:00:28. > :02:31.Thank you, everybody, and welcome here to York. I'm delighted to be
:02:32. > :02:36.here along with our fantastic candidates across Yorkshire, the
:02:37. > :02:39.Humber and the North of England. We already have some excellent local
:02:40. > :02:43.representation here in this area, but we are determined to add to
:02:44. > :02:47.their numbers after June the 8th. We are now just 30 days away from what
:02:48. > :02:55.I believe is the most important general election any of us have
:02:56. > :02:58.faced. At this election, our country's future really is on the
:02:59. > :03:06.ballot paper. The next five years will be crucial for our prosperity,
:03:07. > :03:11.security, our economy, society, the future of our children and our
:03:12. > :03:20.grandchildren. And what this election is also about is about
:03:21. > :03:24.leadership. It's about the kind of leadership our country is going to
:03:25. > :03:30.have. Who will represent our country at the Brexit negotiating chamber --
:03:31. > :03:34.table? Will it be Jeremy Corbyn, popped up -- propped up by a
:03:35. > :03:36.coalition of chaos with the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish
:03:37. > :03:41.Nationalists, or will it be Theresa May with her proven strong and
:03:42. > :03:48.stable leadership. Fighting and winning for Britain. Ladies and
:03:49. > :03:57.gentlemen, as a country, we face a crucial five years. So much depends
:03:58. > :04:03.on getting it right. I know Theresa May's Britain has a strong leader
:04:04. > :04:10.and we need to deliver in those negotiations. That is so, so pay to
:04:11. > :04:14.be clear. But we are not going to take anything for granted --
:04:15. > :04:18.obviously clear. We know Britain needs a strong team behind it to
:04:19. > :04:23.deliver the best deal for Britain. A vote for Theresa May's candidates
:04:24. > :04:29.across the country will strengthen her hand in those EU negotiations to
:04:30. > :04:32.come. Each and every one of us that our elected will mean a stronger
:04:33. > :04:38.mandate for the Prime Minister when she is fighting for Britain. And
:04:39. > :04:40.each and every one elected will help the Prime Minister and her team
:04:41. > :04:46.build a better future for our country in the years ahead.
:04:47. > :04:55.That is what we are fighting for. That is what the team will deliver
:04:56. > :05:02.for Britain. We do face the most important election. We also are very
:05:03. > :05:04.fortunate in the leader we have got. It is a great pleasure to ask the
:05:05. > :05:29.Prime Minister to address you. APPLAUSE... Thank you very much,
:05:30. > :05:35.everybody. It is great to be with you here today in York. As we put
:05:36. > :05:40.the local elections behind us and focus upon what Patrick rightly said
:05:41. > :05:48.is a crucial general election in just 30 days. We must take
:05:49. > :05:51.absolutely nothing for granted. We are certainly not taking anything
:05:52. > :05:55.for granted when it comes to our team. We have a great team of
:05:56. > :06:01.candidates here, across the whole of the North of England. My message, I
:06:02. > :06:07.simply say to people in the North of England that this is the team I need
:06:08. > :06:12.behind me to be in a strong position to get the best possible deal for
:06:13. > :06:17.Britain from Brexit. This is the team that is going to take our
:06:18. > :06:22.positive message out across communities, across all of the North
:06:23. > :06:27.of England, that message about strong and stable leadership in the
:06:28. > :06:31.national interest, strengthening the UK's position in those Brexit
:06:32. > :06:37.negotiations, about building a better future for Britain. At the
:06:38. > :06:40.weekend you might have noticed the French presidential elections. The
:06:41. > :06:44.new French president was elected with a strong mandate which will put
:06:45. > :06:49.him in a strong position in negotiations. We need a strong
:06:50. > :06:55.mandate to put us in a strong position in those negotiations.
:06:56. > :06:59.Every single vote for my local candidates will strengthen my hand
:07:00. > :07:06.in those Brexit negotiations, to get the best deal for Britain. The
:07:07. > :07:12.alternative is to risk making Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister. Just picture
:07:13. > :07:17.him sitting at the negotiating table with the combined might of the
:07:18. > :07:23.European commission and 27 other European countries ranged against
:07:24. > :07:27.him. The Liberal Democrats, has Patrick said, the Scottish
:07:28. > :07:34.Nationalists, and others are lining up to prop him up. A Jeremy Corbyn
:07:35. > :07:41.lead Coalition of chaos is a real possibility. We must not let that
:07:42. > :07:46.happen. A vote for any other party is a vote that puts Jeremy Corbyn
:07:47. > :07:52.closer to being and that Brexit negotiating table. We must not let
:07:53. > :07:58.that happen. We must win support across the North of England and
:07:59. > :08:01.across the whole of the UK. What we must also do is expose the
:08:02. > :08:05.nonsensical policies Jeremy Corbyn and labour are putting forward at
:08:06. > :08:12.this election. They simply do not add up. Apart from anything else,
:08:13. > :08:17.Labour would wreck the economy and render all of their promises totally
:08:18. > :08:22.undeliverable. In contrast, we are putting forward credible,
:08:23. > :08:27.deliverable policies in the national interest. Policies like the capping
:08:28. > :08:33.of energy prices to support working families. Protecting worker's
:08:34. > :08:37.pensions from irresponsible bosses. Bringing in new mental health
:08:38. > :08:43.legislation, ending in justice. That is the positive message you will be
:08:44. > :08:46.taking out of the street in your campaigns in the coming weeks.
:08:47. > :08:51.Strong and stable leadership in the national interest. But I have a very
:08:52. > :08:58.clear message and instruction for candidates... Take nothing for
:08:59. > :09:02.granted. It is only by working flat out every day between now and the
:09:03. > :09:09.8th of June that he will gain the trust of the British people and earn
:09:10. > :09:15.their support on polling day. I want you to be out there, no stone
:09:16. > :09:17.unturned, walking down those streets, knocking on those doors,
:09:18. > :09:24.taking that positive message we have, showing we are listening to
:09:25. > :09:28.voters. I have been a member of Parliament for 20 years. I know how
:09:29. > :09:35.important it is to be out there, talking directly to voters, hearing
:09:36. > :09:39.their concerns. At this crucial election, it is not about who people
:09:40. > :09:45.have voted for in the past, it is about who they want to see leaving
:09:46. > :09:50.the country for the next five years. And we will be taking our positive
:09:51. > :09:55.message out there on the streets. It is a positive message that if people
:09:56. > :10:00.vote for us, if they make sure that I and my team are there in
:10:01. > :10:06.government for the next five years, a vote for me and my team is a vote
:10:07. > :10:11.to strengthen our hand in taking Britain through the Brexit process
:10:12. > :10:14.and beyond. A vote for me and my team is a vote to make sure we get
:10:15. > :10:20.the best deal for Britain from Europe. A vote for me and my team is
:10:21. > :10:29.a vote locking in economic security for the future. As we look to this
:10:30. > :10:34.crucial election, my message is clear... If we win that support, if
:10:35. > :10:41.we gain people's support, together we will strive for Britain. Together
:10:42. > :10:42.we will fight for Britain. And together, we will deliver for
:10:43. > :11:15.Britain. Thank you. Thank you. I think we will take a
:11:16. > :11:25.view questions from press. Is Eleanor here from the BBC?
:11:26. > :11:35.Did anybody in your cabinet, including Greg Clark, ever oppose
:11:36. > :11:40.your energy price capping? Can you clarify, are you guaranteeing prices
:11:41. > :11:46.will not go up year-on-year? What we have done is look at the results of
:11:47. > :11:52.the Independent, tissue authority, when they look at the energy market
:11:53. > :11:56.in the UK. -- the independent quality commission. They found the
:11:57. > :12:00.six largest suppliers in one year were paying ?1.4 billion more than
:12:01. > :12:04.they would have done in a truly competitive market. In those
:12:05. > :12:09.circumstances I think it is right, as does everybody around the Cabinet
:12:10. > :12:14.table, for government to take action to support working families. What we
:12:15. > :12:19.are talking about is capping energy prices, set by an independent
:12:20. > :12:25.regulator, and will be a reflection of the market and will make sure
:12:26. > :12:29.that crucially it will be possible for the capping to move. But the
:12:30. > :12:33.independent regulator will be setting it. The key thing is people
:12:34. > :12:38.are clearly paying too much for their energy bills today. Too many
:12:39. > :12:42.ordinary working families, too many vulnerable people find themselves on
:12:43. > :12:51.tariffs above what they should be paying and that is why we are taking
:12:52. > :12:58.action. Emily, next from ITV. -- next to you, from ITV. Emily Morgan,
:12:59. > :13:03.ITV. When Ed Miliband announced capping energy prices, David Cameron
:13:04. > :13:08.accused him of wanting to live in a Marxist universe. Are you living in
:13:09. > :13:11.a Marxist universe? First of all, we are conservatives and we believe in
:13:12. > :13:17.free market and, edition but we want competition to be working. The
:13:18. > :13:22.competition authority show the six largest suppliers in a year are
:13:23. > :13:27.paying ?1.4 billion more than they would do if there was a truly
:13:28. > :13:30.competitive market. But you are wrong. Ed Miliband did not suggest
:13:31. > :13:35.capping energy prices. He suggested freezing energy prices, freezing
:13:36. > :13:39.them so people paying above the odds would have continued paying above
:13:40. > :13:46.the odds and crucially, prices could not have gone down. Under our plan,
:13:47. > :13:54.prices would be able to go down. I think we have got Ella? Ella
:13:55. > :13:58.Griffith, LBC. Jeremy Corbyn said this morning the issue Brexit is
:13:59. > :14:00.settled. Are you concerned Tim Farron and Nicola Sturgeon could
:14:01. > :14:06.make a condition of supporting Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister of a
:14:07. > :14:12.Labour minority government that he stops the Brexit process? Let's look
:14:13. > :14:16.at the political scene today. Only one party is committed to respecting
:14:17. > :14:20.the will of the people and recognising the result and
:14:21. > :14:25.delivering on the result of the Referendum, that is me and my team,
:14:26. > :14:29.the Conservative party. What we have seen from other parties is attempts
:14:30. > :14:34.to disrupt negotiation, undermine the task that lies ahead, some of
:14:35. > :14:39.them want second referendums, wanting to open up the old
:14:40. > :14:45.divisions. What I see going around the country is actually from people
:14:46. > :14:48.today, people voting leave and remain, whatever they voted for,
:14:49. > :14:53.they say we want the Government to get on with it and deliver Brexit
:14:54. > :14:56.and make a success of it. There is a unity of purpose in the country.
:14:57. > :14:59.There is only one party that recognises that and will deliver
:15:00. > :15:05.poor people and it is the Conservative party. I think Laura is
:15:06. > :15:12.here from the Telegraph. -- deliver for people. Labour promised not to
:15:13. > :15:16.raise national insurance contributions. Can you promise the
:15:17. > :15:21.same? Do you have a message for high earners worried their tax bills will
:15:22. > :15:25.go up if you are elected? It is not our intention to increase levels of
:15:26. > :15:29.tax but I am not making any tax commitment we are not absolutely
:15:30. > :15:34.sure we can keep. But our instinct is to reduce taxes on working
:15:35. > :15:39.families. At the election... You talk about taxpayers and what they
:15:40. > :15:44.will be facing, at the election, people will have a very clear
:15:45. > :15:49.choice. Between a Conservative party that always has been, is and always
:15:50. > :15:55.will be a low tax party, a party which has taken four million people
:15:56. > :16:00.out of income tax altogether, has brought in tax cuts for more than 30
:16:01. > :16:03.million people, from the basic rate taxpayer, with about ?1000 per year,
:16:04. > :16:08.that is the Conservative way of doing things. The other choice is a
:16:09. > :16:13.Labour party, whose instinct is always to raise taxes, a former
:16:14. > :16:16.shadow chancellor said their policies would double national
:16:17. > :16:23.insurance, VAT, council tax and income tax. They have a leader
:16:24. > :16:29.talking about raising the level of income tax from 20p up to 25p.
:16:30. > :16:33.Conservatives, their instinct is to reduce the tax on working families
:16:34. > :16:35.and the Labour Party puts taxes up. That is the choice at the election.
:16:36. > :16:44.Dan. Hello, promised. Dan beam from York
:16:45. > :16:50.press. We could talk Fatau is about the NHS and the police. What the
:16:51. > :16:56.press is campaigning for along with assistant newspapers is the dangers
:16:57. > :17:01.of fake news on social media and the importance of a free press. Would
:17:02. > :17:06.you voice your support for a free press and the risks posed by fake
:17:07. > :17:11.news? When people are looking and reading the news, we want them to
:17:12. > :17:14.see accurate reflections of the News and accurate reporting. I think a
:17:15. > :17:18.lot of people put great store by their local papers, with trained
:17:19. > :17:23.journalist out there reporting what is happening, faithfully reporting
:17:24. > :17:27.what is happening in the local area. We should support that. You talk
:17:28. > :17:31.about a free press. It is one of the important pillars of our democracy,
:17:32. > :17:39.that we have a free press in this country. But also a press that takes
:17:40. > :17:43.responsibility for how it reports news. That is important to us. For a
:17:44. > :17:46.lot of people, they look to their local press because they have a lot
:17:47. > :17:48.of faith and trust in their local papers. They give very much. Thank
:17:49. > :18:18.you. -- thank you very much. You cannot fail to recognise this
:18:19. > :18:23.famous landmark. Big Ben would not be here at all if it was not what a
:18:24. > :18:28.terrible fire in 1834, which destroyed much of the Palace of
:18:29. > :18:31.Westminster. Sir Charles Barry one accommodation to design a new
:18:32. > :18:36.building. The dramatic Gothic clocktower was the inspiration of
:18:37. > :18:42.Augustus Pugin. Actually it is not the name of the tower, Big Ben, but
:18:43. > :18:43.the large bell, which weighs 13.5 tonnes and took 16