:05:15. > :11:07.It is very important the process of Brexit
:11:08. > :13:29.Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the West Riding. We are
:13:30. > :13:34.three weeks away from the most important general election any of us
:13:35. > :13:38.had faced. Our country's future prosperity is at stake. Get it
:13:39. > :13:47.correct, and great opportunities await. A stronger economy, a fairer
:13:48. > :13:53.society, a global Britain. But all that depends on getting the right
:13:54. > :14:00.Brexit to deal. And for that, we need strong and stable leadership.
:14:01. > :14:04.When negotiations are about to begin with the European Union won't be
:14:05. > :14:10.easy. They will be challenging. At times, they will be tough. In
:14:11. > :14:14.Theresa May, Britain has a Prime Minister with the strength to lead
:14:15. > :14:22.Britain through these negotiations and make a success of the future. To
:14:23. > :14:27.see that, you only need to look at her record. As Home Secretary,
:14:28. > :14:35.reforming the police, cutting crime, protecting our borders and deporting
:14:36. > :14:40.terrorism is. And as Prime Minister, sitting at a clear vision for our
:14:41. > :14:44.new future with Europe. Leading our country were strength and purpose in
:14:45. > :14:50.tackling the burning injustices that hold too many people back. She has a
:14:51. > :14:55.clear plan for Brexit and for a better future for our country. And
:14:56. > :14:59.she has a strength and ability needed to see that plan through.
:15:00. > :15:01.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Prime Minister, Theresa May.
:15:02. > :15:35.APPLAUSE Thank you very much. Today, as we
:15:36. > :15:40.face this critical election for our country, I launch my manifesto for
:15:41. > :15:46.Britain's future. A manifesto to see us through Brexit and beyond. A plan
:15:47. > :15:52.for a stronger, fairer, more prosperous Britain. A plan to seize
:15:53. > :15:55.the opportunities ahead and to build a country that our children and
:15:56. > :16:05.grandchildren are proud to call home. It is a detailed programme for
:16:06. > :16:09.Government, rooted in the hopes and aspirations of ordinary working
:16:10. > :16:15.people across the land. But it's more than that. It is a vision for
:16:16. > :16:20.Britain. A portrait of the kind of country I want this nation to be
:16:21. > :16:27.after Brexit, as we chart our own way in the world. For, at this
:16:28. > :16:32.defining moment for the United Kingdom, as we embark on this
:16:33. > :16:36.momentous journey for our nation, we had a chance to step back and ask
:16:37. > :16:43.ourselves what kind of country we want to build together. I believe
:16:44. > :16:47.that our United Kingdom can emerge from this period of national change
:16:48. > :16:53.stronger, fairer and more prosperous than ever before. I believe we can
:16:54. > :16:58.be a country that stands tall in the wilds, and provide leadership on
:16:59. > :17:04.some of the greatest challenges of our time. -- stands tall in the
:17:05. > :17:07.world. And I believe we can and must take this opportunity to build a
:17:08. > :17:13.great meritocracy here in Britain. Now let me be clear about what that
:17:14. > :17:19.means. It means making Britain a country where everyone, of whatever
:17:20. > :17:25.background, has the chance to go as far as their talents and their hard
:17:26. > :17:31.work will take them. A country that asks not where you have come from,
:17:32. > :17:35.but where you going to. It means making Britain a country that works
:17:36. > :17:40.not for the privileged few, but for everyone. A country where it doesn't
:17:41. > :17:44.matter where you were born, who your parents are, where he went to
:17:45. > :17:49.school, what your accent sounds like, what got you worship will stop
:17:50. > :17:53.whether you are a man or woman, gay or straight, black or white. A
:17:54. > :17:58.country where all that matters is the talent you have and how hard
:17:59. > :18:04.you're prepared to work. And that is the kind of Britain I want us to
:18:05. > :18:10.build together. Because, as we leave the European Union and set ourselves
:18:11. > :18:14.a new course, we need to make the best of all the talent in this
:18:15. > :18:18.country. Britain to succeed, we need to at least the ability of every
:18:19. > :18:22.person, harness the creativity of every business, support the
:18:23. > :18:28.ambitions and entrepreneurialism of every sector. We need to embrace the
:18:29. > :18:33.opportunities before it asked as with confidence. Leading in Britain
:18:34. > :18:39.and the enduring power of the British spirit. And we need to look
:18:40. > :18:44.forward, not back. Believing that despite our great heritage, we have
:18:45. > :18:50.an even greater future. And that we can build that brighter future
:18:51. > :18:56.together. Let us be in no doubt, it will not be easy. There will be
:18:57. > :19:02.obstacles in our way. There will be some who wish us to fall short.
:19:03. > :19:07.Others who wish to hold us back. Many who will us to fail. But with
:19:08. > :19:12.discipline and focus, effort and hard work, and, above all, a unity
:19:13. > :19:18.of purpose, stretching across this precious union of nations, from
:19:19. > :19:24.North to South, East do West, I believe we can and must go forward
:19:25. > :19:28.together. To do that, we need a new contract between Government and
:19:29. > :19:34.people. We need a Government that a strong enough to act, and humble
:19:35. > :19:40.enough to listen. Response of enough to people's needs, and stable enough
:19:41. > :19:43.to get on with the job and deliver. And we need to unite behind a clear
:19:44. > :19:49.plan to make the most of the opportunities ahead. That is what
:19:50. > :19:55.this manifesto offers. A clear plan to meet the big challenges we face
:19:56. > :20:00.together. A credible, deliverable programme for governments, around
:20:01. > :20:05.which the country can unite. A plan that, unlike the offerings of other
:20:06. > :20:12.parties, is upfront and honest about the scale of the task we face. What
:20:13. > :20:19.we say in it, we will do. And the scale of our ambition is clear.
:20:20. > :20:22.Because it is the responsibility of leadership to be upfront and
:20:23. > :20:27.straight with people about the challenges ahead. About the
:20:28. > :20:32.difficult decisions and trade-offs they need to be made. And the hard
:20:33. > :20:41.work required to overcome the obstacles in our way. And that is
:20:42. > :20:44.what this manifesto does. It identifies the five great, giant
:20:45. > :20:50.challenges that we face as a country. One, the need for a strong
:20:51. > :20:57.economy. Two, responding to Brexit and a changing world. Three,
:20:58. > :21:05.tackling enduring social divisions. Four, responding to an ageing
:21:06. > :21:11.society. And five, facing up to fast changing technology. And it sets out
:21:12. > :21:16.what we will do to address each one. And in doing so, it offers a vision
:21:17. > :21:23.for Britain, not just for the next five years, but for the years and
:21:24. > :21:27.decades ahead. A stronger Britain, where everyone has the economic
:21:28. > :21:32.security they need and the chance to live a secure and full life. A more
:21:33. > :21:39.prosperous Britain, where each generation can do better than the
:21:40. > :21:50.last. What's all of this depends on getting the next five years right.
:21:51. > :21:54.The challenge we face is getting the best for Britain in Europe. Our
:21:55. > :21:59.place in the world, the standard of living, what we want for our
:22:00. > :22:03.children and children's children, each and everyone depends on having
:22:04. > :22:07.the strongest possible hand as we those negotiations in order to get
:22:08. > :22:14.the best Brexit deal for families across the country. If we fail, the
:22:15. > :22:19.consequences for Britain and economic security of ordinary
:22:20. > :22:24.working people will be dire. If we succeed, the opportunities ahead of
:22:25. > :22:30.those are great. I have negotiated the Britain in Europe and I know
:22:31. > :22:34.that the best place to start is to be clear about where you stand on
:22:35. > :22:38.what you want. That is why I have been clear that we do not seek to
:22:39. > :22:47.forge this issue, to be half in and half out of the. The British people
:22:48. > :22:50.made their choice, I respect that. I respect the view of the other
:22:51. > :22:55.European leaders who agree that we cannot be half and half out either.
:22:56. > :23:03.So, we will leave the European Union and take control of our money, our
:23:04. > :23:07.borders, our laws. We will forge a new deep and special partnership
:23:08. > :23:11.with Europe and reach out beyond Europe to strike new trade deals for
:23:12. > :23:16.our goods and services with old allies and new friends around the
:23:17. > :23:22.world, as well. We will make the decisions that matter to Britain
:23:23. > :23:27.here in Britain. We will be a great global trading nation that stands
:23:28. > :23:33.tall in the world once again. And, if we get Brexit right we can use
:23:34. > :23:38.this moment of change to build a stronger, fairer, more prosperous
:23:39. > :23:44.Britain here at home. That is the real prize, the goal to which we
:23:45. > :23:48.must work. The cars, the too many people in Britain today, life is
:23:49. > :23:53.simply much harder than many seem to think all realise. They are not
:23:54. > :23:57.ideological, they don't buy into grand visions, they'll full by
:23:58. > :24:01.politicians who promise the earth and claim no tough choices are
:24:02. > :24:06.required, they make those choices every day in their own lives and
:24:07. > :24:11.understand that politicians who aspire to lead must do the same.
:24:12. > :24:15.They do not ask for much, they just want to get on with their lives, to
:24:16. > :24:18.do the best for their children and to be given a fair chance. They look
:24:19. > :24:26.to the government the help and support. This party, the
:24:27. > :24:29.Conservative and Unionist party will be that government. For while it is
:24:30. > :24:35.never true that the government has all the answers, government put
:24:36. > :24:40.squarely at the service of ordinary working people can, and should be a
:24:41. > :24:45.force for good. A force that steps up and ask in the interests of
:24:46. > :24:49.ordinary working people, but does not ignore them and walk on by on
:24:50. > :24:53.the other side but serves the interest of the mainstream of the
:24:54. > :24:55.British public. With the right Brexit deal secured my mainstream
:24:56. > :25:00.government will deliver for mainstream Britain. All those who
:25:01. > :25:06.work hard and make this country what it is, people who have a job but
:25:07. > :25:11.don't always have job security, people you own a home but worry
:25:12. > :25:15.about paying the mortgage, people who can just about manage but worry
:25:16. > :25:19.about the cost of living and getting their children into a good school.
:25:20. > :25:24.And that is why the government I lead will ensure that every area of
:25:25. > :25:28.this United Kingdom is able to prosper with a modern industrial
:25:29. > :25:31.strategy to spread opportunity across the whole country. Why the
:25:32. > :25:35.government I leave will build the Britain in which work pays with a
:25:36. > :25:39.higher national living wage and proper rights and protections at
:25:40. > :25:44.work, why the government I lead will keep taxes low, and cap rip-off
:25:45. > :25:50.energy Paris to help families were working all the hours they can to
:25:51. > :25:56.pay the bills. White we will help those struggling to afford a home of
:25:57. > :26:01.their own. It is why the government I lead will build a Britain in which
:26:02. > :26:06.the economy is strong to support world-class public services with the
:26:07. > :26:08.most ambitious programme of investment in technology and
:26:09. > :26:14.buildings that the NHS has ever seen. Record and fair funding is the
:26:15. > :26:18.schools, real technical education for young people and the first ever
:26:19. > :26:26.proper plan to pay for and provide social care. Because strong public
:26:27. > :26:30.services do not just provide security and enhance opportunity,
:26:31. > :26:36.they are vital, local and national ins to gins that bring us all
:26:37. > :26:43.together and it is why the government I lead will be relentless
:26:44. > :26:48.in tackling burning injustices. Like discrimination on the basis of race,
:26:49. > :26:52.gender, mental health or disability. Injustices the scar on the soul of
:26:53. > :26:57.our nation and I will fight it where ever it is spam. So, for example, we
:26:58. > :27:02.will introduce the first new mental health Bill for 30 years, to put
:27:03. > :27:07.parity of esteem at the heart of treatment and end the stigma of
:27:08. > :27:13.mental illness once and for all. But, most important of all, the
:27:14. > :27:19.government I lead will provide strong and stable leadership to see
:27:20. > :27:23.us through Brexit and beyond. Tackling the long-term challenges we
:27:24. > :27:29.face and ensuring everyone in our country has the chance to get on in
:27:30. > :27:35.life. We need that strong and stable leadership now, more than ever. For
:27:36. > :27:39.the next five years will be among the most challenging in our
:27:40. > :27:45.lifetime. A defining period for our nation, a turning point for Britain
:27:46. > :27:49.that will determine the kind of country we are and the kind of
:27:50. > :27:56.future generations that come after others will see. That is why, now
:27:57. > :28:02.more than ever, Britain need strong and stable government, why now more
:28:03. > :28:05.than ever Britain need strong leadership to make the most of the
:28:06. > :28:12.opportunities Brexit will bring, now more than ever Britain needs more
:28:13. > :28:19.clear plan and determination and will to see it through and it is why
:28:20. > :28:26.in this election more than in any before it is time to put the old
:28:27. > :28:30.tribal politics behind ours and to come together in the national
:28:31. > :28:35.interest united in our desire to make a success of Brexit, united in
:28:36. > :28:42.our desire to get the right result but Britain, because every vote for
:28:43. > :28:46.me and my team in this election will strengthen my hand in the
:28:47. > :28:52.negotiations to come, every vote for me and my team will be about to get
:28:53. > :28:56.on with the vote of -- get on with the job of delivering Brexit and
:28:57. > :29:00.delivering a stronger and more secure future for all. It will be a
:29:01. > :29:05.vote for a stronger, fairer more prosperous Britain and after all
:29:06. > :29:12.that is passed that is a vision of the future that can bring us
:29:13. > :29:14.together. So, I offer myself as your Prime Minister with a resolute
:29:15. > :29:21.determination to get on with the job of delivering Brexit, optimism that
:29:22. > :29:27.I can get a deal that works for all and confident in the belief that we
:29:28. > :29:32.have division, the plan and the will to use this moment to build a better
:29:33. > :29:38.Britain. With the right deal for Britain abroad, taking back control
:29:39. > :29:44.of our borders, money and laws and a better deal ordinary working people
:29:45. > :29:49.at home. A modern industrial strategy to spread prosperity and
:29:50. > :29:51.opportunity around the country exploiting the opportunities of
:29:52. > :29:57.technology to attract the jobs of the future to Britain, relieve an
:29:58. > :30:02.family energy bills and the cost of living, more secure well-paid jobs
:30:03. > :30:07.and new protections for workers. The chance to own a home and more
:30:08. > :30:12.affordable housing, a good school place for every child, with more
:30:13. > :30:20.money for schools every year, is stronger economy to fund our NHS and
:30:21. > :30:25.give you the security you need, a stronger, fairer, more prosperous
:30:26. > :30:30.Britain that works for everyone not just a privileged few, that is the
:30:31. > :30:36.gold, that is the plan and now is the time. So, join me on this
:30:37. > :30:40.journey come with me as I lead Britain, strengthen my hand as I
:30:41. > :30:45.like the Britain and stand with me as I deliver for Britain. With
:30:46. > :30:48.confidence in ourselves and the unity of purpose in our country
:30:49. > :31:09.letters all go forwards together. APPLAUSE
:31:10. > :31:56.Now, I apologise because I see the media at the back of the room.
:31:57. > :32:00.Laura? Thank you, Prime Minister. You are ditching much of the
:32:01. > :32:04.manifesto that you and your party stood on just two years ago. More
:32:05. > :32:09.families, including traditional Tory voters, will need to pay more for
:32:10. > :32:13.elderly care. Many families will lose hot meals for their children at
:32:14. > :32:17.school, just at a time when people are feeling the pinch. You are
:32:18. > :32:21.pushing back balancing the books again. And your immigration
:32:22. > :32:25.proposals may cost billions to the economy. When you put that
:32:26. > :32:29.altogether, with some voters be quite entitled to conclude that adds
:32:30. > :32:35.up to quite a bleak picture that you are putting forward? No, not at all.
:32:36. > :32:39.I am fitting forward a vision for opportunity and prosperity across
:32:40. > :32:43.the whole of the country for the future. I have been clear that there
:32:44. > :32:47.some hard choices that need to be taken but that is what strong and
:32:48. > :32:50.stable government, and leadership, is about. Making sure that we are
:32:51. > :32:55.honest with the public about the hard choices. If you look at what we
:32:56. > :33:00.are doing, the first time ever, a proper long-term plan for social
:33:01. > :33:04.care, to ensure that there is dignity in old age. A plan that is
:33:05. > :33:09.fair across the generations. Ensuring that we are putting more
:33:10. > :33:11.money into our schools and giving every primary school child a
:33:12. > :33:16.breakfast before they start their school day, to set the school day
:33:17. > :33:22.off well. Ensuring that we are putting more money into our NHS, as
:33:23. > :33:24.the biggest ever investment in technology in buildings in our
:33:25. > :33:29.National Health Service. But you can only do that if you have a strong
:33:30. > :33:35.economy and having that strong economy is central to what we, as
:33:36. > :33:38.conservatives, do in government. To do that, we also need to make sure
:33:39. > :33:44.we get the Brexit negotiations right. Having that right leadership
:33:45. > :33:47.to take us in with a strong hand in the negotiations is so important and
:33:48. > :33:51.that is why I say every vote for me and my team will strengthen my hand
:33:52. > :33:53.in Brexit negotiations, to get the best deal for Britain. Did I see
:33:54. > :34:12.fires on You said you continue to believe
:34:13. > :34:18.that a bad deal is better than no deal. -- that no deal is better than
:34:19. > :34:22.a bad deal. Up people that vote for you except in the possibility that
:34:23. > :34:28.there could be no deal and that is the definition of Chaos? This
:34:29. > :34:34.manifesto is a mandate. I want to give a mandate for a strong hand to
:34:35. > :34:37.get the best possible deal in negotiations, and the best possible
:34:38. > :34:41.deal for every part of the United Kingdom. To do that, we need a
:34:42. > :34:46.strong hand in negotiations, and that's why, as adjusted, every vote
:34:47. > :34:50.for me and my team is a vote that will strengthen our hand in this
:34:51. > :34:54.negotiations. We want to get the best deal, a deal that works every
:34:55. > :35:05.part of the United Kingdom, and that's what we're determined to do.
:35:06. > :35:09.Did I see Andy Bell? Prime Minister, deuce except under your social care
:35:10. > :35:13.plan that the majority of people receiving care in their own homes
:35:14. > :35:20.will actually end up worse off in your clan? Isn't that symptomatic of
:35:21. > :35:23.much of this manifesto, that you are turning your back on the traditional
:35:24. > :35:29.Middle England but the Conservatives into Tower, because you think you
:35:30. > :35:32.can find votes elsewhere? This is the first time we have seen a
:35:33. > :35:35.proper, long-term plan for the sustainability and social care in
:35:36. > :35:39.this country. This is one of the great challenges we face with an
:35:40. > :35:43.ageing population, and that's corrector that anyone who wants to
:35:44. > :35:48.be Prime Minister bases but said that challenge and sets out clearly
:35:49. > :35:53.for people. What we will see clearly as a result of the proposals we're
:35:54. > :35:56.making. We will see that those people have been worried about
:35:57. > :36:00.paying for care in their home won't have to worry about that in future.
:36:01. > :36:04.They won't have to pay while they're still alive, they won't have too
:36:05. > :36:08.sell their home while they're living in it. What we also see is that
:36:09. > :36:15.those people who are worried that their savings, that have saved, done
:36:16. > :36:25.the right thing, and have seen their savings 20 oh two nothing, we are
:36:26. > :36:28.quadrupling their threshold to... I expect to see action and improvement
:36:29. > :36:34.in the quality of social care that is available to people. I expect
:36:35. > :36:44.people to be able to stay in their homes longer, and that means less
:36:45. > :36:48.pressure on the NHS. You said you wanted to be straight, can I ask
:36:49. > :36:53.you, following from the previous question, everyone says there is a
:36:54. > :36:58.cost to getting net migration down. Have you costed it, what is the
:36:59. > :37:02.cost, is it in billions? Throughout the manifesto, you say you want to
:37:03. > :37:09.close in justice gaps, isn't there a danger you're creating a whole new
:37:10. > :37:12.one between children of better of parents who maybe have a heart
:37:13. > :37:20.attack retreated for a certain type of medical condition and better off
:37:21. > :37:23.children of people who, say, have dementia. It looks as though they
:37:24. > :37:28.get very different treatment under make governments. Also you seem to
:37:29. > :37:35.be giving business quite a hard time. Energy companies with big
:37:36. > :37:39.names are slightly conned their customers, house-builders had been
:37:40. > :37:42.building pretty grotty houses, you say -
:37:43. > :37:46.do you think the Conservatives over the years have got too closely with
:37:47. > :37:52.business and business has been too greedy? First of all, you put quite
:37:53. > :37:55.a few issues into that question, I have to say. I think that is rather
:37:56. > :38:00.more than one question, which most people are asking. On the
:38:01. > :38:06.immigration issue, I think it's right we want to bring net migration
:38:07. > :38:10.to sustainable levels. Because of the impact that uncontrolled
:38:11. > :38:14.migration has on people, particularly at the lower end of the
:38:15. > :38:19.income scale, because it can hold down peoples wages. It can mean
:38:20. > :38:26.displacement of jobs and pressure on public services. So what we are
:38:27. > :38:29.saying is, yes, we want to increase the immigration skills charge, but
:38:30. > :38:32.that is because that money can then be put into ensuring that people
:38:33. > :38:38.here are being trained up to then take the jobs. I want to see people
:38:39. > :38:41.here having the skills to take on these jobs while we still have a
:38:42. > :38:46.system that brings the brightest and best into the United Kingdom. That's
:38:47. > :38:53.exactly what we will be doing. In terms of the question of business, I
:38:54. > :38:57.think we absolutely clearly set out in this manifesto the key thing that
:38:58. > :39:01.we want to do the business, which is to ensure we have a strong economy
:39:02. > :39:06.and we want to be the best place for businesses to be set up, to grow,
:39:07. > :39:11.and to provide those jobs and investment here in the United
:39:12. > :39:16.Kingdom. We do believe in responsible business. If you talk to
:39:17. > :39:21.business people, they will also say it's better to have an engaged
:39:22. > :39:25.workforce, that is a content workforce, that increases and
:39:26. > :39:29.improves productivity. I think it's right to say that we need to ensure
:39:30. > :39:32.workers have proper protections. We also need to make sure we have the
:39:33. > :39:38.economic framework that increases jobs. Millions of jobs have been
:39:39. > :39:45.created, we seek employment at record levels, higher now than it
:39:46. > :39:49.has been since records began. And unemployment is lower than it has
:39:50. > :39:53.been since the mid-19 70s. That's what a strong economy can do, and we
:39:54. > :40:02.need to build on that for the future. Is DoE? Are you trying to
:40:03. > :40:08.redefine what it means to be a conservative Byrom, and for those
:40:09. > :40:13.critics train to say that you are trying to implement a death tax,
:40:14. > :40:17.what would you say to them? What we're proposing on social care is
:40:18. > :40:24.the first ever opera plan to ensure the sustainability of social care.
:40:25. > :40:28.This is a challenge that faces us, challenge that has been docked by
:40:29. > :40:32.governments for too long. We are proud to stand up to that challenge
:40:33. > :40:37.and put forward this plan, which is, as I say, will take a higher level
:40:38. > :40:44.of assets than is currently protected for individuals. To take
:40:45. > :40:47.away the worry from people about how they are going to pay and their
:40:48. > :40:51.savings are going to be depleted to nothing. I think it will lead to an
:40:52. > :40:57.improvement in social care. What we believe in is, yes, we are providing
:40:58. > :41:01.a system that provides people with dignity in their old age, but doing
:41:02. > :41:09.it in a way that is there across the generations. I think the Guardian's
:41:10. > :41:19.here. It has here? -- is Heather here? Hi there. Nil going to means
:41:20. > :41:27.test the winter fuel allowance, you are going to... Wealthy pensioners a
:41:28. > :41:31.quintet of pay more for their care, including care homes. You talked
:41:32. > :41:35.about being upfront about the challenges, are you being upfront
:41:36. > :41:39.with older people, at pensions have done quite well out of over the last
:41:40. > :41:42.decade or so, that they are going to have to bear more of the costs of
:41:43. > :41:47.the fair society you're talking about? When you look at the
:41:48. > :41:50.manifesto, when we talk about the pensions triple lock, that was
:41:51. > :41:55.introduced at the time when there is a significant disparity in relation
:41:56. > :42:00.to pensioners' incomes. What we see now as a result of the changes that
:42:01. > :42:04.have been made, in relation to the basic state pension, there is an
:42:05. > :42:07.increase. What some other people worry about is actually now
:42:08. > :42:14.disparity for the younger generation and will they be better off in the
:42:15. > :42:17.future? Entrance will continue to go up under a Conservative Government.
:42:18. > :42:21.We will have a double lock which ensures pensions will go up either
:42:22. > :42:24.at the rate of average earnings or inflation, whichever is the higher,
:42:25. > :42:29.so that pensioners will continue to be protected against rising prices.
:42:30. > :42:33.I think it is important that we ensure that changes we bring in our
:42:34. > :42:48.changes that are fair across the generations. Tom? You're taking
:42:49. > :42:53.money off Bridge pensioners and giving it to very younger families.
:42:54. > :42:59.You're delighting in using the power of Government to beat up on rip-off
:43:00. > :43:03.businesses, this is the sort of stuff that might horrify some of
:43:04. > :43:07.your Cabinet sitting there in front of you privately. The avatar that
:43:08. > :43:16.your moving to the political centre grounds, and are you proud of your
:43:17. > :43:20.new moniker, the rating Tory? The Conservative Party has always been
:43:21. > :43:29.on the centre ground. -- the red team Tory. We believe in encouraging
:43:30. > :43:33.investment that will create high-paid jobs. Want to see a school
:43:34. > :43:37.place every child, so young people get the best possible in life. We
:43:38. > :43:40.want to make sure we have the economy seek to fund the support in
:43:41. > :43:45.public services that people need through the NHS and other services.
:43:46. > :43:51.These are all good principles that have underpinned conservatism and
:43:52. > :43:55.continue to underpin conservatism. Crucially, we want to get people
:43:56. > :43:59.opportunity, we want to encourage aspiration, we want people to know
:44:00. > :44:03.that in Britain, under a Conservative governments, how far
:44:04. > :44:06.you go in life depends on you, your talents and hard work. Not where you
:44:07. > :44:21.came from. APPLAUSE
:44:22. > :44:44.You put leaving the single market in your manifesto. Would you those
:44:45. > :44:50.people in your party to -- who oppose that to drop their opposition
:44:51. > :44:56.if you win? On the theme of the day, do you consider yourself a
:44:57. > :44:59.Thatcherite? On the question of this indoor market, what we want is to
:45:00. > :45:05.have become friends of free trade agreement with the European Union,
:45:06. > :45:08.which is about having as good, tariff hike in free and frictionless
:45:09. > :45:16.access as possible to the single market. But you can speak a member
:45:17. > :45:20.of the European Union. The British bee pub include that we will leave.
:45:21. > :45:30.So we will be leaving the EU, but will be negotiating the best deal we
:45:31. > :45:37.can, where we will corporate on issues like security and justice and
:45:38. > :45:41.home affairs. We want an agreement that will be given a businesses here
:45:42. > :45:44.in the United Kingdom, and good for jobs and ought reworking families
:45:45. > :45:49.here in the United Kingdom. Margaret thatcher was a Conservative,, I am a
:45:50. > :46:00.conservative, this is a Conservative manifesto.
:46:01. > :46:11.APPLAUSE I think I saw Ben? You were elected
:46:12. > :46:15.in 2010 and 2015 on a promise to reduce net migration to the tens of
:46:16. > :46:22.thousands. Pages in a again today. The Home Secretary between 2010-16,
:46:23. > :46:28.and you didn't meet that pledge, why should people believe you today? I
:46:29. > :46:31.was working on this for six years, the figures went down, up again and
:46:32. > :46:35.they have started to come down again. There is no single thing you
:46:36. > :46:38.can do in relation to these figures which is going to make all the
:46:39. > :46:43.difference. What you need to do is be working at this issue constantly.
:46:44. > :46:48.Of course, what we will have when we leave the EU is the ability to put
:46:49. > :46:52.rules in that part of the migration system that we haven't had the
:46:53. > :46:57.opportunity to control before, IEEE, people coming from the European
:46:58. > :47:02.Union into the UK. I expect why think it's important that people...
:47:03. > :47:07.Uncontrolled immigration has an impact on people, public services
:47:08. > :47:12.and people at the lower end of the income scale and depressing wages
:47:13. > :47:17.and, sometimes interfacing jobs. -- displacing jobs. I think that is
:47:18. > :47:30.important that we continue to work on that. Our hands went up at the
:47:31. > :47:33.back there? I wanted to ask you what this manifesto tells us about you,
:47:34. > :47:40.personally, and your political gloss of the? I think it tells you I'm a
:47:41. > :47:46.good Conservative. It tells you I believe in making sure we have a
:47:47. > :47:50.good economy, public services funded from a strong economy, that we have
:47:51. > :47:55.opportunity for all. Chris, I think that's the important thing here, I
:47:56. > :48:00.want to see Britain as a global Britain, standing tall and trading
:48:01. > :48:04.around the world. But also a Britain that people in this country know,
:48:05. > :48:06.how far they go depends on them and their hard work and talents. Was
:48:07. > :48:27.that Paul I saw? Prime Minister, Halifax voted 35%
:48:28. > :48:30.Leave. Like many Labour seats you are targeting in a selection, it
:48:31. > :48:33.went to be the case if you do win the seat that MPs and voters who
:48:34. > :48:39.will want to hold your feet to the fire to get a firm Brexit. In that
:48:40. > :48:42.case, isn't David Cameron deluded to say the greater of your majority,
:48:43. > :48:47.the greater the chance of a soft Brexit? I don't talk in terms of a
:48:48. > :48:52.hard or soft Brexit, one want I want is the right deal for Britain. And
:48:53. > :49:01.that's what we're going to do. APPLAUSE
:49:02. > :49:11.I don't know if we can get a microphone thing on Nick? You've
:49:12. > :49:16.been asked repeatedly throughout the campaign about taxes on higher
:49:17. > :49:19.earners. You've always answered, wait other manifesto. The manifesto
:49:20. > :49:24.doesn't really have any details about what tax increases earners
:49:25. > :49:28.might face, or if they might face increases in National Insurance.
:49:29. > :49:32.You're asking higher and is to vote for you without knowing what sort of
:49:33. > :49:36.tax rates they might be paying. So what might you say to them now that
:49:37. > :49:41.the manifesto is out and doesn't tell them what they're going to be
:49:42. > :49:43.paying in tax? What I would be saying to earners across the board,
:49:44. > :49:49.is that when they come to vote they have a very clear choice. And the
:49:50. > :49:54.choice is between a Conservative Party which always has been and
:49:55. > :49:57.always will be a low-tax party, his intention in Government is to reduce
:49:58. > :50:02.taxes on businesses and working families. And a Labour Party whose
:50:03. > :50:07.natural instinct is to increase taxes. And what was from the Labour
:50:08. > :50:15.manifesto this week, with costings that don't appear to be worth the
:50:16. > :50:19.paper they're written on it that back... They will pay through higher
:50:20. > :50:25.taxes, lower wages and higher prices and fewer jobs. Audrey, working
:50:26. > :50:33.people will pay the price of Labour. -- ordinary, working people. Just
:50:34. > :50:43.picking up and Jason's questions, it is occasionally difficult to define
:50:44. > :50:48.what is meant by Mayism, but in your manifesto you see you reject the
:50:49. > :50:53.cult of individualism as dangerous. That's as like a rejection of
:50:54. > :50:56.Thatcherism. So is Mayism a rejection of Thatcherism, and IQ
:50:57. > :51:04.personally rejecting the many comparisons between you and Margaret
:51:05. > :51:05.Thatcher? There is no Mayism. I know you journalists like to write about
:51:06. > :51:14.it. APPLAUSE
:51:15. > :51:18.There is good, solid conservatism, which puts the interests of the
:51:19. > :51:21.country and the interest of Audrey, working people at the heart of
:51:22. > :51:27.everything we do in Government. Thank you.