > :13:47.teachers, their parents, it's clear why a strong Conservative Government

:13:48. > :13:54.is so important. Because it allows us to help shape our countrx for the

:13:55. > :13:57.better. In our nation, the will of the people is ultimately represented

:13:58. > :14:03.by MPs in the House of Commons. But the House of Lords also has a

:14:04. > :14:08.vital role scrutinising and revising legislation. It means that `ll peers

:14:09. > :14:14.have a responsibility to improve the laws which govern our country.

:14:15. > :14:19.Every day, I see the commitlent and dedication members of the House of

:14:20. > :14:24.Lords from all sides bring to this role. They work hard to use their

:14:25. > :14:29.wealth of experience and expertise to the benefit of this country. But

:14:30. > :14:34.the Conservative Party doesn't have a majority in the House of Lords. In

:14:35. > :14:40.fact, it isn't the only place where there are still lots of Libdral

:14:41. > :14:44.Democrats. Any of you remember them? So we have to work harder to secure

:14:45. > :14:47.our governments agenda and to deliver our Prime Minister hs vision

:14:48. > :14:54.of a country that works for everyone. Conservative peers are

:14:55. > :14:57.committed to this vision of a better Britain and those on our bench is

:14:58. > :15:04.culled from all backgrounds. They are a testament to the breath and

:15:05. > :15:07.openness of our party. We h`ve senior business people, leaders of

:15:08. > :15:13.local and national government, health care experts, top legal and

:15:14. > :15:17.creative minds, strong and experienced Conservative talent led

:15:18. > :15:24.by an impressive front bench. From all walks of life, from all fields

:15:25. > :15:28.of expertise. And it is a great time to be a conservative but also a time

:15:29. > :15:33.when we bear a great responsibility because frankly, we are the only

:15:34. > :15:34.party able to provide our United Kingdom with the strong leadership

:15:35. > :15:53.it needs. And that means every part of our

:15:54. > :15:58.United Kingdom. Earlier this year, one of our party 's rising stars

:15:59. > :16:10.caused a political earthquake in Scotland. Not content with taking

:16:11. > :16:17.seats from the SNP, labour `nd the Liberal Democrats, winning Ddinburgh

:16:18. > :16:21.Central herself, taking us from fourth to first, and more than

:16:22. > :16:25.doubling the Conservative share of the vote, she also became the

:16:26. > :16:40.first-ever Conservative leader of opposition in Hollywood. --

:16:41. > :16:45.Holyrood. Ladies and gentlelen, it gives me great pleasure to hntroduce

:16:46. > :16:46.the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist p`rty

:16:47. > :17:27.Ruth Davidson. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very mtch.

:17:28. > :17:30.Friends, five years ago, I first came to this conference seeking to

:17:31. > :17:35.win the leadership of the p`rty in Scotland. We had just had otr worst

:17:36. > :17:40.ever Scottish election result on the back of two decades of declhne. As

:17:41. > :17:47.career moves went, the omens didn't look exactly ideal. We were being

:17:48. > :17:52.kicked around by our opponents, the media was calling as a corpse that

:17:53. > :17:56.wouldn't twitch and that was on a good day, but conference, you always

:17:57. > :18:01.kept the faith and when I argued that we could win again as

:18:02. > :18:07.Conservatives, you granted le the privilege of allowing me to lead. We

:18:08. > :18:10.weren't being credited with much of a chance in the way of prospects but

:18:11. > :18:16.we had our values and we had heart and we had belief. And five years

:18:17. > :18:19.on, I am here to give you the good news that the Scottish Consdrvatives

:18:20. > :18:33.are back as a fighting forcd once again.

:18:34. > :18:43.More than double our number of MSPs, leapfrogging labour and consign them

:18:44. > :18:54.to third for the first time in six decades, standing up to the SNP

:18:55. > :18:58.Standing up to the SNP and being the strong opposition that Scotland so

:18:59. > :19:03.desperately needs. From the Borders to Banff, we are showing thdre is

:19:04. > :19:06.another way, a better way, one which seeks not to stop division or split

:19:07. > :19:20.our country but one which knuckles down and gets on with the job. And,

:19:21. > :19:24.conference, where not done xet. Not by a long shot. Next year, dvery

:19:25. > :19:28.council seat in Scotland is up for grabs. And we will deliver the best

:19:29. > :19:34.Conservative results since devolution and we be satisfhed until

:19:35. > :19:38.we have Conservatives in and working on the ground in every commtnity in

:19:39. > :19:43.Scotland. It is not leaders that turn a team around, it is not a

:19:44. > :19:50.leader that turns results around, it is the teams that we build `nd I am

:19:51. > :19:53.so proud of the team that wd are building in Scotland, the torch is

:19:54. > :20:08.passing to the next generathon. Give them a cheer. In Parliament, we ve

:20:09. > :20:12.now got everyone from Olymphc athletes to University profdssors,

:20:13. > :20:16.sold years, farmers, teachers, third sector workers, and we want that

:20:17. > :20:21.same spread from every walk of life in our town halls. We are not hiding

:20:22. > :20:23.any more, conference, we ard out and proud and we are winning support in

:20:24. > :20:41.all parts of Scotland. And I'm aware, I'm aware how

:20:42. > :20:45.Scottish politics can somethmes look. You have seen Nicola Sturgeon

:20:46. > :20:50.on the television most weeks telling you that Scotland is up in `rms

:20:51. > :20:56.again, threatening the break-up of Britain, asserting that inddpendence

:20:57. > :21:00.is closer now than it ever was before. Declaring that separation is

:21:01. > :21:04.somehow inevitable. Today, speaking to people across the UK, I want to

:21:05. > :21:16.make this clear, don't belidve a word of it. There is nothing...

:21:17. > :21:19.There is nothing inevitable about the break-up of this great nation

:21:20. > :21:34.and I for one will fight it every inch and soul of thousands of Scots

:21:35. > :21:37.with me. -- so will. Because the SNP doesn't spe`k for

:21:38. > :21:42.all of Scotland and nor does it have the right to. Every nation hs bigger

:21:43. > :21:47.than one party, bigger than one person. And Scotland is bigger, more

:21:48. > :21:51.varied, more complex, than the nation that the SNP would lhke to

:21:52. > :21:56.pretend. So next time you sden Nicola Sturgeon picking a fhght or

:21:57. > :22:00.trying to claim that the Unhted Kingdom is over, remember, she

:22:01. > :22:02.doesn't speak for the country. And when she threatens to put ydt

:22:03. > :22:09.another divisive referendum back on the table, she is not speakhng for

:22:10. > :22:15.the majority because the majority want us to move on. The majority

:22:16. > :22:19.have no wish to return to the divisions of the past and wd want to

:22:20. > :22:25.seize the opportunities of the future. Scots are telling hdre, for

:22:26. > :22:40.pity 's sake, First Minister, let this go.

:22:41. > :22:47.And the problem is of coursd that the SNP isn't listening. Instead,

:22:48. > :22:52.they are determined to keep the divisions over the last few years

:22:53. > :22:56.alive. Now, I am often accused by those same opponents, those ardent

:22:57. > :23:00.separatists, that I bang on about independence and the union `s much

:23:01. > :23:07.as they do. Well, for so long as the SNP keeps this alive, then so be it

:23:08. > :23:11.because the union matters so much. It matters for economic stability

:23:12. > :23:14.and jobs, it matters for thd defence and security of our country, it

:23:15. > :23:19.matters because of the common bonds we share right across the United

:23:20. > :23:25.Kingdom, and it matters perhaps even more so now that we are leaving the

:23:26. > :23:29.European Union. You all know where I stood on the referendum in June but

:23:30. > :23:43.I tell you this, I did not vote remain to see my vote co-opted into

:23:44. > :23:46.a fresh SNP independence strike And I can tell you something else,

:23:47. > :23:51.whatever questions Brexit r`ises, none of them, not a single one, is

:23:52. > :23:55.answered by destroying our own union of nations. So I urge the SNP

:23:56. > :24:02.government is said focusing on a second referendum that is not

:24:03. > :24:06.wanted, why not get back to the day job instead? First Minister, instead

:24:07. > :24:10.of picking endless fights whth Westminster, pick a fight whth poor

:24:11. > :24:16.literacy and numeracy stand`rds in Scotland's schools. Pick a fight

:24:17. > :24:20.with the health gap between our richest and our poorest comlunities.

:24:21. > :24:25.Pick a fight with the absence of mental health services for our young

:24:26. > :24:29.people. Pick a fight with the dealers. You are the governlent of

:24:30. > :24:32.Scotland and you are elected to improve the lives of people of our

:24:33. > :24:48.country and that is the fight that matters so get on with it.

:24:49. > :24:54.And be in no doubt that we will be there watching you, pushing you

:24:55. > :24:58.holding you to account becatse the Conservatives are back wherd we

:24:59. > :25:04.belong, back in the mainstrdam of Scottish politics and we ard here to

:25:05. > :25:08.stay. But all around us, thd Sands of politics are shifting, old

:25:09. > :25:13.certainties are being swept aside from old alliances are crumbling.

:25:14. > :25:19.And last week in Liverpool, it was there for all to see. The once broad

:25:20. > :25:26.church of the Labour Party had shrunk to a single GPU. The

:25:27. > :25:30.remaining... The remaining true believers were belting out the hymns

:25:31. > :25:33.of yesterday, higher taxes, renationalisation, finding dver more

:25:34. > :25:40.ways to spend other people's money. But they will all preaching to the

:25:41. > :25:43.choir. Labour are a party that once spoke to the hopes of a nathon, but

:25:44. > :25:49.now speak to an ever smaller fraction of itself. I'm gentinely, I

:25:50. > :25:54.don't think Labour has any hdea how ludicrous it looks to the whder

:25:55. > :25:57.world. Last week in a ghettoised women's conference tacked onto the

:25:58. > :26:04.front of the main event, spdaker after speaker rose to denounce the

:26:05. > :26:06.Prime Minister as not a real feminist. Harriet Harman declared

:26:07. > :26:15.that Theresa May is a woman but she is no sister. Well, Harriet, while

:26:16. > :26:18.Labour was bathing in its own left-wing sanctimony, here hs

:26:19. > :26:22.something you might have missed Theresa May has broken barrhers her

:26:23. > :26:26.entire life, the first female Conservative Party chairman, the

:26:27. > :26:31.longest serving Home Secret`ry, male or female, since Henry Matthews in

:26:32. > :26:32.1892, and only the second fdmale Prime Minister in our country's

:26:33. > :26:50.history. And the thing is, conferencd, that

:26:51. > :26:56.along the way, she has helpdd women as she goes, increasing fem`le

:26:57. > :27:01.participation in politics, cracking down on domestic abuse and passing

:27:02. > :27:06.new laws on Modern Slavery Bill on female genital mutilation, `nd on

:27:07. > :27:18.forced marriage. She has done more for women than any pink busds that

:27:19. > :27:22.Labour can launch. And right now, and this is important, right now,

:27:23. > :27:26.there are girls and young women across this country that ard looking

:27:27. > :27:32.to number ten Downing St and who see that gender is no barrier to

:27:33. > :27:36.advancement and that with h`rd work and application and commitmdnt,

:27:37. > :27:40.there is nothing that they can't do. What are the Conservatives doing for

:27:41. > :27:41.women? We empower them to bd leaders and Theresa May is exactly what a

:27:42. > :28:00.sister looks like. Now, conference, I know that the

:28:01. > :28:05.temptation to celebrate what could be the effective demise of labour as

:28:06. > :28:09.a functioning political party.. It is tempting and I do understand it

:28:10. > :28:13.but it would be utterly wrong because the truth is that L`bour's

:28:14. > :28:17.retreat from reality under Jeremy Corbyn has left millions of people

:28:18. > :28:21.across our country feeling disenfranchised. Ordinary pdople who

:28:22. > :28:26.don't expect miracles, just a job that pays fairly, a good local

:28:27. > :28:35.school, a neighbourhood that is free from crime and drugs. Labour has

:28:36. > :28:39.turned its back on these ordinary, decent people, so it is up to us to

:28:40. > :28:41.act, it is our job to show that we understand their anxieties, that we

:28:42. > :28:44.share their concerns. That we have got a plan to improve lives and we

:28:45. > :28:47.have the conviction, the drhve and the determination to see it through.

:28:48. > :28:53.And we mustn't do it to fulfil some cynical electoral tactic. It is much

:28:54. > :28:59.more important that we want to learn that most precious thing, of trust,

:29:00. > :29:02.we need them to know that they have a voice that will be listendd to,

:29:03. > :29:08.that when we speak it is with them in mind and that when we act, it is

:29:09. > :29:12.with their interest at heart. And we need to rise to this challenge

:29:13. > :29:18.because that is what it is to be a truly national party and we've made

:29:19. > :29:21.a good start, we can take pride in achievements so far from our six

:29:22. > :29:26.years in government. 2.7 million more people in employment, lore than

:29:27. > :29:30.700,000 of unemployment bendfits, more than half a million fewer

:29:31. > :29:34.children in workless households and what a fantastic figure that is It

:29:35. > :29:39.is a solid record of achievdment. And one recognised when the people

:29:40. > :29:43.of Britain chose to put thehr trust in the Conservatives at the last

:29:44. > :29:47.general election with a majority government. But we must also

:29:48. > :29:51.understand that in the eyes of many people these are just a list of

:29:52. > :29:55.statistics that bear no rel`tion to their lives because for the last few

:29:56. > :30:03.years they have felt that the system is simply stopped working for them.

:30:04. > :30:10.When the deck feels stacked against them, I am a conservative and I

:30:11. > :30:14.belief in hard work and just rewards that too often that has not been

:30:15. > :30:18.enough. The mother trapped `t home because she cannot afford the cost

:30:19. > :30:23.of childcare, the older worker looking to change career, hhtting a

:30:24. > :30:25.barrier when it comes to tr`ining opportunities. The tenant ilprisoned

:30:26. > :30:33.in a drug riddled neighbourhood They are not strangers to us. They

:30:34. > :30:37.are our neighbours, familiar lanes friends much these are people who

:30:38. > :30:43.play by the rules. - our falilies. But it is still not enough. So,

:30:44. > :30:47.conference it is up to us to change the rules, to make sure we have real

:30:48. > :30:50.equality of opportunity, to drive social and economic mobilitx that we

:30:51. > :30:55.need and that means tackling the causes of poverty, like poor

:30:56. > :30:58.education, addiction and dependency. Not forever mopping up the

:30:59. > :31:02.consequences. It means a house-building revolution so couples

:31:03. > :31:07.in their 30s have the chancd of buying their own home, not renting

:31:08. > :31:10.out forever and it means behng unashamedly pro-family, givhng

:31:11. > :31:16.parents the support they nedd to bring up their children so they can

:31:17. > :31:20.do what everyparent wants. That is ensuring a better life than they had

:31:21. > :31:26.for themselves. All of this is easy to say, and none of it is e`sy to

:31:27. > :31:30.do. But, conference, you know the old saying - if you want solething

:31:31. > :31:34.said, ask a man. If you want something done, get a woman.

:31:35. > :31:50.APPLAUSE and in Theresa May, we have a Prime

:31:51. > :31:54.Minister that I know is absolutely determined to act, to face down

:31:55. > :31:59.these challenges and she is just the woman for the job and when H backed

:32:00. > :32:02.Theresa May to be our new Prime Minister, I did so, because I saw

:32:03. > :32:06.someone who had the experience, understanding and resolve to drive

:32:07. > :32:09.forward the change we need `nd when she first spoke from the stdps of

:32:10. > :32:14.Downing Street on that mornhng on July 13th, my faith in her was

:32:15. > :32:18.repaid in full. We will makd Britain a country that works, not for the

:32:19. > :32:22.privileged few, but for every one of us.

:32:23. > :32:26.That is noble. That is right. And that is true. And in the months and

:32:27. > :32:33.years ahead it must be our guiding principle. More than that, ht is our

:32:34. > :32:38.duty. In the absence of a functioning Labour Party, a rump of

:32:39. > :32:41.Liberals and an SNP that is more concerned with partition th`n

:32:42. > :32:48.policy, it is up to us to sdize the centre ground and to act for all. At

:32:49. > :32:51.our best, the UK is a shining light of democracy, liberty and hope and

:32:52. > :32:55.one of the reasons I love this country so much and I have fought so

:32:56. > :33:00.hard to keep it together, is because I know that it is a force for good

:33:01. > :33:03.in the world. I've seen, up close, British troops protect civilians in

:33:04. > :33:09.war. I have met Scottish ch`rities who are working to make the world

:33:10. > :33:11.landmine free. I have watchdd our businesses trade and support nations

:33:12. > :33:15.abroad and seen our univershties collaborate the world over to make

:33:16. > :33:22.vital breakthroughs in medical science. That's strong, protd,

:33:23. > :33:26.virtuous internationalism that has so shaped our international

:33:27. > :33:31.character and it cannot be cowed by the challenges of the day. We are a

:33:32. > :33:34.great nation precisely becatse we support our Allies, value otr

:33:35. > :33:39.neighbours and shoulder our burden in the world. I am proud of our

:33:40. > :33:41.past, but I believe, I firmly believe, that our best days still

:33:42. > :33:53.lie ahead. APPLAUSE

:33:54. > :33:59.Now, conference, that internationalism abroad must find

:34:00. > :34:03.its echo at home. We must not forget our own party's history and values.

:34:04. > :34:08.I once listened to Sir John Major tell of his childhood in Brhxton,

:34:09. > :34:13.there an area where many new arrivals to Britain set up their

:34:14. > :34:16.first new home. He talked about his Conservative values and those of his

:34:17. > :34:21.neighbours. He said there is nothing as Conservative as pulling xour

:34:22. > :34:25.loved ones close and striking out to build a better future for your

:34:26. > :34:29.family. So, as we have diffhcult but necessary debates about how we

:34:30. > :34:34.manage borders and if you tours let us not forget that - and futures.

:34:35. > :34:38.Let's not forget behind the discussions of numbers, rulds,

:34:39. > :34:42.criteria, there lies people, homes and families and for those who have

:34:43. > :34:46.already chosen to build a lhfe, own a business, make a contribution I

:34:47. > :34:46.say this is your home and you are welcome here.

:34:47. > :35:02.APPLAUSE The Conservative Party I know is

:35:03. > :35:07.optimistic in spirit and it is internationalist in outlook. We are

:35:08. > :35:12.an outward looking people and so we must remain. Conference, I'l an

:35:13. > :35:16.old-fashioned Tory, I believe unself-consciously in God and

:35:17. > :35:20.country and community. I believe in personal freedom and person`l choice

:35:21. > :35:24.and personal responsibility. I believe in small but effecthve

:35:25. > :35:30.government. In service, in duty in decency, in Britain. We are about to

:35:31. > :35:33.enter a period of great uphdaval and there will be obstacles to overcome

:35:34. > :35:40.and orthodoxes to challenge and yes, even some old thinking to bd set

:35:41. > :35:43.aside but the prize will justify the journey. I want us to be able to

:35:44. > :35:48.look back, five years from now and say - we did all we could and we did

:35:49. > :35:53.it for the right reasons. Wd were guided by the values we old dear, to

:35:54. > :35:58.know that we reached out across this country to river town, stain

:35:59. > :36:04.community, to those who share our beliefs and don't, that we shed a

:36:05. > :36:07.light on darkness, we brought hope, created opportunities and whdened

:36:08. > :36:10.horizons, that we made life better for those with little and everyone

:36:11. > :36:15.felt the country could work for them. Conference, that's whx I'm in

:36:16. > :36:18.politics. It's why Theresa Lay is in politics and it is why you `re, too.

:36:19. > :36:22.Not for my own ambitions or goals but because I believe that ht is our

:36:23. > :36:29.values, our mission and our belief that will make this country a better

:36:30. > :36:34.place. So, our goals are cldar, our resolve is firm. And togethdr, every

:36:35. > :36:37.one of us, let us get down to that work and build that better future.

:36:38. > :36:37.Thank you so much, conference. Thank you.

:36:38. > :46:14.APPLAUSE When we came to Birmingham this

:46:15. > :46:22.week, some big questions were hanging in the air. Do we h`ve a

:46:23. > :46:30.plan for Brexit? We do. Are we ready for the effort it will take to see

:46:31. > :46:31.it through? We are. Can Borhs Johnson stay on message for a full

:46:32. > :46:56.four days? Just about. But I know therd's

:46:57. > :47:03.another big question people want me to answer. What's my vision for

:47:04. > :47:07.Britain, my philosophy, my `pproach? Today, I want to answer that

:47:08. > :47:11.question very directly. I w`nt to set out my vision for Britahn after

:47:12. > :47:17.Brexit. I want to lay out mx approach that things I belidve, I

:47:18. > :47:25.want to explain what a country that works for everyone means. I want to

:47:26. > :47:31.set our party and our country on the path towards the new centre ground

:47:32. > :47:37.of British politics. Built on the values of fairness and opportunity.

:47:38. > :47:43.Where everyone plays by the same rules. And where every single person

:47:44. > :47:48.regardless of their backgrotnd or that of their parents is given the

:47:49. > :48:04.chance to be all they want to be. And as I... And as I do so, I want

:48:05. > :48:09.to be clear about something else. That division is nothing without the

:48:10. > :48:16.determination to see it through No vision ever built a business by

:48:17. > :48:22.itself, no vision never closed a family or fed a hungry child. You

:48:23. > :48:33.need to put the hours in thd effort to.

:48:34. > :48:39.But if you do, great things can happen. Great changes can occur And

:48:40. > :48:46.be in no doubt, that is what Britain needs today. Because in Jund, people

:48:47. > :48:59.voted for change and a change is going to come. Change... Ch`nge has

:49:00. > :49:03.got to come because as we ldave the European Union and take control of

:49:04. > :49:07.our Rome destiny, the task of tackling some of Britain's

:49:08. > :49:11.long-standing challenges, lhke how to train enough people to do the

:49:12. > :49:18.jobs of the future, becomes ever more urgent. But change has got to

:49:19. > :49:23.come to because of the quiet revolution that took place hn our

:49:24. > :49:27.country just three months ago. A revolution in which millions of our

:49:28. > :49:39.fellow citizens stood up and said they were not prepared to bd ignored

:49:40. > :49:43.any more. Because this... Bdcause this is a turning point for our

:49:44. > :49:48.country, a once in a generation chance to change the directhon of

:49:49. > :49:54.our nation for good, to step back and ask ourselves what kind of

:49:55. > :49:59.country we want to be. And let's be clear, we have come a long way over

:50:00. > :50:03.the past six years, we've brought the deficit down, got more people

:50:04. > :50:07.into work than ever before, taken the lowest paid out of incole tax,

:50:08. > :50:13.established a new national living wage, helped nearly a million new

:50:14. > :50:17.businesses to set up and grow, got almost 1.5 million more children

:50:18. > :50:23.into good or outstanding schools, put record investment into the NHS,

:50:24. > :50:26.created nearly 3 million new apprenticeships and brought crime

:50:27. > :50:30.down by more than a quarter to its lowest ever level. That is ` record

:50:31. > :50:43.of which we should all be proud And... And this morning it's right

:50:44. > :50:49.that we pause to say thank xou to the man who made that possible, a

:50:50. > :50:53.man who challenged us to ch`nge and told us that if we did we would win

:50:54. > :50:58.again. And he was right. We did change, we did win, the first

:50:59. > :51:04.majority Conservative government in almost 25 years, a great le`der of

:51:05. > :51:35.our party, a great servant to our country, David Cameron, thank you.

:51:36. > :51:43.But now, we need to change `gain. For the referendum was not just a

:51:44. > :51:46.vote to withdraw from the Etropean Union, it was about something

:51:47. > :51:53.broader, something that the European Union had come to represent. It was

:51:54. > :51:59.about a sense deep, profound and let's face it, often justifhed, many

:52:00. > :52:04.people have today that the world works well for a privileged feel but

:52:05. > :52:08.not for them. It was a vote not just to change Britain's relationship

:52:09. > :52:13.with the European Union but to call for a change in the way our country

:52:14. > :52:20.works and the people for whom it works for ever. Knock on allost any

:52:21. > :52:24.door in almost any part of the country and you will find the roots

:52:25. > :52:29.of that revolution laid bard. Our society should work for everyone but

:52:30. > :52:33.if you can't afford to get onto the property ladder or your child is

:52:34. > :52:39.stuck in a bad school, it doesn t feel like it's working for xou. Our

:52:40. > :52:44.economy should work for everyone. But if your pay has stagnatdd for

:52:45. > :52:47.several years in a row and fixed items of spending keeps going up, it

:52:48. > :52:52.doesn't feel like it's workhng for you. Our democracy should work for

:52:53. > :52:58.everyone. But if you've been trying to say things need to changd for

:52:59. > :53:03.years and your complaints f`ll on deaf ears, it doesn't feel like it's

:53:04. > :53:09.working for you. And the roots of the Revolution run deep. Because it

:53:10. > :53:12.wasn't the wealthy who made the biggest sacrifices after thd

:53:13. > :53:25.financial crisis. But ordin`ry working class families. And...

:53:26. > :53:31.And if you're one of those people who lost their job, who staxed in

:53:32. > :53:36.work but on reduced hours, took a pay cut as household bills rocketed,

:53:37. > :53:41.and I know a lot of people don't like to admit this, or someone who

:53:42. > :53:44.finds themselves out of work or on lower wages because of low skilled

:53:45. > :53:52.immigration, life simply dodsn't seem fair. It feels like yotr dreams

:53:53. > :53:55.have been sacrificed in the service of others. So change has got to

:53:56. > :54:12.come. Because if we don't respond, if we

:54:13. > :54:16.don't take this opportunity to deliver the change people w`nt,

:54:17. > :54:21.resentments will grow, divisions will become entrenched. And that

:54:22. > :54:26.would be a disaster for Britain because the lesson of Britahn is

:54:27. > :54:30.that we are a country built on the bonds of family, community,

:54:31. > :54:37.citizenship. Strong institutions and a society. The country of mx

:54:38. > :54:41.parents, who instilled in md a sense of public service. And a public

:54:42. > :54:47.servant everywhere who want to give something back. The parent who works

:54:48. > :54:57.hard all week but takes timd out to coach the kids football teal at the

:54:58. > :55:02.weekend. The service men and women either met last week who we`r their

:55:03. > :55:04.uniform proudly at home and serve our nation with honour abro`d. A

:55:05. > :55:23.country... country of decency, fairness and

:55:24. > :55:30.quiet resolve. And a successful country, small in size but larger in

:55:31. > :55:33.stature but with less than 0% of the world population boasts mord noble

:55:34. > :55:39.laureates than any country outside the United States. With thrde more

:55:40. > :55:49.added again yesterday, two of which worked here in this great chty. A

:55:50. > :55:54.country... A country that boasts three of the top ten universities in

:55:55. > :55:58.the world, the world's leadhng financial capital, and insthtutions

:55:59. > :56:04.like the NHS and the BBC, whose reputation is echoing some of the

:56:05. > :56:12.farthest corners of the globe. All possible because we are one United

:56:13. > :56:19.Kingdom. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and I will

:56:20. > :56:36.always fight to never let dhvisive nationalists drive us apart.

:56:37. > :56:45.Yet within our society todax, we see division and unfairness all,around,

:56:46. > :56:51.between a more prosperous older generation and a struggling younger

:56:52. > :56:54.generation. Between the wealth of London and the rest of the country.

:56:55. > :56:59.But perhaps most of all between the rich, the successful and thd

:57:00. > :57:07.powerful and their fellow chtizens. Now, don't get me wrong, we applaud

:57:08. > :57:13.success, we want people to get on. But we also value something else,

:57:14. > :57:17.the spirit of citizenship. That spirit that means you respect the

:57:18. > :57:21.bonds and obligations that lake our society work. That means a

:57:22. > :57:25.commitment to the men and women who live around you, who work for you,

:57:26. > :57:30.who by the goods and servicds you sell. That spirit that means

:57:31. > :57:34.recognising the social contract that says you train up local young people

:57:35. > :57:41.before you take on cheap labour from overseas. That spirit that leans you

:57:42. > :57:55.do as others do and pay your fair share of tax. But today... But today

:57:56. > :57:59.to many people in positions of power behave as though they have lore in

:58:00. > :58:03.common with international elites than with the people down the road,

:58:04. > :58:09.the people they employ, the people they pass on the street. But if you

:58:10. > :58:13.believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere,

:58:14. > :58:16.you don't understand what the very word citizenship means. So hf you

:58:17. > :58:20.are a boss who is a fortune but doesn't look after your staff, an

:58:21. > :58:27.international company that treats tax laws as an optional extra, a

:58:28. > :58:33.household name that refuses to work with the authorities even to fight

:58:34. > :58:38.terrorism, a director who t`kes out massive dividends while knowing that

:58:39. > :58:51.the company pension is about to go bust...

:58:52. > :58:58.I'm putting you on warning , this can't go on any more. A change has

:58:59. > :58:58.to come and this party is going to make it.

:58:59. > :59:14.APPLAUSE So, today, I want to set out my

:59:15. > :59:19.plans for a Britain where everyone plays by the same rules, and every

:59:20. > :59:24.person has the opportunity to be all they want to be.

:59:25. > :59:29.It's a plan to tackle the unfairness and injustice that divides ts. So

:59:30. > :59:35.that we may build a new, Unhted bring, rooted in the centre ground A

:59:36. > :59:38.plan that will mean Governmdnt stepping up, righting wrongs,

:59:39. > :59:44.challenging vested interests. Taking big decisions, doing what wd believe

:59:45. > :59:49.to be right. Getting the job done. Because that's the good that

:59:50. > :59:54.Government can do. And it's what I'm in this for - to stand up for the

:59:55. > :00:00.weak, and it stand up to thd strong. And to put the power of Govdrnment

:00:01. > :00:04.squarely at the service of ordinary working class people.

:00:05. > :00:11.Because too often that isn't how it works today. Just listen to the way

:00:12. > :00:17.a lot of politicians and commentators talk about the public.

:00:18. > :00:24.They find your patriotism distasteful. Your concerns `bout

:00:25. > :00:27.immigration parochial. Your views about crime ill-libradio, your

:00:28. > :00:33.attachment to your job security inconvenient. - ill Liberal. They

:00:34. > :00:37.find the fact that more than 17 million voters decided to ldave the

:00:38. > :00:42.European Union, simply bewildering, because if you are well-off and

:00:43. > :00:46.comfortable, Britain is a dhfferent country and these concerns `re not

:00:47. > :00:51.your concerns. It's easy to dismiss them. It is easy to say all you want

:00:52. > :00:56.from Government is for it to get out of the way. But a change has to

:00:57. > :01:00.come. It is time to remember the good that Government can do. Time

:01:01. > :01:03.for a new approach o that s`ys while Government doesn't have all

:01:04. > :01:08.the answers, Government can and should be a force for good. That the

:01:09. > :01:12.state exists to provide what individual people, communithes and

:01:13. > :01:18.markets cannot. And that we should employ the power of Governmdnt for

:01:19. > :01:21.the good of the people. Timd to reject the ideological templates

:01:22. > :01:25.provided by the socialist ldft and the libertarian right and to embrace

:01:26. > :01:31.a new centre ground, in which Government steps up and not back to

:01:32. > :01:35.act on behalf of us all. Providing security from crime but frol

:01:36. > :01:39.ill-health and unemployment, too. Supporting free markets but stepping

:01:40. > :01:46.in to repair them, when thex aren't working as they should. Encouraging

:01:47. > :01:50.business and supporting fred trade but not accepting one set of rules

:01:51. > :01:55.for some and another for evdryone else.

:01:56. > :02:07.APPLAUSE And if we do, if we act to correct

:02:08. > :02:11.unfairness and injustice and put Government at the service of

:02:12. > :02:14.ordinary, working people, wd can build that new, United Brit`in, in

:02:15. > :02:19.which everyone plays by the same rules and in which the powerful and

:02:20. > :02:24.the privileged no longer ignore the interests of the people.

:02:25. > :02:29.Only we can do it. Because the main lesson I t`ke from

:02:30. > :02:36.the conference last week, is that the Labour Party is not just

:02:37. > :02:42.divided, but divisive. Determined to pit one against another. To pursue

:02:43. > :02:45.vendettas and settle scores and to embrace the politics of pointless

:02:46. > :02:52.protest that simply pulls pdople further apart. That's what Labour

:02:53. > :02:57.stands for. Fighting among themselves, abusing their own MPs,

:02:58. > :03:00.threatening to end their careers, tolerating anti-Semitism and

:03:01. > :03:03.supporting voices of hate. You know what some people c`ll them

:03:04. > :03:41.- the nasty party. And with Labour divided, divisive

:03:42. > :03:46.and out of touch, we have a responsibility to step up, represent

:03:47. > :03:53.and govern for the whole nation APPLAUSE

:03:54. > :03:59.So, where Labour build barrhers we will build bridges. That me`ns

:04:00. > :04:03.tackling unfairness and injtstice and shifting the balance of Britain

:04:04. > :04:08.decisively in favour of ordhnary working class people. Giving them

:04:09. > :04:12.access to the opportunities that are too often the preserve of the

:04:13. > :04:18.privileged few. Putting fairness at the heart of our agenda and creating

:04:19. > :04:24.a country in which hard work is rewarded andat thattent is welcome.

:04:25. > :04:30.A nation where - and talent is welcome. A nation where contribution

:04:31. > :04:35.is welcomed. Merit matters lore than wae. A confident, global Brhtain,

:04:36. > :04:39.that doesn't turn its back on globalisation but ensures the

:04:40. > :04:42.benefits are shared by all. A country that is prosperous `nd

:04:43. > :04:46.secure, so that every person may share in the wealth of the nation

:04:47. > :04:50.and live their life free from fear. That's what I mean by a country that

:04:51. > :04:55.works for everyone. And if we believe in the good that

:04:56. > :04:59.Government can do, it's important for people to trust us to ddliver

:05:00. > :05:05.the change they need. We can start, as I said on Sunday,

:05:06. > :05:09.by doing something obvious. That is to stop quibbling, respect what the

:05:10. > :05:15.people told us on 23rd June and take Britain out of the European Union.

:05:16. > :05:26.Because it took... APPLAUSE

:05:27. > :05:31.It took that typically Brithsh quiet resolve for people to go out and

:05:32. > :05:35.vote as they did, to defy the establishment, to ignore thd threats

:05:36. > :05:40.to make their voice heard so. Let us have that same resolve now `nd let's

:05:41. > :05:47.be clear about what is going to happen. Article 50, triggerdd no

:05:48. > :05:51.later than the end of March. A Great Repeal Bill to get rid of the

:05:52. > :05:55.European Communities Act, introduced in the next parliamentary sdssion.

:05:56. > :05:56.Our laws, made not in Brussdls, but in Westminster.

:05:57. > :06:11.APPLAUSE Our judges sitting not in

:06:12. > :06:16.Luxembourg, but in courts across the land.

:06:17. > :06:23.APPLAUSE The authority of EU law in this

:06:24. > :06:26.country ended forever. The people told us they wanted...

:06:27. > :06:29.APPLAUSE The people told us they wanted these

:06:30. > :06:34.things and this Conservativd Government is going to deliver them.

:06:35. > :06:39.APPLAUSE It is, of course, too early to say

:06:40. > :06:43.exactly what agreement we whll reach with the EU. It's going to be a

:06:44. > :06:48.tough negotiation. It will require some give and take. And while there

:06:49. > :06:51.will always be pressure to give a running commentary, it will not be

:06:52. > :06:57.in our national interest to do so. But let me be clear about the

:06:58. > :07:00.agreement we seek. I want it to reflect the strong and mature

:07:01. > :07:04.relationships we enjoy with our European friends. I want it to

:07:05. > :07:08.include cooperation on law enforcement and counter-terrorism

:07:09. > :07:13.work. I want it to involve free trade in goods and services. I want

:07:14. > :07:18.it to give British companies the maximum freedom to trade with and

:07:19. > :07:22.operate within the single m`rket and let European businesses do the same

:07:23. > :07:28.here. But let's state one thing loud and clear - we are not leavhng the

:07:29. > :07:32.European Union, only to givd up control of immigration all over

:07:33. > :07:36.again. And we're not leaving only to return to the jurisdiction of the

:07:37. > :07:43.European Court of Justice. That s not going to happen. We are leaving

:07:44. > :07:46.to become, once more, a fully Sovereign and independent country,

:07:47. > :07:49.and the deal is going to have to work for Britain. And that

:07:50. > :08:00.Britain... APPLAUSE

:08:01. > :08:06.And that Britain, the Britahn we build after Brexit, is going to be a

:08:07. > :08:13.global Britain. Hear, hear.

:08:14. > :08:18.APPLAUSE Because while we are leaving the

:08:19. > :08:23.European Union, we will not leave the continpent of Europe. Wd will

:08:24. > :08:39.not abandon our friends and Allies abroad and we will not restreet from

:08:40. > :08:42.the world. In fact now is a time to forge a bold new confident place for

:08:43. > :08:46.ourselves on the global stage. We need it take the lead on cr`cking

:08:47. > :08:51.down on modern slavery wherdver it is found. Ratifying the Parhs

:08:52. > :08:56.agreement on climate change. Always acting as the strongest and most

:08:57. > :09:01.passionate advocate for fred trade right across the globe and `lways

:09:02. > :09:04.committed to a strong, national defence, and supporting the finest

:09:05. > :09:17.Armed Forces known to man. APPLAUSE

:09:18. > :09:24.And this week our excellent Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, proved

:09:25. > :09:29.not only that we will support them with our heart and soul, not only

:09:30. > :09:35.will we remain committed to spending 2% of our national income on

:09:36. > :09:43.defence, but we will never `gain, in any future conflict, let those

:09:44. > :09:47.activists, left-wing human rights lawyers, harangue and harass the

:09:48. > :09:48.brave of the brave, the men and women of our Armed Forces.

:09:49. > :10:12.APPLAUSE It's about restoring fairness.

:10:13. > :10:17.Something that must be at the heart of everything we do.

:10:18. > :10:21.Supporting those who do the right thing, who make a contributhon.

:10:22. > :10:26.Helping those who give something back and that's at the heart of my

:10:27. > :10:31.plan for our economy, too. An economy that's fair and where

:10:32. > :10:35.everyone plays by the same rules. That means acting to tackle some of

:10:36. > :10:39.the economy's structural problems that hold people back. Things like

:10:40. > :10:44.the shortage of affordable homes. The need to make big decisions on

:10:45. > :10:49.and invest in our infrastructure. The need to rebalance the economy,

:10:50. > :10:54.across sectors and areas, in order to spread wealth and prosperity

:10:55. > :10:58.around the country. Politichans have talked about this for years but the

:10:59. > :11:04.trouble is that this kind of change will never just happen by itself. If

:11:05. > :11:08.that's what we want, we need the vision and determination to see it

:11:09. > :11:13.through. And that's why Philip Hammond and Greg Clarke are working

:11:14. > :11:17.on a new industrial strategx to address these long-term strtctural

:11:18. > :11:21.challenges and get Britain firing on all cylinderses again.

:11:22. > :11:24.It is not about picking winners propping up failing industrhes or

:11:25. > :11:30.bringing old companies back from the dead. It's about identifying the

:11:31. > :11:35.industries that are of strategic value to our economy and supporting

:11:36. > :11:38.and promoting them, through policies on trade, tax, infrastructure,

:11:39. > :11:41.skills, training and research and development.

:11:42. > :11:44.It's about doing what ever H other major and growing economy in the

:11:45. > :11:48.world does. Not just sitting back and seeing what happens, but putting

:11:49. > :11:52.in place a plan and getting on with the job.

:11:53. > :12:00.So, we will identify the sectors of the economy, financial servhces ye,

:12:01. > :12:02.but life is sciences, tech, aerospace, car manufacturing,

:12:03. > :12:07.creative industries and manx others, that of are of strategic importance

:12:08. > :12:10.to our economy, and do anything we can to encourage, develop and

:12:11. > :12:13.support thechl we'll identify the places that has the potenti`l to

:12:14. > :12:18.contribute to economic growth and become the homes to millions of new

:12:19. > :12:22.jobs. That means inspiring `n economic and cultural reviv`l of all

:12:23. > :12:29.of our great regional cities and we've made a start. Thanks to George

:12:30. > :12:32.Osborne's northern powerhouse over the past year foreign direct

:12:33. > :12:37.investment in the north has increased at double the ratd as the

:12:38. > :12:47.rest of the country. APPLAUSE

:12:48. > :12:52.here in Birmingham, thanks to the incredible Jaguar Land Rover, the

:12:53. > :12:55.West Midlands is the only p`rt of the country that runs a trade

:12:56. > :13:03.surplus with China. APPLAUSE

:13:04. > :13:08.And across the region, the Lidlands engine is on track to delivdr

:13:09. > :13:12.300,000 more jobs by 2020. Now it is time to build on that success n

:13:13. > :13:17.Birmingham, Manchester, and in other cities across the country. @nd as we

:13:18. > :13:20.are here in Birmingham this weeks let's show our support for the

:13:21. > :13:24.Conservative Party's candid`te for next year's mayoral election. A

:13:25. > :13:28.success in business running John Lewis. An action man in Birlingham,

:13:29. > :13:33.playing his part in transferring this city. A man to get things done.

:13:34. > :13:37.The future mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street.

:13:38. > :13:53.APPLAUSE An economy that works for everyone

:13:54. > :13:57.is an economy where everyond plays by the same rules.

:13:58. > :14:01.I understand the frustration people feel when they see the rich and

:14:02. > :14:04.powerful getting away with things that they themselves wouldn't dream

:14:05. > :14:09.of doing and they wouldn't get away with, if they tried. I understand

:14:10. > :14:13.that, because I feel it, too. There is always an excuse, a reason why

:14:14. > :14:18.something can't be done but when that is used as a basis for

:14:19. > :14:25.inaction, faith in capitalism and free markets falls.

:14:26. > :14:30.The Conservative Party will always believe in free markets and that is

:14:31. > :14:36.precisely why it is this party that should act to defend them. From

:14:37. > :14:40.Edmund Burke onwards, conservatives have always understood that if you

:14:41. > :14:44.want to preserve something hmportant you need to be prepared to reform

:14:45. > :14:50.it. And we must apply that same approach today. That is why we are

:14:51. > :14:54.-- where markets are dysfunctional, we should be prepared to intervene,

:14:55. > :15:00.where companies are exploithng the failures of the market in which they

:15:01. > :15:02.operate, where consumer chohce is inhibited by deliberately complex

:15:03. > :15:06.pricing structures, we must set the market right. It is just not right

:15:07. > :15:12.for example that half of people living in rural areas and so many

:15:13. > :15:23.small businesses cannot get a decent broadband connection.

:15:24. > :15:32.It is just not right that two thirds of energy customers are stuck on the

:15:33. > :15:37.most expensive tariffs. And it is just not right that the housing

:15:38. > :15:41.market continues to fail working people either. Ask almost any

:15:42. > :15:45.question about social fairndss or problems with our economy and the

:15:46. > :15:48.answer so often comes back to housing. High housing costs and the

:15:49. > :15:57.growing gap between those on the property ladder and those who are

:15:58. > :16:01.not lie at the heart of falling social issues. We will do everything

:16:02. > :16:06.we can to help people financially so they can buy their own home. But as

:16:07. > :16:11.I Help To Buy and right to buy the right things to do. But as was said

:16:12. > :16:18.on Monday, there is an honest truce we need to address. We need to build

:16:19. > :16:21.more homes. This means using the power of government to step in and

:16:22. > :16:24.repair the dysfunctional hotsing market. It means using publhc sector

:16:25. > :16:29.land for more and faster house-building. It means encouraging

:16:30. > :16:34.new technologies that will help us to get more houses built faster And

:16:35. > :16:39.put in more government investment. It means stepping up and dohng

:16:40. > :16:43.what's right for Britain. M`king the market work for working people.

:16:44. > :16:51.Because that is what governlent can do. And something else we nded to,

:16:52. > :16:54.take big, sometimes even controversial, decisions about our

:16:55. > :17:01.country's infrastructure because we need to get Britain firing hn all

:17:02. > :17:04.areas again. It is why we whll press ahead with plans for High Speed two,

:17:05. > :17:10.linking London and Birmingh`m and eventually towns and cities in the

:17:11. > :17:14.north. Why we will shortly `nnounce a decision on expanding Britain s

:17:15. > :17:18.airport capacity and why having reviewed the evidence and added

:17:19. > :17:23.important new national security safeguards we signed up to Hinkley

:17:24. > :17:27.point. We will take the big decisions when they are the right

:17:28. > :17:33.decisions for Britain. Becatse that is what government can do. @nd we

:17:34. > :17:36.can make these big decisions because our economy is strong and bdcause of

:17:37. > :17:41.the fiscal discipline we have shown over the last six years. And we must

:17:42. > :17:48.continue to aim for a balanced budget. But to build an economy that

:17:49. > :17:52.works for everyone, we must also invest in the things that m`tter,

:17:53. > :17:57.the things with the long-term return. That is how we will address

:17:58. > :18:01.the weaknesses in our econoly, improve our productivity, increase

:18:02. > :18:08.economic growth and ensure dveryone gets a fair share. And that is not

:18:09. > :18:12.the only reason. Because whhle monetary policy with superlow

:18:13. > :18:15.interest rates and quantitative easing provided the necessary

:18:16. > :18:18.emergency medicine after thd financial crash, we have to

:18:19. > :18:23.acknowledge that there have been some bad side effects. People with

:18:24. > :18:28.assets have got richer. People without them have suffered. People

:18:29. > :18:32.with mortgages have found their debts cheaper. People with savings

:18:33. > :18:37.have found themselves poorer. A change has got to come and we are

:18:38. > :18:38.going to deliver it. Becausd that is what a Conservative governmdnt can

:18:39. > :18:58.do. This party will always be the party

:18:59. > :19:02.of business, large and small, but we must acknowledge that the w`y a

:19:03. > :19:08.small number of businesses behave fuels the frustration peopld feel.

:19:09. > :19:13.It is not the norm, I know that most businesses and the people who run

:19:14. > :19:17.them are hard-working, entrepreneurial, and public spirited

:19:18. > :19:22.at heart, but the actions of a few tardy reputations of the many. So

:19:23. > :19:26.the party that believes in business is going to change things to help

:19:27. > :19:31.support it. Too often the pdople who are supposed to hold big business

:19:32. > :19:35.accountable are drawn from the same narrow social and professional

:19:36. > :19:38.circles as the executive te`m and too often the scrutiny they provide

:19:39. > :19:43.is not good enough. A changd has got to come. So later this year we will

:19:44. > :19:48.publish our plans to have not just consumers represented on colpany

:19:49. > :19:53.boards but workers as well. Because we are the party of workers. Of

:19:54. > :19:58.those who put in the effort. Those who contribute and give of their

:19:59. > :20:01.best. That is why we announced on Saturday that we are going to review

:20:02. > :20:07.our laws to make sure that hn our modern and flexible economy people

:20:08. > :20:14.are properly protected at work. That is right. Workers' rights. Not under

:20:15. > :20:17.threat from a concerted -- Conservative common, workers' rights

:20:18. > :20:23.in hand and protected by a Conservative government. And let me

:20:24. > :20:28.say something about tax. We are all conservatives here, we all believe

:20:29. > :20:34.in a low tax economy. But wd also know that tax is the price we pay

:20:35. > :20:38.for living in a civilised society. No individual tycoon and no single

:20:39. > :20:42.business, however rich, has succeeded on their own. Thehr goods

:20:43. > :20:46.are transported by road, thdir workers are educated in schools

:20:47. > :20:49.their customers are part of sophisticated networks taking in the

:20:50. > :20:55.private sector, the public sector, and charities. We have all played a

:20:56. > :20:59.part in that success. So it doesn't matter to me who you are, if you are

:21:00. > :21:15.a tax dodger, we are coming after you.

:21:16. > :21:21.If you are an accountant, fhnancial adviser, or a middleman who helps

:21:22. > :21:35.people to avoid what they owe to society, we are coming after you. An

:21:36. > :21:39.economy that works for everxone is where one where everyone pl`ys by

:21:40. > :21:42.the same rules, so whoever xou are, however rich or powerful, you have a

:21:43. > :21:48.duty to pay your tax and we are going to make sure you do. This is a

:21:49. > :21:52.big agenda for change. But ht is necessary and essential. It is a

:21:53. > :21:56.programme for government to act to create an economy that works for

:21:57. > :22:02.everyone. An economy that is on the side of ordinary working cl`ss

:22:03. > :22:07.people. And an economy that can support the vital public services

:22:08. > :22:13.and institutions upon which we all rely to invest in the things we hold

:22:14. > :22:16.dear. Like the NHS. One of the finest health care systems `nywhere

:22:17. > :22:23.in the world and a vital national institution. An institution that

:22:24. > :22:28.reflect our values, our belhef in fairness, and in which we all take

:22:29. > :22:35.enormous pride. And I mean `ll. Because there is complete

:22:36. > :22:39.cross-party support for the NHS for its status as a provider of free at

:22:40. > :22:44.the point of use health card, for the thousands of doctors and nurses

:22:45. > :22:48.that work around the clock to care for their patients. We all have a

:22:49. > :22:53.story about the nurse who c`red for a loved one or the surgeon who saved

:22:54. > :22:55.the life of a friend. So let us take this opportunity to say to those

:22:56. > :23:20.doctors and nurses, thank you. The NHS should unite us. But year

:23:21. > :23:25.after year, election after dlection, Labour tried to use it to dhvide us.

:23:26. > :23:32.At every election since it was established, Labour have sahd the

:23:33. > :23:39.Tories would cut the NHS. And every time, we have spent more on it.

:23:40. > :23:46.Every election, they say we want to privatise the NHS. And everx time,

:23:47. > :23:49.we have protected it. In fact, the party had expanded the use of the

:23:50. > :23:51.private sector in the NHS the fastest was not this party, but the

:23:52. > :24:06.Labour Party. The only party to ever cut spending

:24:07. > :24:12.on the NHS is not this partx, but the Labour Party. That is what they

:24:13. > :24:16.did in Wales. And at the last election, it wasn't the Labour Party

:24:17. > :24:20.had pledged to give the NHS the many a task for cover to meet its

:24:21. > :24:27.five-year plan, it was the Conservative Party. Investing an

:24:28. > :24:32.extra ?10 million in the NHS, ? 0 billion, more than its leaddrs asked

:24:33. > :24:35.for. And this year, more opdrations are being carried out by more

:24:36. > :24:41.doctors and more nurses than ever before. That is a tribute to

:24:42. > :24:44.everyone who works in the NHS. But also to one man, Jeremy Hunt, who is

:24:45. > :25:02.one of the most passionate... Jeremy is one of the most p`ssionate

:25:03. > :25:06.advocates for patients and were doctors, nurses and others who work

:25:07. > :25:11.in our health service that H have ever known. So let's have no more of

:25:12. > :25:23.Labour's absurd belief that they have a monopoly on compassion.

:25:24. > :25:44.Let's put an end to their sanctimonious pretence of moral

:25:45. > :25:50.security. -- superiority. Ldt's . They gave up that right when they

:25:51. > :25:53.adopted the politics of divhsion. When their extreme ideological

:25:54. > :26:00.fixation is led them to simply stop listening to the country. When they

:26:01. > :26:04.abandoned the centre ground. And let us take this opportunity to show

:26:05. > :26:09.that we, the Conservative P`rty truly are the party of the workers,

:26:10. > :26:21.the party of public servants, the party of the NHS because...

:26:22. > :26:28.Because we believe in public service. We believe in investing in

:26:29. > :26:34.and supporting the instituthons that make our country great. We believe

:26:35. > :26:37.in the good that government can do. Government cannot stand aside when

:26:38. > :26:42.it sees social injustice and unfairness. If we want to m`ke sure

:26:43. > :26:49.that Britain is a country that works for everyone, government has to act

:26:50. > :26:53.to make sure opportunity is fairly shared. And I want us to be a

:26:54. > :26:56.country where it doesn't matter where you were born, who yotr

:26:57. > :27:00.parents are, where you went to school, what your accent sotnds like

:27:01. > :27:03.what God you worship, whethdr you are a man or a woman, gay or

:27:04. > :27:09.straight, black or white, all that should matter is the talent that you

:27:10. > :27:36.have and how prepared you are the work.

:27:37. > :27:42.But if we are honest, we will admit that simply is not the case for

:27:43. > :27:45.everyone today. Advancement in today's Britain is still too often

:27:46. > :27:52.determined by well of them stands, by an accident of... An acchdent of

:27:53. > :27:57.birth, by privilege not merht. Balancing our economy is a start but

:27:58. > :28:01.if we are serious about overturning solve the long-term injustices and

:28:02. > :28:05.barriers that stopped working people from getting on we need that

:28:06. > :28:10.economic reform to be allied with genuine and deep social reform.

:28:11. > :28:14.Because a society that works for everyone is a society based on

:28:15. > :28:18.fairness and only genuine social reform can deliver it. Genuhne

:28:19. > :28:24.social reform means helping more people onto the housing ladder, it

:28:25. > :28:28.means making sure every child has access to a good school place. It

:28:29. > :28:34.means never writing off people who can work and consigning thel to a

:28:35. > :28:37.life on benefits but giving them a chance to go out and earn a living

:28:38. > :28:43.and enjoy the dignity that comes from a job well done. But for those

:28:44. > :28:47.who can't work, we must offdr our full support. Which is why ht was so

:28:48. > :28:52.important that Damian Green announced on Saturday that we will

:28:53. > :28:57.end the mandate of the retesting of those with chronic health conditions

:28:58. > :29:08.that only induces stress -- mandatory. And genuine soci`l reform

:29:09. > :29:14.means addressing historic injustices that hold too many people b`ck. Some

:29:15. > :29:18.of my proudest moments as Home Secretary came when we began to

:29:19. > :29:20.tackle deep-seated and long,standing problems that few had dared to

:29:21. > :29:41.tackle before. I cut the police's use of stop and

:29:42. > :29:45.search by almost two-thirds and reduced the disproportionatd

:29:46. > :29:48.targeting of young, black mdn and I know our impressive Home Secretary,

:29:49. > :29:50.Amber Rudd is committed to carrying on that work.

:29:51. > :30:04.APPLAUSE But injustices remain. If you are

:30:05. > :30:07.from a black, Caribbean backgrouped you are three times more likely to

:30:08. > :30:11.be permanently excluded frol school than other children. If you are a

:30:12. > :30:15.black woman, you are seven times more likely to be detained tnder

:30:16. > :30:19.mental health legislation than a white woman. People in ethnhc

:30:20. > :30:25.minority households are almost twice as likely to live in relative

:30:26. > :30:27.poverty, as white people. But it's not just those frol

:30:28. > :30:33.minority backgrounds who ard affected. White, working cl`ss boys

:30:34. > :30:39.are less likely to go to unhversity than any other group in sochety

:30:40. > :30:45.We cannot let this stand. Not if a country that works for

:30:46. > :30:51.everyone is the principle that binds us altogether. That's why I've

:30:52. > :30:54.launched an unprecedented atdit of public services, to shine a light on

:30:55. > :31:00.these racial disparities and let us do something about them. Because

:31:01. > :31:03.they are all burning injusthces and want this Government, this

:31:04. > :31:05.Conservative Government, to fight every single one of them.

:31:06. > :31:21.APPLAUSE A society that works for evdryone is

:31:22. > :31:26.one of fairness and opportunity A society in which everyone has the

:31:27. > :31:36.chance to go as far as their talents will take them. That's why, in one

:31:37. > :31:40.of the first speeches I gavd as Prime Minister, I set out mx plans

:31:41. > :31:44.to turn Britain in a great meritocracy. That starts in our

:31:45. > :31:48.schools. I want Britain to be a country in which every child has

:31:49. > :31:51.access to a good school place that's right for that individual child

:31:52. > :31:55.Because Britain after Brexit will need to make use of all of the

:31:56. > :31:58.talent we have in this country. We've come a long way. Thanks to the

:31:59. > :32:03.free schools and academies programme, and the efforts of

:32:04. > :32:07.teachers, heads and governors, there are now 1.4 million more chhldren in

:32:08. > :32:15.good and outstanding schools, compared with 2010.

:32:16. > :32:18.But we need to go further. Because there is 1.25 million children in

:32:19. > :32:22.schools that are just not good enough. If you live in the Lidlands

:32:23. > :32:25.or the North, you have less chance of attending a good school than

:32:26. > :32:29.children in the south. This simply cannot go on.

:32:30. > :32:33.That's why, Justine Greening and I have set out a new package of

:32:34. > :32:36.reforms, building on Michael Gove's success, to increase the nulber of

:32:37. > :32:42.good school places across the country. So there's not just a

:32:43. > :32:47.school place for every child but a good school place for every child. A

:32:48. > :32:49.school place that suits the skills, interests and abilities of dvery

:32:50. > :32:58.single pupil. APPLAUSE

:32:59. > :33:06.That's why we want more of our great universities to set up or sponsor

:33:07. > :33:10.schools in the state sector. Just as the University of Birminghal has

:33:11. > :33:15.done a few miles from here. It is why we are saying it the grdat

:33:16. > :33:18.private schools that, in return for their charitable tax status, we want

:33:19. > :33:23.them to do more, to take on children without the means it pay or set up

:33:24. > :33:26.and sponsor good state schools. It is why we want more good fahth

:33:27. > :33:32.schools for parents and puphls who want them. And it's why we have

:33:33. > :33:36.said, where there is demand from parents, where they will definitely

:33:37. > :33:41.take pupils from all backgrounds, where they will play a part in

:33:42. > :33:45.improving the quality of all schools in their area, we will lift the ban

:33:46. > :33:46.on establishing new grammar schools, too.

:33:47. > :34:04.APPLAUSE And here we see the challenge.

:34:05. > :34:08.Because for too long politicians have said to people in commtnities,

:34:09. > :34:12.who are crying out for change that they can't have what they w`nt.

:34:13. > :34:15.They've said we don't think you should have it, even though we might

:34:16. > :34:22.enjoy those very same things for ourselves. And you end up in the

:34:23. > :34:25.absurd situation where you stop these good, popular, life-changing

:34:26. > :34:32.schools from opening by law. Imagine. Think of what it s`ys. If

:34:33. > :34:35.you are rich or well-off, you can have a selective education for your

:34:36. > :34:39.chie.d you can send them to a selective private school. You can

:34:40. > :34:43.move to a better catchment `rea or afford to send them long distances

:34:44. > :34:48.to get the education you want. But if you are not, you can't.

:34:49. > :34:51.I can think of no better illustration of the problem, why

:34:52. > :34:56.ordinary working class people think it is one rule for them and another

:34:57. > :35:01.for everyone else, because the message we are sending them is this

:35:02. > :35:05.- we will not allow their children to have the same opportunithes that

:35:06. > :35:09.wealthier children enjoy. That is a scandal and we, the Conserv`tive

:35:10. > :35:23.Party, must bring it to an dnd. APPLAUSE

:35:24. > :35:36.So my vision is for Britain to be a great meritocracy. It is wh`t I have

:35:37. > :35:40.always believed in. A country based on merit, not privilege is ` country

:35:41. > :35:44.that's fair and when we overcome injustice and unfairness, wd can

:35:45. > :35:51.build that new, United Brit`in that we need. And United we can do great

:35:52. > :35:57.things. We saw that in the summer in Rio. We

:35:58. > :36:04.saw how individual success was powered by collective effort. How

:36:05. > :36:10.the dedication and talent of one was supported by a united team. And how

:36:11. > :36:12.a Government's determination, John Major's Conservative determhnation,

:36:13. > :36:14.to step up and back Britain's success, contributed.

:36:15. > :36:32.APPLAUSE We were honoured to welcome four

:36:33. > :36:35.members of the team, Helen Richardson, Dame Sarah Stordy, Vicky

:36:36. > :36:42.Thorny, to our conference this morning and to them and every member

:36:43. > :36:49.of our team and Paralympics GB, we say, thank you, you did your country

:36:50. > :36:59.proud. APPLAUSE

:37:00. > :37:09.It was a memorable summer for British sport. But one moment stood

:37:10. > :37:18.out for me above all other. It wasn't from Rio. It happened later.

:37:19. > :37:25.Just a couple of weeks ago on the sun-drenched street in Mexico, there

:37:26. > :37:29.there our celebrated triathlon champion Johnny Brownlee was heading

:37:30. > :37:33.for galory. The finishing lhne in sight, when he faltered, stopped and

:37:34. > :37:40.was falling, exhausted to the ground. And just behind him, his

:37:41. > :37:43.brother Alistair. A tough competitor, who typically yhelds to

:37:44. > :37:50.no-one. He had the chance to run on and

:37:51. > :37:56.steal the prize. But seeing his brother struggle, he didn't pass on

:37:57. > :38:04.by. As other competitors ran past, he stopped. Reached out his hand and

:38:05. > :38:11.gently carried him home. And there, in that moment, we saw,

:38:12. > :38:15.revealed an essential truth - that we succeed or fail together. We

:38:16. > :38:21.achieve together. Or fall short together. And when one among us

:38:22. > :38:26.falters, our most basic hum`n instinct is to put our own

:38:27. > :38:30.self-interest aside, to reach out our hand and help them over the

:38:31. > :38:37.line. That's why the central ten dt of my

:38:38. > :38:39.belief is that there is mord to life than individualism and

:38:40. > :38:55.self-interest. APPLAUSE

:38:56. > :39:01.We form families, communitids, towns, cities, counties and nations.

:39:02. > :39:07.We have a responsibility to one another. And I firmly believe that

:39:08. > :39:13.Government has a responsibility too. It is to act to encourage and

:39:14. > :39:17.nurture those relationships, networks and institutions, `nd to

:39:18. > :39:21.step up to correct injusticds and tackle unfairness, where it can

:39:22. > :39:25.Because these are the things that drive us apart. That's why H say

:39:26. > :39:30.today, as I have always said, that my mission and the mission of this

:39:31. > :39:34.party is to build a country that truly works for everyone, not just

:39:35. > :39:39.for the privileged few. It's why, when I stood on the steps of Number

:39:40. > :39:44.Ten for the first time as Prime Minister, 84 days ago, I sahd that

:39:45. > :39:48.the Government I lead will be driven, not by the interests of the

:39:49. > :39:52.rich and powerful, but by the interests of ordinary, workhng class

:39:53. > :39:58.people. And this week, we have shown the

:39:59. > :40:02.country that we mean business. Not just protecting, but enhanchng

:40:03. > :40:06.workers' rights. Building an economy that's fair, where everyone plays by

:40:07. > :40:10.the same rules. Getting mord houses built, more doctors in the NHS.

:40:11. > :40:16.Investing in things that will make our economy grow. Hundreds of great

:40:17. > :40:20.new schools, universities and fee-paying schools helping state

:40:21. > :40:25.schools to improve and, yes, where parents want them, and wherd they'll

:40:26. > :40:28.improve standards for children, of whatever background, the first new

:40:29. > :40:29.grammar schools to open in Britain for 50 years.

:40:30. > :40:56.APPLAUSE This is a Boldewijn plan to bring

:40:57. > :41:00.Britain together, to build ` new, united Britain, in the centre

:41:01. > :41:03.ground. A Government for conservatism that understands the

:41:04. > :41:07.good that Government can do, that will never hesitate to stand up to

:41:08. > :41:11.the powerful that abuse thehr position of privilege. That will

:41:12. > :41:13.always act in the interests of ordinary, working class people.

:41:14. > :41:22.That's what this Government is about, action. It's about doing

:41:23. > :41:25.something. Not being someond. About identifying injustices,

:41:26. > :41:30.finding solutions, driving change, taking, not shirking the big

:41:31. > :41:34.decisions. Having the courage to see things through.

:41:35. > :41:41.It's not always glamorous or exciting. But at its best, ht's a

:41:42. > :41:45.noble calling. And where many just see Government as the probldm, I

:41:46. > :41:52.want to show it can be part of the solution, too.

:41:53. > :41:57.And I know this to be true. So, as I leave the door of my office at scam

:41:58. > :42:02.number Ten, I pass that famous staircase. The portraits of Prime

:42:03. > :42:10.Minister's past lined up along the wall. Men, and of course ond

:42:11. > :42:15.woman... LAUGHTER

:42:16. > :42:19.... Of consequence, who havd steered this country through diffictlt times

:42:20. > :42:24.and changed it for the bettdr, too. There is Disraeli who saw dhvision

:42:25. > :42:28.and worked to heal T Churchhll had confronted evil and had the strength

:42:29. > :42:35.to overcould. Attlee, with the vision to build a great nathonal

:42:36. > :42:39.institution and Lady Thatchdr, who taught us we could dream grdat

:42:40. > :42:50.dreams again. Those portraits remind me of the good that Governmdnt can

:42:51. > :42:53.do. That nothing good comes easy but with vision, determination, you can

:42:54. > :43:00.always see things through and as I pass them every day, I remelber that

:43:01. > :43:04.our nation has been shaped by those who stepped up to be counted when

:43:05. > :43:12.the big moments came. Such opportunities are rare. But we face

:43:13. > :43:19.such a moment today. A moment that calls us to respond and to reshape

:43:20. > :43:24.our nation once again. Not river generation is givdn this

:43:25. > :43:32.opportunity. Not every generation called to step up in such a way But

:43:33. > :43:37.this is our generation's molent To write a new future upon the page. To

:43:38. > :43:42.bring power home and make ddcisions here in Britain. To take back

:43:43. > :43:47.control and shape our futurd, here in Britain.

:43:48. > :43:51.To build an outward-looking, confident, trading nation, here in

:43:52. > :43:57.Britain. To build a stronger, fairer,

:43:58. > :44:04.brighter future, here, in Britain. That is the opportunity we have been

:44:05. > :44:13.given. And the responsibility to grasp it falls upon us all. So to

:44:14. > :44:17.everyone here this morning, and the millions beyond, whether Le`vers or

:44:18. > :44:20.Remain, I say - come with md and we'll write that brighter ftture.

:44:21. > :44:28.Come with me and we'll make that change. Come with me as we rise to

:44:29. > :44:29.meet this moment. Come with me, and together, let's seize the d`y.

:44:30. > :44:36.APPLAUSE