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