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The national Conservative Convention. Linda Arkley.

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Good morning, conference. I'm Linda Arkley, Vice President of the

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National Convention. I'm thrilled to be introducing this session.

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Shortly, we are going to he`r from several people about why thdy wanted

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to become MPs. And, they'll tell you about their

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experiences in the House of Commons. When politician stock is low and

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people feel that politics isn't always working for them, it is vital

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to remember that there are dlective representatives doing a fantastic

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job for their constituents dvery single day.

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It's also important to remelber what a difference that politics can make

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to people's lives. We have hundreds of MPs who take their job vdry, very

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seriously. And we have many people in local politics who share it. I'm

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one of them. I came interested in politics during the 1970s. H had

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just finished my nurse's tr`ining when we had the winter of

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discontevenlt I think many of you will remember that. Strikes,

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tleet-day week, industry un`ble to function. Jobs being lost and many

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of my fellow nursing colleagues who were unable to get a job. Btt it was

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in the 1980s when militant tendency began to raise its head and the

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left-wing infiltrated local councils and that's when I joined thd

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Conservative Party. Like you all, the inevitabld

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leaflets come. So I went off delivering leaflets. I stood as a

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candidate in the local elections and third time lucky, I became ` ward

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councillor which I carried on for 18 years. I then stood as the

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Conservative mayoral candid`te in Labour's heartland of North Tyneside

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in 20039 and succeeded in bdcoming the elected mayor and served for six

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years. APPLAUSE - 2003 and 2009.

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It was there I saw the power of politics first hand.

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Improving council services while cutting costs. Boosting the local

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economy with infrastructure, projects like the A19, the

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Silverlink transport scheme and successfully lobbying for an

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enterprise zone in the north-east. I can tell you those changes helped

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the area for the better, giving people more money, more jobs, and

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more opportunities. Our parliamentarians seek to make

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sure that they have this impact every single day.

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They do so through constitudncy surgeries, correspondence, visits,

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case work, parliamentary debates, votes, committees, and sometimes

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ministerial work. It is a privilege, but it is also

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great responsibility. To hear more about what goes on and

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from the MPs, I want to hand over to our MPs and the Chairman who is

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known among constituents and colleagues as an exemplary LP and an

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all-rounder. Ladies and gentlemen, all-rounder. Ladies and gentlemen,

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the Chief Whip,p Gavin Willhamson. Thank you, Mullin da. Conference, it

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is a great - thank you Lind`. Conference, it is a great privilege

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to be here today. Indeed, it is rare for a Chief Whip to be let out, let

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alone to address such a large crowd. It's usually one-on-one in truth.

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As whips, we are more accustomed to operating in the shadows, as opposed

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to being centre stage. But ht is with great pride that I serve as

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Chief Whip for our great party. And for our great Prime Minister.

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APPLAUSE I know there is a fair amount of

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

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use special tactics to get our way, to make people do as we wish. I ve

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even heard that we have a special black book, where we record all of

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the misdeeds and mistakes and it is hard to imagine that any of our

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colleagues would ever have ` small or minor indiscretion.

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APPLAUSE But, conference, I've got to set the

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record straight. As Chief Whip, I can categorically tell you that in

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the whip's office we do not have a black book. It's blue.

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APPLAUSE But, conference, over these last few

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days, so little has gone into this wonderful blue book. Everyone has

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been so incredibly well-beh`ved Well, most.

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Instead, we have heard passhonate speeches on how we create a country

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that works for everyone. Strengthening our economy in all

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parts of our country, about our bright future, as a global trading

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nation. But we can never, never forget the

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challenges that we face. Sitting across from the despatch box every

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day, we see the threat from the Labour Party. It maybe easy to

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dismiss them as divided, a shambles, irrelevant to working peopld but,

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conference, we know the dangers posed by socialism. More spdnding.

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More tax. The threat to our national security.

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We must never forget that they have done it all before and they will do

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it all over again. In Parliament, debate by debate

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vote by vote, they are determined to drag Britain down.

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As our first great female Prime Minister once said - "They

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denigrated our past, undermhned our present and had no faith in our

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future." Today's Labour is no differdnt. They

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want to return us to the fahled divisive, backward-looking socialism

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of the 1970s, where the nathon was held to randsom by union barons by

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Trotskyites, by militants. People who have no care or no love for our

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country. We will not let thdm win. We cannot let them win. Stopping

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them is our duty. Yet we Conservatives are building ` country

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that works for everyone. Working to deliver this, we can draw on a huge

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range of talent that is our parliamentary party. It is lore

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diverse and impressive than it has ever been before. We have tdachers,

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doctors, nurses, people who have built up their own businessds.

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People who have worked in industry, standing up for our values.

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Conservative values. We are the party of ideas, the energy `nd the

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belief to build upon the success of a past six years. These are the

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people who are leading our charge against Labour. So, conference,

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first of all, let me introdtce you to a Member of Parliament who won a

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seat that has never before been Conservative.

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A seat that has only ever elected Labour MPs, since 1906. A sdat they

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held for over 100 years, and that they took for granted. A se`t that

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Ed Miliband thought that thdy could never lose.

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But hard work, local connections, a total commitment to the are` and its

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people led to history being made in May of last year. So, ladies and

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gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the first-ever,

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Conservative Member of Parlhament for Gower, Byron Davies.

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Gavin, thank you. Conferencd, so my upbringing was on the picturesque of

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peninsula of Gower on the south west coast of Wales. For those of you who

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know it, it is famed for its inland and coastal beauty, having been

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designated as the UK's first ever area of outstanding beauty hn 1 56.

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It is where I was born and brought up. It has always been a Labour

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strongholds, with majorities that could be weighed as opposed to

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counted. The northern part of the constituency includes opportunities

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that formally supported minhng and heavy industry. It is a divdrse

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community that I'm extremelx proud to represent.

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I was educated under the old state grammar school system. My

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contemporaries were drawn infrastructure families...

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APPLAUSE My contemporaries were drawn from

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families with a variety of both working class and professional

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backgrounds. Their parents, hard-working people,

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the national crime sqau.d ahd fascinating career, the latter years

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based in Eastern Europe, managing counter-organised crime programmes.

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Stluout my police career I had a constant longing to engage hn

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politics buff course was prdvented from doing so by the very n`ture of

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my work. I remained faithful to the

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Conservative course. My wifd was delighted when I told her I was to

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#colourcyan leaving the polhce and looked lovingly into my eyes,

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expecting me to announce a love to France or to space. But the look

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morphed into stunned silencd as I announced we were going to return to

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Wales where I saw my next challenge which was converting Wales to the

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Conservative way. You will be delighted to he`r that I

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am still married to the samd person. My eyes were firmly set on winning

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the Parliamentary seat of Gower I was elected in 2011 to the National

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Assembly of Wales but after ten years of campaigning, success came

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in May 2015 when I had the opportunity to work with thd most

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brilliant of campaign teams, made up of the Swansea and Gower

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Conservative future and the energetic Tower Association

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volunteers. So why am I a Conservative? Simply becausd I

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believe in opportunity for `ll. Be it in education, business, `nd I

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have a very, very strong belief in social justice. My life expdrience

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has taught me that given thd right conditions which I am convinced and

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it is now evident only the Conservative Party can put hnto

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place and everyone irrespective of their background and have a fair

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chance and make a success of their lives. And with our Prime Mhnister,

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conference, we can look forward to all of these things. Thank xou.

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Thank you, next we have a l`dy who is a fellow member of Parli`ment

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here in the Midlands, who shows that with tenacity and resolve you can

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achieve great things, a gre`t advocate of conservative values who

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took a seat from the Labour Party that we lost in 1997. Again, that

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helped us form a majority government for the first time in 20 ye`rs. She

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is a great champion of Derbx and I am proud that she is part of a team.

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Ladies and gentlemen, pleasd welcome Amanda Soloway.

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Well, good morning, conference. I first became fascinated by politics

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when I was nine or ten and Ken Clarke was at a garden partx. I

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remember being so impressed by this statesman who spoke so eloqtently.

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Then a few years later, I joined the Young Conservatives. Admittddly it

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was my friend who persuaded me to join as she assured me you could

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find a eligible young men there Sadly all I found was a load of

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literature that needed to bd delivered. Then life just hhjacked

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me. I was working long hours at Sainsbury's, my husband had a major

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motorbike accident and I had my two daughters and I seem to havd no

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spare time and any thought of politics was cut to the back of my

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mind and honestly, I didn't believe I could become an MP. I lacked self

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belief, had no qualifications of note, to give me merit, apart from a

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passionate belief in doing the right thing. But still, I kept it on my

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to-do list. For years actually. And finally as I approached 50, I

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thought, it's now or never. So I wrote to Theresa May, as yot do She

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pointed me expertly to women to win and from then, I contacted ly MP,

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the amazing Pauline Latham, who have me in so many ways. I foolishly put

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myself forward for my Parli`mentary assessment too early and I failed.

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Like many people, I hate fahling and I felt absolutely deflated but then

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I thought, I really, really want this. So I became more determined to

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increase my political experhence. I had already had a role on the

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association and then I was lucky enough to get selected as a borough

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council candidate. A parish councillor, area team officdr and

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then an officer for regional and subsequently National conservative

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women's organisation. I then asked if I could redo my Parliamentary

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assessment board and thank goodness, they agreed, and I passed. @nd then,

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as many of you know, I was dlected as a candidate for Derby North.

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The first 18 months have flown by and I have to say I have enjoyed

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every single second, from gdtting lost in the House of Commons to

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being being appointed on thd joint committee on human rights. @nd most

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recently appointed the PPS for International development btt most

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importantly I enjoy the timd I spend in Derby North and I like going out

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with the street pastors, visiting small businesses and actually making

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a difference to people's lives. I have made no secret of the fact that

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my mother suffered from mental health issues, my cousin took his

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

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do is to support this government as it brings mental health and other

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issues to the forefront. I `m proud to be a conservative becausd

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everyone regardless of background should be afforded the chance of

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success, to stand on their own two feet and to show the world who they

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are because if a blonde, and sometimes slightly silly person from

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the Midlands can stand here as the MP for Derby North, there is hope

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for anyone. My dad lives in a council house and

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I take... I go and visit hil and when I go and visit him, he takes me

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out to show me off to his friends because he is just so proud I am an

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MP. Me? I am proud to be a conservative, thank you.

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Amanda, thank you for such `n inspiring speech. I don't know about

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you but in May 2015, there were so many highlights on that night but I

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rather enjoyed watching that sea of blue advance across the electoral

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map of the South West. In mx mind, there is nothing or few things more

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satisfying than beating a Lhberal Democrat. I find it is good for

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lifting the spirits. Our next speaker turned a Lib Dem majority of

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over 7000 into a conservative one of 1500. Ladies and gentlemen, please

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welcome the member of Parli`ment, Luke

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Hall. Gavin, thank you so mtch. In the last 18 months, I have... Turned

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30, and most importantly got married just a few weeks ago. I am

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absolutely honoured to be ending the busiest year of my life by speaking

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in conference today. I grew up in South Gloucestershire and started my

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career working on the shop floor. I have stacked shelves and sat on

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tills. I genuinely believe there is no better training ground for any

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modern politicians and workhng in a supermarket for a decade. Btt it is

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a big jump for anybody living into public life. I was extremelx nervous

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about standing for Parliament. I was out canvassing, and a man answered

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the door, looking thoroughlx unimpressed, I started to vdry

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politely explain who I was `nd what I was doing there and he stopped me

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mid-speech and said all right, I will vote for you, I will vote for

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you if you tell me how much... And it was in that moment I completely

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froze. Knowing he could havd asked me absolutely anything. I whll vote

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for you if you can tell me how much, and I kept thinking I am just a

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supermarket manager, how much a pint of milk costs.

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Of course, I said, but first let me tell you the bar code of milk and

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the product number of milk. The best value milk is in the shop at the

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corner. Is there anything else you want to know about milk, sir? And he

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looked me in the eyes and s`id, you smug Tory and slammed the door. I

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could not be more proud to be an ex-retailer now chair of yotr

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Parliamentary group on retahl and the local MP for the store H used

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stacked shelves in. I believe that education and ability provide

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opportunity that will only dver take you so far because it is our

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determination and a burning desire in front of us that drives ts to

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excel. And I am doing this job because I want that opportunity to

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reach every caretaker at a hotel worker and shall step in all corners

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of our great country. Collins and friends, it has been an incredible

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journey from little to Westlinster. I do want is to wait a second.

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Arguments. Thank you. I should probablx add at

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this stage there are other retailers out there as well. We are an

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impartial party when it comds to that. Next we have a lady who grew

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up in this great city. She stood for Parliament here in Birmingh`m in

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2010. She fought a seat, it is fair to say the seat fought back but she

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was selected by an open prilary and was elected for the Wealden

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constituency in 2015. She h`s made a great start to her career in the

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comments, ladies and gentlelen, please welcome...

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Good morning. I am the MP for Wealden in East Sussex and ly part

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of the world was perfectly described by GK Chesterton as the place where

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London ends and England can begin. It is home to the oldest

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Conservative Association in the country and without labour style

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tokenism made history by eldcting our first female Muslim member of

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Parliament. But you are probably thinking, she must be from `n

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oppressed minority. And you are right. Before I was elected, I was a

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Conservative at the BBC. My pastor Parliament should not be

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unusual but is. My mother h`d never gone to school and to be honest

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there was pressure on me not to finish my education and I'm sorry to

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say that remains the case for too many girls across our communities in

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our country today. My parents migrated here to Birmingham with my

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father exchanging his headm`ster 's gown for biscuit factory ovdralls

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and my story should and could have stayed there and for many of my

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contemporaries their stories did. Growing up in a Labour stronghold,

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there were no role models, hnstead, there was a bigotry of low

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expectations. I was told th`t people like me would be limited by our

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circumstances, that my life 's course would be managed and even

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decided by the state. I rejdcted that and we Conservatives rdject

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those assumptions. We are the true reformers, as our Prime Minhster has

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demonstrated time and time `gain. We are the only party that strhves for

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the whole of Great Britain, which is why it should be our mission to win

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the hearts and minds of every part of our country and that includes

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here in Birmingham, where chvic conservatism has its origins and

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where we are going to get otr great candidate Andy Street electdd as the

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first Mayor of the West Midlands. It is our responsibility to ensure

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that people have a chance to earn their living and not depend on

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hand-outs. I have seen, first hand, how welfare can stunt opportunity.

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In reality, education and aspiration are where it starts. Choice and

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rigour are our watch words. But to empower individuals, to truly

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empower individuals, our colmunities need to feel safe and securd and our

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tolerance and open society needs to be protected from the threats posed

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by extremism and insidious intolerance. As a member of the Home

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Affairs Select Committee, I have seen all the evidence I need to

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justify our strong, clear shghted response. Conference there, has

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never been a more important time to be a Conservative and there has

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never been a more exciting time to be a Conservative. I'm proud to be

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working with all of you, as we help create a country that works for

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everyone. Thank you. APPLAUSE

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Thank you. Our next speaker was a highly successful QC before her

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election to the Commons much she is a great champion of equalitx and

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opportunity, who comes from a rich tradition of public service. The

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daughter of a teacher. The granddaughter of a headmastdr who

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set up a technical college. She has, conference, been tipped as ` rising

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star. Now this is usually the death of any politician's career. But in

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this case, I have no doubt ht is not going to be the case.

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Ladies and gentlemen, pleasd welcome the Member of Parliament for South

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East Cambridgeshire, Lucy Fraser. APPLAUSE

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Thank you. I was born in Ledds. As a child I spent many weekends in

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Leicester with my child I spent many weekends in

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Because I belong to a party that values hard work, that encotrages

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children to dream, to aspird, to succeed. That seeks to build an

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education system that levels up not down, and does so because it has

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

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circumstances we are born into define our future. That our

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background is a barrier to success. It doesn't need to be. My great

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grandparents came to this country as refugees. They were fortunate, they

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worked hard, and they made ` life for themselves. We must enstre that

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everyone has the same opportunities, whatever their background and

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wherever they come from. We need to do even more than that. Somdtimes

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those who need the most help ask for it the least or never ask at all. It

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is our job to seek those people out and give them the support and step

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up they deserve. Last month I worked with thd

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debating charity in my constituency. This charity helps schoolchhldren

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from a variety of backgrounds to improve their confidence. Some of

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the students had never debated before. I noticed that one xoung was

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so shy that at the beginning of the session she sat silently in the

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circle. By the end of the d`y she was confidently addressing the group

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on military defence. Helping children understand their own

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potential and giving them the skills to use it, is a fundamental part of

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their education. On every vhsit as I was leaving her house in

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Leicester, my grandmother would repeat to me the words of Robert

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Browning. "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's the

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heavens for." If we can instill ambition and hope into everx young

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person, we can build a great future for us all. And that's why H'm a

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Conservative. APPLAUSE

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Thank you, Lucy. We now comd to the last of my colleagues, a man who,

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like Luke, beat the Liberal Democrats. A man who was born and

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raised in Cornwall, who served as a councillor before he was eldcted as

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a Member of Parliament. He hs a proud Cornishman who is standing up

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for the rural way of life, the tourism and the fishermen in his

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constituency. He has gone from delivering post to delivering for

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North Cornwall. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Scott

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Mann. APPLAUSE

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Thank you very much for that warm reception. 19 months ago I swapped

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my red post van for the gredn benches in Westminster.

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You know the left, they really like to pigeon hole members of otr party.

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They like to portray Conservatives in the same way to suit thehr

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political narrative. They accuse us of being toffs, of lacking

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understanding of working men and women in their country. We have seen

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that myth well and truly busted today.

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APPLAUSE With less than a week to go before

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the general election last ydar I continued to work for the Royal Mail

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as a postman. In fact, I had to deliver my opposition's leaflets,

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before I had to return in the afternoon, to deliver my own!

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APPLAUSE I had no interest hn politics or Government until I tried

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to purchase my first house `t 2 years' old. I couldn't afford an

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open market property in my home town. Then an opportunity presented

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itself to buy a shared ownership property. 200 people applied for the

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house I was lucky enough to secure. 200 working people applying for one

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house. The estate was split between socially rented properties `nd part

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buy, part rent. At the time we had a Labour Government. I know that seems

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like a long time ago. They seemed preoccupied for providing houses for

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people that weren't working. Working two jobs like many people in

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Cornwall do, to get bi. It was then that I realised that Labour

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governments doesn't give a stuff about working people.

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APPLAUSE #

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So I sat at home one evening stood after inrealised I needed to do

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something. I stood for council. The Prime Minister on the steps of ten

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Downing Street spoke fear the that will work for the many, not the few.

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She spoke of people just getting by. Well me and my friends and huge

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swathes of the working Popovlation - population and it is that that we

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must address in this Parlialent and beyond.

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APPLAUSE #

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I get asked why, why are yot a Conservative? Well, I believe in

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giving people the ability to climb the ladder.

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I believe in providing people with a plot so they can build their own

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homes. I believe in a low t`x system that encourages growth and `llows

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people to make freedom and choice. I want policies that support working

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families. I want an education system that unshackles our brightest and

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best. I want us to continue to tackle the social issues of debt,

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alcoholism and mental health. Ip want a country that helps pdople who

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fall on hard times but does not neglect the tax-paying, working

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populations that governments in the past have left behind.

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APPLAUSE I want a country that works for

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everyone. Thank you. APPLAUSE

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I have to confor example as Chief Whip I am glad that everyond has

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remembered the phrase. To those MPs in the hall, if you can notd it down

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to include in your speeches, when you return, it'll be greatlx

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appreciated. Conference, I am sure that xou will

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agree with me that we have had some fantastic contributions frol all of

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our speakers today. APPLAUSE

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But what is so interesting hs the real diversity of backgrounds, that

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they are people who have done real jobs in the real world.

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APPLAUSE Contrast this with Labour. They want

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to de-select their MPs. Thex are fighting their internal battles

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They are squabbling over socialist dogma, like a Sixth Form debating

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society. But we, we, conference, are

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different. I am proud that we are a mature

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party of government. We know that government and the choices `re not

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easy. There are going to be many, many challenges to come. And we all

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have to work together. Confdrence, we are a Conservative familx, the

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parliamentary party, the voluntary party, united in purpose, whth a

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commitment to working together. To face down the Labour threat, to

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deliver our manifesto, to btild a country that works for everxone

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building a better, a strongdr, and a greater Britain.

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APPLAUSE Ladies and gentlemen, pleasd welcome

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the Chairman of the Conserv`tive Party, Sir Patrick McLaughlhn.

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Conference, what a few days you ve had. Anybody need a holiday?

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Well, forget it - we've got work to do.

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As I said on Sunday, I love conferences in Birmingham. The city

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has always been so welcoming to us and I look forward to being back

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here in 2018. APPLAUSE

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And I hope we have a Conservative mayor in Andy Street to welcome us

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back! APPLAUSE

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It is time to thank some of the people who have made this conference

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happen. I particularly want to thank the staff at the Hyatt, the Symphony

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Hall here and the whole of the ICC. Thanks again for looking after us so

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well. And can I also say, a very big

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thanks to the West Midlands Police force and G4S.

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This conference has really been effectively policed this tile. I

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thank everybody involved in it. APPLAUSE

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Thanks also to to Gerry, thd Chairman of our conference for what

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they have been doing during the week. We wouldn't be here whthout

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the extremely exceptional h`rd work of the staff, particularly David and

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his team, David, Laura, Eden, Lara and Kate. Well done, you ard nearly

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there! APPLAUSE

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When I first was appointed `s Chairman of the party by thd Prime

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Minister, I went across to C kr PHQ and I saw this note above's David's

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desk saying - # 2 days. I s`id what's that to "The start of the

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conference." Well, David, "361 to go." Conference, over the p`st few

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days, we have heard how the Conservative Party is making our

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mission to deliver the changes people want in this country. Our

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members, friends and supporters I'm so thankful for all that yot are

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doing in getting the messagd out. Whether it is on the doorstdps

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campaign, fund-raising to p`y for our new city managers, or ddlivering

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leaflets up and down the cotntry, I want to say a really hearty thank

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you. APPLAUSE

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But, as always in politics, there is so much more still to do. Wd have a

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very important by-election hn just 15 days' time. Next year thdre will

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be crucial elections in Scotland, Wales and in councils across

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England. We cannot be compl`cent. I know you won't be.

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APPLAUSE Over this conference, our p`rty has

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set out clear plans to build a country that works for everxone The

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Prime Minister has set out ` timetable for exiting the Etropean

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Union. Laying out the Government's plans for a fully independent

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Britain. That is our vision and we are going

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to make it happen. Cabinet delegs have laid out plans

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that continue to make work pay, whilst supporting those most in need

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- Cabinet colleagues. To kedp our economy strong in the years to come.

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To reduce net migration, whhle continuing to ensure that wd attract

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the very best and to deliver a self-sufficient NHS. Shortlx we will

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hear from the Prime Minister, a leader with a determination to

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secure the right deal abroad and a better deal at home.

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And I know that every one of us are backing her all the way.

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APPLAUSE But first, it is my pleasurd to

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introduce the youngest woman in the Cabinet, and until next week, the

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youngest woman in the House of Lords. She's doing one of the

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toughest jobs in politics. Conference, please join me hn

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welcoming Baroness Natalie Dvans, Leader of the House of Lords.

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APPLAUSE Thank you Patrick. And good morning.

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It's a huge honour to be spdaking to you today as a member of thd Cabinet

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and as Leader of our party hn the House of Lords. Growing up hn

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Finchley in the 1980s, we h`d a ground-breaking local MP. Someone

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who won the big arguments on the economy and put the great b`ck into

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Great Britain. APPLAUSE

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As Britain's first female Prime Minister, she inspired me. So, it is

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a huge honour to be here serving Britain's second female Prile

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Minister, Theresa May. APPLAUSE

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There is no-one better qualhfied to lead our country, as we forge a new

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role in the world. Another formidable woman, another

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Conservative. APPLAUSE

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I joined the party because H believe in Conservative values, that our

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country should stand as a bdacon for freedom, tolerance and the rule of

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law. That hard work and talent should be

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rewarded and, that whatever your background, whatever your gdnder or

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your sexuality, you should be able to go as far as your talents can

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take you. APPLAUSE

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Because, like our Prime Minhster, I believe in a country that works for

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everyone. But I also know gdtting on, getting ahead, it is not

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something that any of us can do on our own. We need family. We need

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friends, inspirational teachers to believe in us and back us. @nd we

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need to be given opportunithes to thrive and an excellent education is

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key to that. Having led the New Schools Network,

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I have seen first hand what difference a great education can

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make. It really does change lives. Which is why I'm proud to h`ve

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played a part in helping ovdr 3 0 free schools to open, giving

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thousands more children, often from the most deprived backgrounds, the

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best start in life. Giving them the opportunity to go as

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far as their talents can take them. And meeting these children, their

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teachers, their parents, it's clear why a strong Conservative Government

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is so important. Because it allows us to help shape our countrx for the

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better. In our nation, the will of the people is ultimately represented

:13:55.:13:57.

by MPs in the House of Commons. But the House of Lords also has a

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vital role scrutinising and revising legislation. It means that `ll peers

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have a responsibility to improve the laws which govern our country.

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Every day, I see the commitlent and dedication members of the House of

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Lords from all sides bring to this role. They work hard to use their

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wealth of experience and expertise to the benefit of this country. But

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the Conservative Party doesn't have a majority in the House of Lords. In

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fact, it isn't the only place where there are still lots of Libdral

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Democrats. Any of you remember them? So we have to work harder to secure

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our governments agenda and to deliver our Prime Minister hs vision

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of a country that works for everyone. Conservative peers are

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committed to this vision of a better Britain and those on our bench is

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culled from all backgrounds. They are a testament to the breath and

:14:58.:15:04.

openness of our party. We h`ve senior business people, leaders of

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local and national government, health care experts, top legal and

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creative minds, strong and experienced Conservative talent led

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by an impressive front bench. From all walks of life, from all fields

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of expertise. And it is a great time to be a conservative but also a time

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when we bear a great responsibility because frankly, we are the only

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party able to provide our United Kingdom with the strong leadership

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it needs. And that means every part of our

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United Kingdom. Earlier this year, one of our party 's rising stars

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caused a political earthquake in Scotland. Not content with taking

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seats from the SNP, labour `nd the Liberal Democrats, winning Ddinburgh

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Central herself, taking us from fourth to first, and more than

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doubling the Conservative share of the vote, she also became the

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first-ever Conservative leader of opposition in Hollywood. --

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Holyrood. Ladies and gentlelen, it gives me great pleasure to hntroduce

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the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist p`rty

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Ruth Davidson. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very mtch.

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Friends, five years ago, I first came to this conference seeking to

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win the leadership of the p`rty in Scotland. We had just had otr worst

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ever Scottish election result on the back of two decades of declhne. As

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career moves went, the omens didn't look exactly ideal. We were being

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kicked around by our opponents, the media was calling as a corpse that

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wouldn't twitch and that was on a good day, but conference, you always

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kept the faith and when I argued that we could win again as

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Conservatives, you granted le the privilege of allowing me to lead. We

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weren't being credited with much of a chance in the way of prospects but

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we had our values and we had heart and we had belief. And five years

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on, I am here to give you the good news that the Scottish Consdrvatives

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are back as a fighting forcd once again.

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More than double our number of MSPs, leapfrogging labour and consign them

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to third for the first time in six decades, standing up to the SNP

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Standing up to the SNP and being the strong opposition that Scotland so

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desperately needs. From the Borders to Banff, we are showing thdre is

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another way, a better way, one which seeks not to stop division or split

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our country but one which knuckles down and gets on with the job. And,

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conference, where not done xet. Not by a long shot. Next year, dvery

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council seat in Scotland is up for grabs. And we will deliver the best

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Conservative results since devolution and we be satisfhed until

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we have Conservatives in and working on the ground in every commtnity in

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Scotland. It is not leaders that turn a team around, it is not a

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leader that turns results around, it is the teams that we build `nd I am

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so proud of the team that wd are building in Scotland, the torch is

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passing to the next generathon. Give them a cheer. In Parliament, we ve

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now got everyone from Olymphc athletes to University profdssors,

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sold years, farmers, teachers, third sector workers, and we want that

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same spread from every walk of life in our town halls. We are not hiding

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any more, conference, we ard out and proud and we are winning support in

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all parts of Scotland. And I'm aware, I'm aware how

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Scottish politics can somethmes look. You have seen Nicola Sturgeon

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on the television most weeks telling you that Scotland is up in `rms

:20:46.:20:50.

again, threatening the break-up of Britain, asserting that inddpendence

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is closer now than it ever was before. Declaring that separation is

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somehow inevitable. Today, speaking to people across the UK, I want to

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make this clear, don't belidve a word of it. There is nothing...

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There is nothing inevitable about the break-up of this great nation

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and I for one will fight it every inch and soul of thousands of Scots

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with me. -- so will. Because the SNP doesn't spe`k for

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all of Scotland and nor does it have the right to. Every nation hs bigger

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than one party, bigger than one person. And Scotland is bigger, more

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varied, more complex, than the nation that the SNP would lhke to

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pretend. So next time you sden Nicola Sturgeon picking a fhght or

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trying to claim that the Unhted Kingdom is over, remember, she

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doesn't speak for the country. And when she threatens to put ydt

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another divisive referendum back on the table, she is not speakhng for

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the majority because the majority want us to move on. The majority

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have no wish to return to the divisions of the past and wd want to

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seize the opportunities of the future. Scots are telling hdre, for

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pity 's sake, First Minister, let this go.

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And the problem is of coursd that the SNP isn't listening. Instead,

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they are determined to keep the divisions over the last few years

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alive. Now, I am often accused by those same opponents, those ardent

:22:53.:22:56.

separatists, that I bang on about independence and the union `s much

:22:57.:23:00.

as they do. Well, for so long as the SNP keeps this alive, then so be it

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because the union matters so much. It matters for economic stability

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and jobs, it matters for thd defence and security of our country, it

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matters because of the common bonds we share right across the United

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Kingdom, and it matters perhaps even more so now that we are leaving the

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European Union. You all know where I stood on the referendum in June but

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I tell you this, I did not vote remain to see my vote co-opted into

:23:30.:23:43.

a fresh SNP independence strike And I can tell you something else,

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whatever questions Brexit r`ises, none of them, not a single one, is

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answered by destroying our own union of nations. So I urge the SNP

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government is said focusing on a second referendum that is not

:23:56.:24:02.

wanted, why not get back to the day job instead? First Minister, instead

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of picking endless fights whth Westminster, pick a fight whth poor

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literacy and numeracy stand`rds in Scotland's schools. Pick a fight

:24:11.:24:16.

with the health gap between our richest and our poorest comlunities.

:24:17.:24:20.

Pick a fight with the absence of mental health services for our young

:24:21.:24:25.

people. Pick a fight with the dealers. You are the governlent of

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Scotland and you are elected to improve the lives of people of our

:24:30.:24:32.

country and that is the fight that matters so get on with it.

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And be in no doubt that we will be there watching you, pushing you

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holding you to account becatse the Conservatives are back wherd we

:24:55.:24:58.

belong, back in the mainstrdam of Scottish politics and we ard here to

:24:59.:25:04.

stay. But all around us, thd Sands of politics are shifting, old

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certainties are being swept aside from old alliances are crumbling.

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And last week in Liverpool, it was there for all to see. The once broad

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church of the Labour Party had shrunk to a single GPU. The

:25:20.:25:26.

remaining... The remaining true believers were belting out the hymns

:25:27.:25:30.

of yesterday, higher taxes, renationalisation, finding dver more

:25:31.:25:33.

ways to spend other people's money. But they will all preaching to the

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choir. Labour are a party that once spoke to the hopes of a nathon, but

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now speak to an ever smaller fraction of itself. I'm gentinely, I

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don't think Labour has any hdea how ludicrous it looks to the whder

:25:50.:25:54.

world. Last week in a ghettoised women's conference tacked onto the

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front of the main event, spdaker after speaker rose to denounce the

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Prime Minister as not a real feminist. Harriet Harman declared

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that Theresa May is a woman but she is no sister. Well, Harriet, while

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Labour was bathing in its own left-wing sanctimony, here hs

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something you might have missed Theresa May has broken barrhers her

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entire life, the first female Conservative Party chairman, the

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longest serving Home Secret`ry, male or female, since Henry Matthews in

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1892, and only the second fdmale Prime Minister in our country's

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history. And the thing is, conferencd, that

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along the way, she has helpdd women as she goes, increasing fem`le

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participation in politics, cracking down on domestic abuse and passing

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new laws on Modern Slavery Bill on female genital mutilation, `nd on

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forced marriage. She has done more for women than any pink busds that

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Labour can launch. And right now, and this is important, right now,

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there are girls and young women across this country that ard looking

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to number ten Downing St and who see that gender is no barrier to

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advancement and that with h`rd work and application and commitmdnt,

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there is nothing that they can't do. What are the Conservatives doing for

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women? We empower them to bd leaders and Theresa May is exactly what a

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sister looks like. Now, conference, I know that the

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temptation to celebrate what could be the effective demise of labour as

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a functioning political party.. It is tempting and I do understand it

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but it would be utterly wrong because the truth is that L`bour's

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retreat from reality under Jeremy Corbyn has left millions of people

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across our country feeling disenfranchised. Ordinary pdople who

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don't expect miracles, just a job that pays fairly, a good local

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school, a neighbourhood that is free from crime and drugs. Labour has

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turned its back on these ordinary, decent people, so it is up to us to

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act, it is our job to show that we understand their anxieties, that we

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share their concerns. That we have got a plan to improve lives and we

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have the conviction, the drhve and the determination to see it through.

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And we mustn't do it to fulfil some cynical electoral tactic. It is much

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more important that we want to learn that most precious thing, of trust,

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we need them to know that they have a voice that will be listendd to,

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that when we speak it is with them in mind and that when we act, it is

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with their interest at heart. And we need to rise to this challenge

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because that is what it is to be a truly national party and we've made

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a good start, we can take pride in achievements so far from our six

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years in government. 2.7 million more people in employment, lore than

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700,000 of unemployment bendfits, more than half a million fewer

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children in workless households and what a fantastic figure that is It

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is a solid record of achievdment. And one recognised when the people

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of Britain chose to put thehr trust in the Conservatives at the last

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general election with a majority government. But we must also

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understand that in the eyes of many people these are just a list of

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statistics that bear no rel`tion to their lives because for the last few

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years they have felt that the system is simply stopped working for them.

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When the deck feels stacked against them, I am a conservative and I

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belief in hard work and just rewards that too often that has not been

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enough. The mother trapped `t home because she cannot afford the cost

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of childcare, the older worker looking to change career, hhtting a

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barrier when it comes to tr`ining opportunities. The tenant ilprisoned

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in a drug riddled neighbourhood They are not strangers to us. They

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are our neighbours, familiar lanes friends much these are people who

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play by the rules. - our falilies. But it is still not enough. So,

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conference it is up to us to change the rules, to make sure we have real

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equality of opportunity, to drive social and economic mobilitx that we

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need and that means tackling the causes of poverty, like poor

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education, addiction and dependency. Not forever mopping up the

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consequences. It means a house-building revolution so couples

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in their 30s have the chancd of buying their own home, not renting

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out forever and it means behng unashamedly pro-family, givhng

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parents the support they nedd to bring up their children so they can

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do what everyparent wants. That is ensuring a better life than they had

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for themselves. All of this is easy to say, and none of it is e`sy to

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do. But, conference, you know the old saying - if you want solething

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said, ask a man. If you want something done, get a woman.

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APPLAUSE and in Theresa May, we have a Prime

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Minister that I know is absolutely determined to act, to face down

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these challenges and she is just the woman for the job and when H backed

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Theresa May to be our new Prime Minister, I did so, because I saw

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someone who had the experience, understanding and resolve to drive

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forward the change we need `nd when she first spoke from the stdps of

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Downing Street on that mornhng on July 13th, my faith in her was

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repaid in full. We will makd Britain a country that works, not for the

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privileged few, but for every one of us.

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That is noble. That is right. And that is true. And in the months and

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years ahead it must be our guiding principle. More than that, ht is our

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duty. In the absence of a functioning Labour Party, a rump of

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Liberals and an SNP that is more concerned with partition th`n

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policy, it is up to us to sdize the centre ground and to act for all. At

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our best, the UK is a shining light of democracy, liberty and hope and

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one of the reasons I love this country so much and I have fought so

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hard to keep it together, is because I know that it is a force for good

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in the world. I've seen, up close, British troops protect civilians in

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war. I have met Scottish ch`rities who are working to make the world

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landmine free. I have watchdd our businesses trade and support nations

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abroad and seen our univershties collaborate the world over to make

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vital breakthroughs in medical science. That's strong, protd,

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virtuous internationalism that has so shaped our international

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character and it cannot be cowed by the challenges of the day. We are a

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great nation precisely becatse we support our Allies, value otr

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neighbours and shoulder our burden in the world. I am proud of our

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past, but I believe, I firmly believe, that our best days still

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lie ahead. APPLAUSE

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Now, conference, that internationalism abroad must find

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its echo at home. We must not forget our own party's history and values.

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I once listened to Sir John Major tell of his childhood in Brhxton,

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there an area where many new arrivals to Britain set up their

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first new home. He talked about his Conservative values and those of his

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neighbours. He said there is nothing as Conservative as pulling xour

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loved ones close and striking out to build a better future for your

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family. So, as we have diffhcult but necessary debates about how we

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manage borders and if you tours let us not forget that - and futures.

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Let's not forget behind the discussions of numbers, rulds,

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criteria, there lies people, homes and families and for those who have

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already chosen to build a lhfe, own a business, make a contribution I

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say this is your home and you are welcome here.

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APPLAUSE The Conservative Party I know is

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optimistic in spirit and it is internationalist in outlook. We are

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an outward looking people and so we must remain. Conference, I'l an

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old-fashioned Tory, I believe unself-consciously in God and

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country and community. I believe in personal freedom and person`l choice

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and personal responsibility. I believe in small but effecthve

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government. In service, in duty in decency, in Britain. We are about to

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enter a period of great uphdaval and there will be obstacles to overcome

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and orthodoxes to challenge and yes, even some old thinking to bd set

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aside but the prize will justify the journey. I want us to be able to

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look back, five years from now and say - we did all we could and we did

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it for the right reasons. Wd were guided by the values we old dear, to

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know that we reached out across this country to river town, stain

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community, to those who share our beliefs and don't, that we shed a

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light on darkness, we brought hope, created opportunities and whdened

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horizons, that we made life better for those with little and everyone

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felt the country could work for them. Conference, that's whx I'm in

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politics. It's why Theresa Lay is in politics and it is why you `re, too.

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Not for my own ambitions or goals but because I believe that ht is our

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values, our mission and our belief that will make this country a better

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place. So, our goals are cldar, our resolve is firm. And togethdr, every

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one of us, let us get down to that work and build that better future.

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Thank you so much, conference. Thank you.

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APPLAUSE When we came to Birmingham this

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week, some big questions were hanging in the air. Do we h`ve a

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plan for Brexit? We do. Are we ready for the effort it will take to see

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it through? We are. Can Borhs Johnson stay on message for a full

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four days? Just about. But I know therd's

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another big question people want me to answer. What's my vision for

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Britain, my philosophy, my `pproach? Today, I want to answer that

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question very directly. I w`nt to set out my vision for Britahn after

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Brexit. I want to lay out mx approach that things I belidve, I

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want to explain what a country that works for everyone means. I want to

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set our party and our country on the path towards the new centre ground

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of British politics. Built on the values of fairness and opportunity.

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Where everyone plays by the same rules. And where every single person

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regardless of their backgrotnd or that of their parents is given the

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chance to be all they want to be. And as I... And as I do so, I want

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to be clear about something else. That division is nothing without the

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determination to see it through No vision ever built a business by

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itself, no vision never closed a family or fed a hungry child. You

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need to put the hours in thd effort to.

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But if you do, great things can happen. Great changes can occur And

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be in no doubt, that is what Britain needs today. Because in Jund, people

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voted for change and a change is going to come. Change... Ch`nge has

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got to come because as we ldave the European Union and take control of

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our Rome destiny, the task of tackling some of Britain's

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long-standing challenges, lhke how to train enough people to do the

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jobs of the future, becomes ever more urgent. But change has got to

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come to because of the quiet revolution that took place hn our

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country just three months ago. A revolution in which millions of our

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fellow citizens stood up and said they were not prepared to bd ignored

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any more. Because this... Bdcause this is a turning point for our

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country, a once in a generation chance to change the directhon of

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our nation for good, to step back and ask ourselves what kind of

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country we want to be. And let's be clear, we have come a long way over

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the past six years, we've brought the deficit down, got more people

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into work than ever before, taken the lowest paid out of incole tax,

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established a new national living wage, helped nearly a million new

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businesses to set up and grow, got almost 1.5 million more children

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into good or outstanding schools, put record investment into the NHS,

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created nearly 3 million new apprenticeships and brought crime

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down by more than a quarter to its lowest ever level. That is ` record

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of which we should all be proud And... And this morning it's right

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that we pause to say thank xou to the man who made that possible, a

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man who challenged us to ch`nge and told us that if we did we would win

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again. And he was right. We did change, we did win, the first

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majority Conservative government in almost 25 years, a great le`der of

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our party, a great servant to our country, David Cameron, thank you.

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But now, we need to change `gain. For the referendum was not just a

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vote to withdraw from the Etropean Union, it was about something

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broader, something that the European Union had come to represent. It was

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about a sense deep, profound and let's face it, often justifhed, many

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people have today that the world works well for a privileged feel but

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not for them. It was a vote not just to change Britain's relationship

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with the European Union but to call for a change in the way our country

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works and the people for whom it works for ever. Knock on allost any

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door in almost any part of the country and you will find the roots

:52:21.:52:24.

of that revolution laid bard. Our society should work for everyone but

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if you can't afford to get onto the property ladder or your child is

:52:30.:52:33.

stuck in a bad school, it doesn t feel like it's working for xou. Our

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economy should work for everyone. But if your pay has stagnatdd for

:52:40.:52:44.

several years in a row and fixed items of spending keeps going up, it

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doesn't feel like it's workhng for you. Our democracy should work for

:52:48.:52:52.

everyone. But if you've been trying to say things need to changd for

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years and your complaints f`ll on deaf ears, it doesn't feel like it's

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working for you. And the roots of the Revolution run deep. Because it

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wasn't the wealthy who made the biggest sacrifices after thd

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financial crisis. But ordin`ry working class families. And...

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And if you're one of those people who lost their job, who staxed in

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work but on reduced hours, took a pay cut as household bills rocketed,

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and I know a lot of people don't like to admit this, or someone who

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finds themselves out of work or on lower wages because of low skilled

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immigration, life simply dodsn't seem fair. It feels like yotr dreams

:53:45.:53:52.

have been sacrificed in the service of others. So change has got to

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come. Because if we don't respond, if we

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don't take this opportunity to deliver the change people w`nt,

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resentments will grow, divisions will become entrenched. And that

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would be a disaster for Britain because the lesson of Britahn is

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that we are a country built on the bonds of family, community,

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citizenship. Strong institutions and a society. The country of mx

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parents, who instilled in md a sense of public service. And a public

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servant everywhere who want to give something back. The parent who works

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hard all week but takes timd out to coach the kids football teal at the

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weekend. The service men and women either met last week who we`r their

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uniform proudly at home and serve our nation with honour abro`d. A

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country... country of decency, fairness and

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quiet resolve. And a successful country, small in size but larger in

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stature but with less than 0% of the world population boasts mord noble

:55:31.:55:33.

laureates than any country outside the United States. With thrde more

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added again yesterday, two of which worked here in this great chty. A

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country... A country that boasts three of the top ten universities in

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the world, the world's leadhng financial capital, and insthtutions

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like the NHS and the BBC, whose reputation is echoing some of the

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farthest corners of the globe. All possible because we are one United

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Kingdom. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and I will

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always fight to never let dhvisive nationalists drive us apart.

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Yet within our society todax, we see division and unfairness all,around,

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between a more prosperous older generation and a struggling younger

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generation. Between the wealth of London and the rest of the country.

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But perhaps most of all between the rich, the successful and thd

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powerful and their fellow chtizens. Now, don't get me wrong, we applaud

:57:00.:57:07.

success, we want people to get on. But we also value something else,

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the spirit of citizenship. That spirit that means you respect the

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bonds and obligations that lake our society work. That means a

:57:18.:57:21.

commitment to the men and women who live around you, who work for you,

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who by the goods and servicds you sell. That spirit that means

:57:26.:57:30.

recognising the social contract that says you train up local young people

:57:31.:57:34.

before you take on cheap labour from overseas. That spirit that leans you

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do as others do and pay your fair share of tax. But today... But today

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to many people in positions of power behave as though they have lore in

:57:56.:57:59.

common with international elites than with the people down the road,

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the people they employ, the people they pass on the street. But if you

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believe you are a citizen of the world, you are a citizen of nowhere,

:58:10.:58:13.

you don't understand what the very word citizenship means. So hf you

:58:14.:58:16.

are a boss who is a fortune but doesn't look after your staff, an

:58:17.:58:20.

international company that treats tax laws as an optional extra, a

:58:21.:58:27.

household name that refuses to work with the authorities even to fight

:58:28.:58:33.

terrorism, a director who t`kes out massive dividends while knowing that

:58:34.:58:38.

the company pension is about to go bust...

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I'm putting you on warning , this can't go on any more. A change has

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to come and this party is going to make it.

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APPLAUSE So, today, I want to set out my

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plans for a Britain where everyone plays by the same rules, and every

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person has the opportunity to be all they want to be.

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It's a plan to tackle the unfairness and injustice that divides ts. So

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that we may build a new, Unhted bring, rooted in the centre ground A

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plan that will mean Governmdnt stepping up, righting wrongs,

:59:36.:59:38.

challenging vested interests. Taking big decisions, doing what wd believe

:59:39.:59:44.

to be right. Getting the job done. Because that's the good that

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Government can do. And it's what I'm in this for - to stand up for the

:59:50.:59:54.

weak, and it stand up to thd strong. And to put the power of Govdrnment

:59:55.:00:00.

squarely at the service of ordinary working class people.

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Because too often that isn't how it works today. Just listen to the way

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a lot of politicians and commentators talk about the public.

:00:12.:00:17.

They find your patriotism distasteful. Your concerns `bout

:00:18.:00:24.

immigration parochial. Your views about crime ill-libradio, your

:00:25.:00:27.

attachment to your job security inconvenient. - ill Liberal. They

:00:28.:00:33.

find the fact that more than 17 million voters decided to ldave the

:00:34.:00:37.

European Union, simply bewildering, because if you are well-off and

:00:38.:00:42.

comfortable, Britain is a dhfferent country and these concerns `re not

:00:43.:00:46.

your concerns. It's easy to dismiss them. It is easy to say all you want

:00:47.:00:51.

from Government is for it to get out of the way. But a change has to

:00:52.:00:56.

come. It is time to remember the good that Government can do. Time

:00:57.:01:00.

for a new approach o that s`ys while Government doesn't have all

:01:01.:01:03.

the answers, Government can and should be a force for good. That the

:01:04.:01:08.

state exists to provide what individual people, communithes and

:01:09.:01:12.

markets cannot. And that we should employ the power of Governmdnt for

:01:13.:01:18.

the good of the people. Timd to reject the ideological templates

:01:19.:01:21.

provided by the socialist ldft and the libertarian right and to embrace

:01:22.:01:25.

a new centre ground, in which Government steps up and not back to

:01:26.:01:31.

act on behalf of us all. Providing security from crime but frol

:01:32.:01:35.

ill-health and unemployment, too. Supporting free markets but stepping

:01:36.:01:39.

in to repair them, when thex aren't working as they should. Encouraging

:01:40.:01:46.

business and supporting fred trade but not accepting one set of rules

:01:47.:01:50.

for some and another for evdryone else.

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APPLAUSE And if we do, if we act to correct

:01:56.:02:07.

unfairness and injustice and put Government at the service of

:02:08.:02:11.

ordinary, working people, wd can build that new, United Brit`in, in

:02:12.:02:14.

which everyone plays by the same rules and in which the powerful and

:02:15.:02:19.

the privileged no longer ignore the interests of the people.

:02:20.:02:24.

Only we can do it. Because the main lesson I t`ke from

:02:25.:02:29.

the conference last week, is that the Labour Party is not just

:02:30.:02:36.

divided, but divisive. Determined to pit one against another. To pursue

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vendettas and settle scores and to embrace the politics of pointless

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protest that simply pulls pdople further apart. That's what Labour

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stands for. Fighting among themselves, abusing their own MPs,

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threatening to end their careers, tolerating anti-Semitism and

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supporting voices of hate. You know what some people c`ll them

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- the nasty party. And with Labour divided, divisive

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and out of touch, we have a responsibility to step up, represent

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and govern for the whole nation APPLAUSE

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So, where Labour build barrhers we will build bridges. That me`ns

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tackling unfairness and injtstice and shifting the balance of Britain

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decisively in favour of ordhnary working class people. Giving them

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access to the opportunities that are too often the preserve of the

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privileged few. Putting fairness at the heart of our agenda and creating

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a country in which hard work is rewarded andat thattent is welcome.

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A nation where - and talent is welcome. A nation where contribution

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is welcomed. Merit matters lore than wae. A confident, global Brhtain,

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that doesn't turn its back on globalisation but ensures the

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benefits are shared by all. A country that is prosperous `nd

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secure, so that every person may share in the wealth of the nation

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and live their life free from fear. That's what I mean by a country that

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works for everyone. And if we believe in the good that

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Government can do, it's important for people to trust us to ddliver

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the change they need. We can start, as I said on Sunday,

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by doing something obvious. That is to stop quibbling, respect what the

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people told us on 23rd June and take Britain out of the European Union.

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Because it took... APPLAUSE

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It took that typically Brithsh quiet resolve for people to go out and

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vote as they did, to defy the establishment, to ignore thd threats

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to make their voice heard so. Let us have that same resolve now `nd let's

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be clear about what is going to happen. Article 50, triggerdd no

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later than the end of March. A Great Repeal Bill to get rid of the

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European Communities Act, introduced in the next parliamentary sdssion.

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Our laws, made not in Brussdls, but in Westminster.

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APPLAUSE Our judges sitting not in

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Luxembourg, but in courts across the land.

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APPLAUSE The authority of EU law in this

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country ended forever. The people told us they wanted...

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APPLAUSE The people told us they wanted these

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things and this Conservativd Government is going to deliver them.

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APPLAUSE It is, of course, too early to say

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exactly what agreement we whll reach with the EU. It's going to be a

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tough negotiation. It will require some give and take. And while there

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will always be pressure to give a running commentary, it will not be

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in our national interest to do so. But let me be clear about the

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agreement we seek. I want it to reflect the strong and mature

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relationships we enjoy with our European friends. I want it to

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include cooperation on law enforcement and counter-terrorism

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work. I want it to involve free trade in goods and services. I want

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it to give British companies the maximum freedom to trade with and

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operate within the single m`rket and let European businesses do the same

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here. But let's state one thing loud and clear - we are not leavhng the

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European Union, only to givd up control of immigration all over

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again. And we're not leaving only to return to the jurisdiction of the

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European Court of Justice. That s not going to happen. We are leaving

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to become, once more, a fully Sovereign and independent country,

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and the deal is going to have to work for Britain. And that

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Britain... APPLAUSE

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And that Britain, the Britahn we build after Brexit, is going to be a

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global Britain. Hear, hear.

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APPLAUSE Because while we are leaving the

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European Union, we will not leave the continpent of Europe. Wd will

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not abandon our friends and Allies abroad and we will not restreet from

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the world. In fact now is a time to forge a bold new confident place for

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ourselves on the global stage. We need it take the lead on cr`cking

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down on modern slavery wherdver it is found. Ratifying the Parhs

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agreement on climate change. Always acting as the strongest and most

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passionate advocate for fred trade right across the globe and `lways

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committed to a strong, national defence, and supporting the finest

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Armed Forces known to man. APPLAUSE

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And this week our excellent Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, proved

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not only that we will support them with our heart and soul, not only

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will we remain committed to spending 2% of our national income on

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defence, but we will never `gain, in any future conflict, let those

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activists, left-wing human rights lawyers, harangue and harass the

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brave of the brave, the men and women of our Armed Forces.

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APPLAUSE It's about restoring fairness.

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Something that must be at the heart of everything we do.

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Supporting those who do the right thing, who make a contributhon.

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Helping those who give something back and that's at the heart of my

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plan for our economy, too. An economy that's fair and where

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everyone plays by the same rules. That means acting to tackle some of

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the economy's structural problems that hold people back. Things like

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the shortage of affordable homes. The need to make big decisions on

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and invest in our infrastructure. The need to rebalance the economy,

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across sectors and areas, in order to spread wealth and prosperity

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around the country. Politichans have talked about this for years but the

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trouble is that this kind of change will never just happen by itself. If

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that's what we want, we need the vision and determination to see it

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through. And that's why Philip Hammond and Greg Clarke are working

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on a new industrial strategx to address these long-term strtctural

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challenges and get Britain firing on all cylinderses again.

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It is not about picking winners propping up failing industrhes or

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bringing old companies back from the dead. It's about identifying the

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industries that are of strategic value to our economy and supporting

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and promoting them, through policies on trade, tax, infrastructure,

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skills, training and research and development.

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It's about doing what ever H other major and growing economy in the

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world does. Not just sitting back and seeing what happens, but putting

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in place a plan and getting on with the job.

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So, we will identify the sectors of the economy, financial servhces ye,

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but life is sciences, tech, aerospace, car manufacturing,

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creative industries and manx others, that of are of strategic importance

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to our economy, and do anything we can to encourage, develop and

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support thechl we'll identify the places that has the potenti`l to

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contribute to economic growth and become the homes to millions of new

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jobs. That means inspiring `n economic and cultural reviv`l of all

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of our great regional cities and we've made a start. Thanks to George

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Osborne's northern powerhouse over the past year foreign direct

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investment in the north has increased at double the ratd as the

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rest of the country. APPLAUSE

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here in Birmingham, thanks to the incredible Jaguar Land Rover, the

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West Midlands is the only p`rt of the country that runs a trade

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surplus with China. APPLAUSE

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And across the region, the Lidlands engine is on track to delivdr

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300,000 more jobs by 2020. Now it is time to build on that success n

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Birmingham, Manchester, and in other cities across the country. @nd as we

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are here in Birmingham this weeks let's show our support for the

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Conservative Party's candid`te for next year's mayoral election. A

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success in business running John Lewis. An action man in Birlingham,

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playing his part in transferring this city. A man to get things done.

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The future mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street.

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APPLAUSE An economy that works for everyone

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is an economy where everyond plays by the same rules.

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I understand the frustration people feel when they see the rich and

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powerful getting away with things that they themselves wouldn't dream

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of doing and they wouldn't get away with, if they tried. I understand

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that, because I feel it, too. There is always an excuse, a reason why

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something can't be done but when that is used as a basis for

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inaction, faith in capitalism and free markets falls.

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The Conservative Party will always believe in free markets and that is

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precisely why it is this party that should act to defend them. From

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Edmund Burke onwards, conservatives have always understood that if you

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want to preserve something hmportant you need to be prepared to reform

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it. And we must apply that same approach today. That is why we are

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-- where markets are dysfunctional, we should be prepared to intervene,

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where companies are exploithng the failures of the market in which they

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operate, where consumer chohce is inhibited by deliberately complex

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pricing structures, we must set the market right. It is just not right

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for example that half of people living in rural areas and so many

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small businesses cannot get a decent broadband connection.

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It is just not right that two thirds of energy customers are stuck on the

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most expensive tariffs. And it is just not right that the housing

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market continues to fail working people either. Ask almost any

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question about social fairndss or problems with our economy and the

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answer so often comes back to housing. High housing costs and the

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growing gap between those on the property ladder and those who are

:15:49.:15:57.

not lie at the heart of falling social issues. We will do everything

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we can to help people financially so they can buy their own home. But as

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I Help To Buy and right to buy the right things to do. But as was said

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on Monday, there is an honest truce we need to address. We need to build

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more homes. This means using the power of government to step in and

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repair the dysfunctional hotsing market. It means using publhc sector

:16:22.:16:24.

land for more and faster house-building. It means encouraging

:16:25.:16:29.

new technologies that will help us to get more houses built faster And

:16:30.:16:34.

put in more government investment. It means stepping up and dohng

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what's right for Britain. M`king the market work for working people.

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Because that is what governlent can do. And something else we nded to,

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take big, sometimes even controversial, decisions about our

:16:52.:16:54.

country's infrastructure because we need to get Britain firing hn all

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areas again. It is why we whll press ahead with plans for High Speed two,

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linking London and Birmingh`m and eventually towns and cities in the

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north. Why we will shortly `nnounce a decision on expanding Britain s

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airport capacity and why having reviewed the evidence and added

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important new national security safeguards we signed up to Hinkley

:17:19.:17:23.

point. We will take the big decisions when they are the right

:17:24.:17:27.

decisions for Britain. Becatse that is what government can do. @nd we

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can make these big decisions because our economy is strong and bdcause of

:17:34.:17:36.

the fiscal discipline we have shown over the last six years. And we must

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continue to aim for a balanced budget. But to build an economy that

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works for everyone, we must also invest in the things that m`tter,

:17:49.:17:52.

the things with the long-term return. That is how we will address

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the weaknesses in our econoly, improve our productivity, increase

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economic growth and ensure dveryone gets a fair share. And that is not

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the only reason. Because whhle monetary policy with superlow

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interest rates and quantitative easing provided the necessary

:18:13.:18:15.

emergency medicine after thd financial crash, we have to

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acknowledge that there have been some bad side effects. People with

:18:19.:18:23.

assets have got richer. People without them have suffered. People

:18:24.:18:28.

with mortgages have found their debts cheaper. People with savings

:18:29.:18:32.

have found themselves poorer. A change has got to come and we are

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going to deliver it. Becausd that is what a Conservative governmdnt can

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do. This party will always be the party

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of business, large and small, but we must acknowledge that the w`y a

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small number of businesses behave fuels the frustration peopld feel.

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It is not the norm, I know that most businesses and the people who run

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them are hard-working, entrepreneurial, and public spirited

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at heart, but the actions of a few tardy reputations of the many. So

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the party that believes in business is going to change things to help

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support it. Too often the pdople who are supposed to hold big business

:19:27.:19:31.

accountable are drawn from the same narrow social and professional

:19:32.:19:35.

circles as the executive te`m and too often the scrutiny they provide

:19:36.:19:38.

is not good enough. A changd has got to come. So later this year we will

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publish our plans to have not just consumers represented on colpany

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boards but workers as well. Because we are the party of workers. Of

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those who put in the effort. Those who contribute and give of their

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best. That is why we announced on Saturday that we are going to review

:19:59.:20:01.

our laws to make sure that hn our modern and flexible economy people

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are properly protected at work. That is right. Workers' rights. Not under

:20:08.:20:14.

threat from a concerted -- Conservative common, workers' rights

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in hand and protected by a Conservative government. And let me

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say something about tax. We are all conservatives here, we all believe

:20:24.:20:28.

in a low tax economy. But wd also know that tax is the price we pay

:20:29.:20:34.

for living in a civilised society. No individual tycoon and no single

:20:35.:20:38.

business, however rich, has succeeded on their own. Thehr goods

:20:39.:20:42.

are transported by road, thdir workers are educated in schools

:20:43.:20:46.

their customers are part of sophisticated networks taking in the

:20:47.:20:49.

private sector, the public sector, and charities. We have all played a

:20:50.:20:55.

part in that success. So it doesn't matter to me who you are, if you are

:20:56.:20:59.

a tax dodger, we are coming after you.

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If you are an accountant, fhnancial adviser, or a middleman who helps

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people to avoid what they owe to society, we are coming after you. An

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economy that works for everxone is where one where everyone pl`ys by

:21:36.:21:39.

the same rules, so whoever xou are, however rich or powerful, you have a

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duty to pay your tax and we are going to make sure you do. This is a

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big agenda for change. But ht is necessary and essential. It is a

:21:49.:21:52.

programme for government to act to create an economy that works for

:21:53.:21:56.

everyone. An economy that is on the side of ordinary working cl`ss

:21:57.:22:02.

people. And an economy that can support the vital public services

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and institutions upon which we all rely to invest in the things we hold

:22:08.:22:13.

dear. Like the NHS. One of the finest health care systems `nywhere

:22:14.:22:16.

in the world and a vital national institution. An institution that

:22:17.:22:23.

reflect our values, our belhef in fairness, and in which we all take

:22:24.:22:28.

enormous pride. And I mean `ll. Because there is complete

:22:29.:22:35.

cross-party support for the NHS for its status as a provider of free at

:22:36.:22:39.

the point of use health card, for the thousands of doctors and nurses

:22:40.:22:44.

that work around the clock to care for their patients. We all have a

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story about the nurse who c`red for a loved one or the surgeon who saved

:22:49.:22:53.

the life of a friend. So let us take this opportunity to say to those

:22:54.:22:55.

doctors and nurses, thank you. The NHS should unite us. But year

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after year, election after dlection, Labour tried to use it to dhvide us.

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At every election since it was established, Labour have sahd the

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Tories would cut the NHS. And every time, we have spent more on it.

:23:33.:23:39.

Every election, they say we want to privatise the NHS. And everx time,

:23:40.:23:46.

we have protected it. In fact, the party had expanded the use of the

:23:47.:23:49.

private sector in the NHS the fastest was not this party, but the

:23:50.:23:51.

Labour Party. The only party to ever cut spending

:23:52.:24:06.

on the NHS is not this partx, but the Labour Party. That is what they

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did in Wales. And at the last election, it wasn't the Labour Party

:24:13.:24:16.

had pledged to give the NHS the many a task for cover to meet its

:24:17.:24:20.

five-year plan, it was the Conservative Party. Investing an

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extra ?10 million in the NHS, ? 0 billion, more than its leaddrs asked

:24:28.:24:32.

for. And this year, more opdrations are being carried out by more

:24:33.:24:35.

doctors and more nurses than ever before. That is a tribute to

:24:36.:24:41.

everyone who works in the NHS. But also to one man, Jeremy Hunt, who is

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one of the most passionate... Jeremy is one of the most p`ssionate

:24:45.:25:02.

advocates for patients and were doctors, nurses and others who work

:25:03.:25:06.

in our health service that H have ever known. So let's have no more of

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Labour's absurd belief that they have a monopoly on compassion.

:25:12.:25:23.

Let's put an end to their sanctimonious pretence of moral

:25:24.:25:44.

security. -- superiority. Ldt's . They gave up that right when they

:25:45.:25:50.

adopted the politics of divhsion. When their extreme ideological

:25:51.:25:53.

fixation is led them to simply stop listening to the country. When they

:25:54.:26:00.

abandoned the centre ground. And let us take this opportunity to show

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that we, the Conservative P`rty truly are the party of the workers,

:26:05.:26:09.

the party of public servants, the party of the NHS because...

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Because we believe in public service. We believe in investing in

:26:22.:26:28.

and supporting the instituthons that make our country great. We believe

:26:29.:26:34.

in the good that government can do. Government cannot stand aside when

:26:35.:26:37.

it sees social injustice and unfairness. If we want to m`ke sure

:26:38.:26:42.

that Britain is a country that works for everyone, government has to act

:26:43.:26:49.

to make sure opportunity is fairly shared. And I want us to be a

:26:50.:26:53.

country where it doesn't matter where you were born, who yotr

:26:54.:26:56.

parents are, where you went to school, what your accent sotnds like

:26:57.:27:00.

what God you worship, whethdr you are a man or a woman, gay or

:27:01.:27:03.

straight, black or white, all that should matter is the talent that you

:27:04.:27:09.

have and how prepared you are the work.

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But if we are honest, we will admit that simply is not the case for

:27:37.:27:42.

everyone today. Advancement in today's Britain is still too often

:27:43.:27:45.

determined by well of them stands, by an accident of... An acchdent of

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birth, by privilege not merht. Balancing our economy is a start but

:27:53.:27:57.

if we are serious about overturning solve the long-term injustices and

:27:58.:28:01.

barriers that stopped working people from getting on we need that

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economic reform to be allied with genuine and deep social reform.

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Because a society that works for everyone is a society based on

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fairness and only genuine social reform can deliver it. Genuhne

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social reform means helping more people onto the housing ladder, it

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means making sure every child has access to a good school place. It

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means never writing off people who can work and consigning thel to a

:28:29.:28:34.

life on benefits but giving them a chance to go out and earn a living

:28:35.:28:37.

and enjoy the dignity that comes from a job well done. But for those

:28:38.:28:43.

who can't work, we must offdr our full support. Which is why ht was so

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important that Damian Green announced on Saturday that we will

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end the mandate of the retesting of those with chronic health conditions

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that only induces stress -- mandatory. And genuine soci`l reform

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means addressing historic injustices that hold too many people b`ck. Some

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of my proudest moments as Home Secretary came when we began to

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tackle deep-seated and long,standing problems that few had dared to

:29:19.:29:20.

tackle before. I cut the police's use of stop and

:29:21.:29:41.

search by almost two-thirds and reduced the disproportionatd

:29:42.:29:45.

targeting of young, black mdn and I know our impressive Home Secretary,

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Amber Rudd is committed to carrying on that work.

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APPLAUSE But injustices remain. If you are

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from a black, Caribbean backgrouped you are three times more likely to

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be permanently excluded frol school than other children. If you are a

:30:08.:30:11.

black woman, you are seven times more likely to be detained tnder

:30:12.:30:15.

mental health legislation than a white woman. People in ethnhc

:30:16.:30:19.

minority households are almost twice as likely to live in relative

:30:20.:30:25.

poverty, as white people. But it's not just those frol

:30:26.:30:27.

minority backgrounds who ard affected. White, working cl`ss boys

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are less likely to go to unhversity than any other group in sochety

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We cannot let this stand. Not if a country that works for

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everyone is the principle that binds us altogether. That's why I've

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launched an unprecedented atdit of public services, to shine a light on

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these racial disparities and let us do something about them. Because

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they are all burning injusthces and want this Government, this

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Conservative Government, to fight every single one of them.

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APPLAUSE A society that works for evdryone is

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one of fairness and opportunity A society in which everyone has the

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chance to go as far as their talents will take them. That's why, in one

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of the first speeches I gavd as Prime Minister, I set out mx plans

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to turn Britain in a great meritocracy. That starts in our

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schools. I want Britain to be a country in which every child has

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access to a good school place that's right for that individual child

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Because Britain after Brexit will need to make use of all of the

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talent we have in this country. We've come a long way. Thanks to the

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free schools and academies programme, and the efforts of

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teachers, heads and governors, there are now 1.4 million more chhldren in

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good and outstanding schools, compared with 2010.

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But we need to go further. Because there is 1.25 million children in

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schools that are just not good enough. If you live in the Lidlands

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or the North, you have less chance of attending a good school than

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children in the south. This simply cannot go on.

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That's why, Justine Greening and I have set out a new package of

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reforms, building on Michael Gove's success, to increase the nulber of

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good school places across the country. So there's not just a

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school place for every child but a good school place for every child. A

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school place that suits the skills, interests and abilities of dvery

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single pupil. APPLAUSE

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That's why we want more of our great universities to set up or sponsor

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schools in the state sector. Just as the University of Birminghal has

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done a few miles from here. It is why we are saying it the grdat

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private schools that, in return for their charitable tax status, we want

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them to do more, to take on children without the means it pay or set up

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and sponsor good state schools. It is why we want more good fahth

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schools for parents and puphls who want them. And it's why we have

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said, where there is demand from parents, where they will definitely

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take pupils from all backgrounds, where they will play a part in

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improving the quality of all schools in their area, we will lift the ban

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on establishing new grammar schools, too.

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APPLAUSE And here we see the challenge.

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Because for too long politicians have said to people in commtnities,

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who are crying out for change that they can't have what they w`nt.

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They've said we don't think you should have it, even though we might

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enjoy those very same things for ourselves. And you end up in the

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absurd situation where you stop these good, popular, life-changing

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schools from opening by law. Imagine. Think of what it s`ys. If

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you are rich or well-off, you can have a selective education for your

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chie.d you can send them to a selective private school. You can

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move to a better catchment `rea or afford to send them long distances

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to get the education you want. But if you are not, you can't.

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I can think of no better illustration of the problem, why

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ordinary working class people think it is one rule for them and another

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for everyone else, because the message we are sending them is this

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- we will not allow their children to have the same opportunithes that

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wealthier children enjoy. That is a scandal and we, the Conserv`tive

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Party, must bring it to an dnd. APPLAUSE

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So my vision is for Britain to be a great meritocracy. It is wh`t I have

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always believed in. A country based on merit, not privilege is ` country

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that's fair and when we overcome injustice and unfairness, wd can

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build that new, United Brit`in that we need. And United we can do great

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things. We saw that in the summer in Rio. We

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saw how individual success was powered by collective effort. How

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the dedication and talent of one was supported by a united team. And how

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a Government's determination, John Major's Conservative determhnation,

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to step up and back Britain's success, contributed.

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APPLAUSE We were honoured to welcome four

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members of the team, Helen Richardson, Dame Sarah Stordy, Vicky

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Thorny, to our conference this morning and to them and every member

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of our team and Paralympics GB, we say, thank you, you did your country

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proud. APPLAUSE

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It was a memorable summer for British sport. But one moment stood

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out for me above all other. It wasn't from Rio. It happened later.

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Just a couple of weeks ago on the sun-drenched street in Mexico, there

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there our celebrated triathlon champion Johnny Brownlee was heading

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for galory. The finishing lhne in sight, when he faltered, stopped and

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was falling, exhausted to the ground. And just behind him, his

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brother Alistair. A tough competitor, who typically yhelds to

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no-one. He had the chance to run on and

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steal the prize. But seeing his brother struggle, he didn't pass on

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by. As other competitors ran past, he stopped. Reached out his hand and

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gently carried him home. And there, in that moment, we saw,

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revealed an essential truth - that we succeed or fail together. We

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achieve together. Or fall short together. And when one among us

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falters, our most basic hum`n instinct is to put our own

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self-interest aside, to reach out our hand and help them over the

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line. That's why the central ten dt of my

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belief is that there is mord to life than individualism and

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self-interest. APPLAUSE

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We form families, communitids, towns, cities, counties and nations.

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We have a responsibility to one another. And I firmly believe that

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Government has a responsibility too. It is to act to encourage and

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nurture those relationships, networks and institutions, `nd to

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step up to correct injusticds and tackle unfairness, where it can

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Because these are the things that drive us apart. That's why H say

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today, as I have always said, that my mission and the mission of this

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party is to build a country that truly works for everyone, not just

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for the privileged few. It's why, when I stood on the steps of Number

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Ten for the first time as Prime Minister, 84 days ago, I sahd that

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the Government I lead will be driven, not by the interests of the

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rich and powerful, but by the interests of ordinary, workhng class

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people. And this week, we have shown the

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country that we mean business. Not just protecting, but enhanchng

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workers' rights. Building an economy that's fair, where everyone plays by

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the same rules. Getting mord houses built, more doctors in the NHS.

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Investing in things that will make our economy grow. Hundreds of great

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new schools, universities and fee-paying schools helping state

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schools to improve and, yes, where parents want them, and wherd they'll

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improve standards for children, of whatever background, the first new

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grammar schools to open in Britain for 50 years.

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APPLAUSE This is a Boldewijn plan to bring

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Britain together, to build ` new, united Britain, in the centre

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ground. A Government for conservatism that understands the

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good that Government can do, that will never hesitate to stand up to

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the powerful that abuse thehr position of privilege. That will

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always act in the interests of ordinary, working class people.

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That's what this Government is about, action. It's about doing

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something. Not being someond. About identifying injustices,

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finding solutions, driving change, taking, not shirking the big

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decisions. Having the courage to see things through.

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It's not always glamorous or exciting. But at its best, ht's a

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noble calling. And where many just see Government as the probldm, I

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want to show it can be part of the solution, too.

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And I know this to be true. So, as I leave the door of my office at scam

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number Ten, I pass that famous staircase. The portraits of Prime

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Minister's past lined up along the wall. Men, and of course ond

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woman... LAUGHTER

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... Of consequence, who havd steered this country through diffictlt times

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and changed it for the bettdr, too. There is Disraeli who saw dhvision

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and worked to heal T Churchhll had confronted evil and had the strength

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to overcould. Attlee, with the vision to build a great nathonal

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institution and Lady Thatchdr, who taught us we could dream grdat

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dreams again. Those portraits remind me of the good that Governmdnt can

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do. That nothing good comes easy but with vision, determination, you can

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always see things through and as I pass them every day, I remelber that

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our nation has been shaped by those who stepped up to be counted when

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the big moments came. Such opportunities are rare. But we face

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such a moment today. A moment that calls us to respond and to reshape

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our nation once again. Not river generation is givdn this

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opportunity. Not every generation called to step up in such a way But

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this is our generation's molent To write a new future upon the page. To

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bring power home and make ddcisions here in Britain. To take back

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control and shape our futurd, here in Britain.

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To build an outward-looking, confident, trading nation, here in

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Britain. To build a stronger, fairer,

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brighter future, here, in Britain. That is the opportunity we have been

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given. And the responsibility to grasp it falls upon us all. So to

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everyone here this morning, and the millions beyond, whether Le`vers or

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Remain, I say - come with md and we'll write that brighter ftture.

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Come with me and we'll make that change. Come with me as we rise to

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meet this moment. Come with me, and together, let's seize the d`y.

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APPLAUSE

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