Theresa May Election 2017

Next week marks ten years since the SNP came to power in Scotland. That

is ten years where the Government of Scotland haven't prioritised your

local school, they have not prioritised your local services,

they prioritised the break-up of our United Kingdom. And for much of

those ten years they have been allowed to get away with it. For

much of those ten years they have not had an opposition that has been

worthy of the name. But in the last year they have had the Scottish

Conservatives to content with! Yes! And now they've got to content with

Theresa May in Number Ten! Yes! And we say no to their devices,

disruptive, unwonted, unwarranted plan to drag us back to a second

referendum. We say no to forgetting about the north-east and privatising

simply the central belt. And we say it is time to start Scotland's fight

back against the SNP! Alex Salmond this week said he thinks the SNP

have got this election in the bag. He said they are going to use it to

keep ploughing on, to fight even harder to break up our country, so

we have do show how hard we will fight every day of the next six

weeks to start that fight back here in Scotland, because the Labour

Party can't lead it, the Lib Dems haven't got the strength, it will be

us, the Scottish Conservatives, that lead Scotland's fightback against

the SNP. And we're not doing it for our own

sake, we're not even just doing it to stop that referendum. We are

doing it all so to put a strong Government at Westminster able to

take us through Brexit and beyond and get the best deal for our

country, and that Government will be led by Theresa May, and here she is

to speak to you this afternoon. Thank you, thank you. Thank you very

much, roofs, so that staring introduction and for the leadership

you are showing here in Scotland for the Scottish Conservatives. Thank

you. It is great to be here in Aberdeenshire today as we approach

the most important election in the United Kingdom has faced in my

lifetime. An election in which every single vote will count. And my

message to the people of Scotland is clear. Every vote for me and my team

will strengthen my hand in the Brexit negotiations. That will

strengthen the union, strengthen the economy, and the UK and Scotland

together will flourish, because if Scotland is flourishing, the rest of

the United Kingdom is flourishing as well. And that...

APPLAUSE. And that is really important

because, as prime Minister for the United Kingdom, I want to see every

part of our country succeed. I want businesses here in Aberdeenshire to

succeed and thrive just as I do businesses across the rest of the

United Kingdom. I want young people in the north-east of Scotland to

have a secure job and a bright future, just as I do for young

people in the south-west of England. I want to see every single part of

our country thrive and succeed. And of course,

as I say, every vote for me and my team will be a vote to strengthen

our hand in those Brexit negotiations, and my commitment is

to ensure that we get the right deal from those Brexit negotiations, and

that is what is important. As I say, every vote for me and my team

strengthens my hand in those negotiations, every vote for me and

my team is a vote for five years of strong and stable leadership to take

us through Brexit and beyond. Every vote for me and my team is a vote

for strong and stable leadership in the national interest. And that,

that is what this election is about, it is about leadership, it is about

stability, it is about doing the right thing for Britain. And you

will only get that with the strong and stable Government that the

Conservatives can provide, because that is what we have shown in

Government. Think back, when I first took over as prime Minister just

after the referendum, there were predictions of immediate financial

crash and economic danger, but actually, because of the strength of

the Government has shown, what we have seen is consumer confidence

remain high, we have seen record numbers of jobs and overall growth

has been beyond all expectations. When I took over as Prime Minister,

people said the country was divided. They said it would never come back

together again. But today I see the unity of purpose as people want the

Government to get on with Brexit and make a success of it.

When I took over as Prime Minister, what was needed was a clear vision

and the determination to get on with that job Brexit and that is exactly

what the Government provided. That is the security that strong and

stable Government can provide. I think it is what leadership looks

like. At this general election, people will have a very clear choice

between five years of strong and stable leadership with me and my

team or a coalition of chaos led by Jeremy Corbyn. And that...

LAUGHTER. That is what is on offer, of course,

because if you look at the other parties they are lining up to prop

up Jeremy Corbyn. We see it from the Liberal Democrats and Nicola

Sturgeon's Scottish Nationalists. What they are doing is they want to

disrupt our Brexit negotiators, undermine the task ahead, stop us

from taking Britain forward, and every SNP MP who is elected to

Westminster puts a step closer Jeremy Corbyn getting into Downing

Street, and they want to disrupt our Brexit negotiations by disrupting

this election. And make no mistake, it could happen. Just remember this,

the opinion polls were wrong in the 2015 general election. They were

wrong in last year's general election. -- in last year's

referendum. And Jeremy Corbyn point out he was a 200-1 chance for the

Labour leadership and look what happened there! This election will

be made by people voting on June the 8th, real votes, and it is important

we get the strong and stable Government that will only come under

the Conservatives, because we want to build a stronger future for this

country, we want to make sure we get the right deal for Britain in

Europe, a deal that works for every part of the United Kingdom, England,

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, North and South, town and city and

countryside, that is what we have a plan for, you only get that with a

strong and stable Government. We want to provide that stronger future

by ensuring we build a stronger economy, an economy where hard work

is rewarded, an economy where we see secure jobs, well-paid jobs, an

economy where we see people able to get on through their own talents. It

is what our modern strategy is about, prosperous growth across the

United Kingdom, which is why the strategy would continue to support

the oil Gas UK to, making the most of future opportunities, it is why

we will ensure that we support and give a brighter future for Scottish

fishermen by coming out of the Common fisheries policy. And we want

to support Scottish manufacturing, including the vital defence sector

and the great Scottish shipyards, but also we want to build new

markets for Scotland's world leading food and products, and we want to

ensure that we build a more secure and United nation, and that means

taking action against the extremists who would divide us, and standing up

against the separatists who want to break up our country.

There is only one party that is committed to the union. There is

only one candidate for Prime Minister who will stand up and

defend the United Kingdom. And my commitment is clear, that if you

strengthen my hand in those Brexit negotiations, I will work to ensure

that Scotland and the UK flourish together. So, on June the 8th, vote

for five years of strong and stable leadership. Give me the mandate to

lead Britain. Give me the mandate to speak for Britain. Give me the

mandate to fight for Britain, and give me the mandate to deliver for

Britain. APPLAUSE.

Thank you. Now, as you see, we have one or two

members of the media here. The majority of SNP MPs... Which

broadcaster... Sky News. The majority of SNP MPs...

INAUDIBLE. Do you agree with them? I am a

passionate believer of the uniting of the nations we have in this

United Kingdom. I believe that is good for Scotland and if you just

want one practical fact I see there was a report that came out the other

day that said nearly a quarter, nearly 25%, over 500,000 jobs here

in Scotland depend on the UK internal market. The UK is important

for Scotland. I think we have STV? You have talked a lot about the

strength of the union but what did you say to voters who believe it is

because of the union that they are now being dragged out of the EU

against their will in Scotland? What do you say to those as well who say

you are therefore denying them their second independence referendum? On

the issue of leaving the European Union, there was a clear decision by

parliament that a vote could be given to people across the United

Kingdom. People across the UK by a majority voted to leave the European

Union. The question now is who will be in Government, providing

leadership in Number Ten to ensure we get the best possible deal for

the whole of the United Kingdom from the whole of the United Kingdom from

those Brexit negotiations? We have seen how tough those negotiations

can beat and I think it is important to have strong and stable leadership

there to deliver for the whole of the United Kingdom because when

Scotland is flourishing, the UK is flourishing. We want to work

together to get the best possible deal for the whole of the UK. From

the BBC, if the SNP win the election in Scotland what's right would you

have two block a second referendum on independence once the terms of

Brexit are clear? First of all, as I have said, what is important, what

we should be doing today is not talking about a second independence

referendum, we should be... APPLAUSE.

Right now we should be working together, not pulling apart. That is

why I say every vote for me and my team in this election will be a vote

for strengthening our hand in the Brexit negotiations, which will

strengthen our hand to get the best possible deal for businesses and

people here in Scotland and across the whole of the United Kingdom. Do

we have the Scottish mail? Prime minister, you said now is not

the time for a second independence referendum, what do you say to

voters who fear one now is not the time in one or two or three years,

what reassurances can you offer them? I have said now is not the

time occurs I believe right now we should work together not pull apart,

we should show a strong hand as United Kingdom because that is the

best way to get the best possible deal for people in Scotland and

across the UK from the Brexit negotiations as we leave the

European Union. What Nicola Sturgeon suggests as a referendum towards the

end of the negotiations, how would the Scottish people be able to

decide when they would not know what the future held for them? It would

be unfair. Can you tell us will Spanish

trawlers be allowed in to the North Sea after Brexit? I could not have

been clear in what I said earlier, we will be ensuring as we leave the

European Union, we will support Scottish fishermen by taking us out

of the Common fisheries policy. And just in case you're in any doubt,

the SNP want to take Scottish fishermen straight back in to the

common fisheries policy. Is that the Telegraph? The Brexit deal on offer

from Brussels at the moment looks pretty bad, will you allow yourself

to be bullied by Brussels? Well, I would point out we do not have a

Brexit deal on the table from Brussels, we have negotiating

guidelines to the Article 50 letter and the Lancaster house speech I

gave in January. I think you have made my point for me, what matters

sitting around that table is a strong prime minister of the United

Kingdom with a strong mandate from the people of the United Kingdom

which will strengthen our negotiating hand to ensure we get

the best possible deal. There was a simple choice, strong and stable

leadership or a coalition of chaos and Jeremy Corbyn and I know which

one is going to get the best deal from Brexit and the European Union.

Thank you.