:00:16. > :00:26.Welcome. Welcome, everybody to Twickenham. Everybody here knows
:00:27. > :00:35.tricking them is a sentence of excellence. We have, as you know,
:00:36. > :00:39.the top scientists, the National physical laboratory, the laboratory
:00:40. > :00:45.of the Government chemist. But we are also a centre of excellence for
:00:46. > :00:49.creative artists, as anybody who knows the interest of the island
:00:50. > :00:57.knows. And a stone served from here, Noel Coward was born. But a rugby
:00:58. > :01:05.kick away from here is the home of the Harlequins! It is Twickenham, a
:01:06. > :01:09.place where there is extraordinary and excellent rugby. We are full of
:01:10. > :01:21.extraordinary and excellent people. But today, we are thinking about the
:01:22. > :01:29.general election. We need leadership that is both excellent and
:01:30. > :01:38.extraordinary. And guess what? I know X Mac I know an extraordinary
:01:39. > :01:47.woman and an excellent leader, and to reason, I hope you never tire of
:01:48. > :01:48.hearing the following seven words. Please welcome the Prime Minister,
:01:49. > :02:04.Theresa May. Thank you very much. I thought you
:02:05. > :02:13.were going to say it never tire of visiting Twickenham next it is just
:02:14. > :02:16.ten days to go until the selection which is the most crucial election
:02:17. > :02:23.this country has faced in my lifetime. When we started off on
:02:24. > :02:27.this campaign, nobody could have predicted the tragic turn that
:02:28. > :02:35.events which take. Nobody could have imagined what would lead that
:02:36. > :02:44.appalling depravity of a cowardly and callous killer to tag this --
:02:45. > :02:50.target those in Manchester last week. We continue to hold all those
:02:51. > :02:56.affected in our thoughts today, and let us continue to think and say
:02:57. > :03:01.thank you to the brave and dedicated men and women of our police,
:03:02. > :03:07.security services, our NHS and others who are continuing to deal
:03:08. > :03:12.with the aftermath of the attack, many who have seen things they
:03:13. > :03:17.should never have too see. Our thoughts continue to be with the
:03:18. > :03:23.people of Manchester. But it is right that we carry on with our life
:03:24. > :03:28.and we do not allow the terrorists to disrupt our way of life, so I am
:03:29. > :03:32.coming back into the election campaign, and as I do so, I want to
:03:33. > :03:38.remind people of the crucial choice that they face. The questions for
:03:39. > :03:47.this campaign have not changed since I called it a six weeks ago. One is
:03:48. > :03:50.about a simple choice - who do you trust? To stand up for Britain,
:03:51. > :04:01.negotiate Brexit and get the best possible deal for Britain in Europe?
:04:02. > :04:05.Theresa May! Well! I was going to say Jeremy Corbyn, but someone else
:04:06. > :04:10.has the answer. That is important because Brexit matters because it is
:04:11. > :04:15.the basis of so much else. Economic security, prosperity, our place in
:04:16. > :04:19.the world, the future of public services, the opportunities for our
:04:20. > :04:25.children. We need to ensure we get the best possible deal for this
:04:26. > :04:35.country from Brexit. Secondly, it is about a simple question which is who
:04:36. > :04:40.has the will and the plan to deliver on Brexit and make a success of it?
:04:41. > :04:46.And that is important because those negotiations will start in just 11
:04:47. > :04:51.days after polling day. And I will not be any putting it off, it will
:04:52. > :04:56.not be possible to stolid, the Europeans are ready, that is the
:04:57. > :05:01.timetable set. Who do people want to see on that plane going over to
:05:02. > :05:10.Brussels to negotiate and stand up for Britain? And third, it is about
:05:11. > :05:16.a simple reality, which is if I lose just six seats, my Government loses
:05:17. > :05:21.its majority. So that could mean in ten days' time, a Government in
:05:22. > :05:35.chaos, Jeremy Corbyn in number ten. No! John McDonell in the Treasury.
:05:36. > :05:42.Diane Abbott in the Home Office. And Nicola Sturgeon and the lip Dems
:05:43. > :05:46.pulling the strings. So every vote than me and my local candidates will
:05:47. > :05:50.be able to stop that from happening. But it will also be able to
:05:51. > :05:55.strengthen my handy mean negotiations for Brexit. The
:05:56. > :05:58.Europeans know that if we have a weak Government and the home
:05:59. > :06:04.parliament, it will not be able to stand up for Britain. We know that
:06:05. > :06:07.if you have a coalition of chaos as a Government with a party
:06:08. > :06:12.desperately holding onto power by having to work and compromise with
:06:13. > :06:17.that that Government will be weak abroad because it will be
:06:18. > :06:21.compromised at home. So, I repeat, every vote for me and my candidates
:06:22. > :06:28.is a vote and stable Government that is needed and the leadership that is
:06:29. > :06:33.needed. We are needing the best yield for Brexit and taking was
:06:34. > :06:37.beyond Brexit. Every vote for me and my local candidates is a vote for
:06:38. > :06:43.strong and stable leadership in the national interest. That is what this
:06:44. > :06:48.election is about. It is about leadership, stability, it is about
:06:49. > :06:51.doing the right thing for Britain. And it is only the Conservative
:06:52. > :06:58.Party that can provide that. Because we have shown it in Government. When
:06:59. > :07:02.I first became PM, people predicted there was going to be an immediate
:07:03. > :07:10.financial crash, economic dangers, but we see record numbers of jobs
:07:11. > :07:15.and great growth. When I became PM, we saw the country was divided, it
:07:16. > :07:18.could never come together again. But now I see a unity around the country
:07:19. > :07:25.of purpose with people wanting to get on the job of making a success
:07:26. > :07:30.of Brexit. When I first became Prime Minister, what Britain needed was
:07:31. > :07:34.clear vision, a plan for the way ahead and a strong Government to
:07:35. > :07:39.take us forward and be committed to delivering Brexit, and that is what
:07:40. > :07:43.we have given, that is what we have provided. And that is what you get
:07:44. > :07:50.with the security of a strong and stable Government. I think is what
:07:51. > :07:54.looks like. And the alternative should worry us all. Not just
:07:55. > :07:58.because Jeremy Corbyn has shown time and time again he is not up to the
:07:59. > :08:02.task of leadership. If you cannot lead your own party,, how can you
:08:03. > :08:07.lead the country through this very important historical moment. It is
:08:08. > :08:11.not just because of the people he puts around him have shown that they
:08:12. > :08:18.are not up to the task of Government. I think you have given
:08:19. > :08:24.your view on some of them already! John McDonell, a Marxist who had to
:08:25. > :08:31.Google the deficit. He believes in abolishing MI5 at the Treasury.
:08:32. > :08:35.Diane Abbott, who cannot add up. In charge of our anti-terrorism work.
:08:36. > :08:42.And undoing all the good we have done in relation to immigration over
:08:43. > :08:45.the years. Those are the alternatives. What this country
:08:46. > :08:51.needs is a strong and stable Government and the leadership to
:08:52. > :08:56.take us forward. We also know that that party in Government, were they
:08:57. > :09:02.to get there, would be propped up by the Liberal Democrats and the SNP.
:09:03. > :09:08.And what price would be extract? A second referendum on Brexit. A
:09:09. > :09:13.second referendum on independence. Chaos. And that would hit our
:09:14. > :09:18.economic prosperity. And all the good work, the progress we have made
:09:19. > :09:22.in our economy, the progress we have made together, would be put at risk.
:09:23. > :09:28.That chaos would simply drive businesses and jobs away from this
:09:29. > :09:35.country, and it is too big a risk to take. So we know there is no safe
:09:36. > :09:40.way to vote Labour. If you do not want Jeremy Corbyn negotiating
:09:41. > :09:45.Brexit, then you need to vote for local Conservative candidates up and
:09:46. > :09:49.down the country. We need that strong and stable leadership and
:09:50. > :09:55.Government to take that, as I say, not just through Brexit, but beyond.
:09:56. > :10:00.Because Brexit is not just a process, it is an opportunity. It is
:10:01. > :10:03.an opportunity for us to build a stronger and more prosperous
:10:04. > :10:09.Britain. And we are the party that has the plan and the vision to do
:10:10. > :10:15.just that. It is about getting the right deal abroad, so it is about
:10:16. > :10:20.bringing back control of our laws, money and control of our borders.
:10:21. > :10:24.Getting back to right deal, but it is also about securing new deals for
:10:25. > :10:28.trade in British goods and services around the whole of the world. It is
:10:29. > :10:33.about leading the world in working against terrorism, it is about
:10:34. > :10:40.making Britain the strongest and most secure place to be in Europe.
:10:41. > :10:44.And it is about what we do here at home, and the opportunities we
:10:45. > :10:49.provide for ordinary working families up and down the country. It
:10:50. > :10:53.is about ensuring that we continue to work to bring immigration, net
:10:54. > :10:57.migration down to sustainable levels of tens of thousands. Because if
:10:58. > :11:03.immigration is too high and too fast, it makes it difficult to build
:11:04. > :11:07.a cohesive society. It is about ensuring we are providing more
:11:08. > :11:12.people with the opportunity of their own homes to building more
:11:13. > :11:18.affordable homes. Ensuring a strong economy, providing jobs for people
:11:19. > :11:21.that we are keeping that prosperity, not just in certain parts of the
:11:22. > :11:25.country, but seeing prosperity through the whole of the country,
:11:26. > :11:28.and that is what our modern industrial strategy is designed to
:11:29. > :11:33.do. It is about ensuring people seeing more pay with high-end
:11:34. > :11:36.national living wage and a real protections, better protections for
:11:37. > :11:40.workers. It is about ensuring that every child has a good school place,
:11:41. > :11:46.that we have record funding going into our schools. And really
:11:47. > :11:53.high-quality technical education for young people for the first time in
:11:54. > :11:58.this country. About ensuring Owings colony -- economy can fund these.
:11:59. > :12:05.Putting at least ?8 million extra into our NHS and having the biggest
:12:06. > :12:10.expenditure, programme for buildings and technology in the NHS that the
:12:11. > :12:16.country has ever seen. It is about ensuring that we are standing up to
:12:17. > :12:20.the extremists who try to divide our society. And it is about standing up
:12:21. > :12:25.and dealing with the burning injustice as we see in this country,
:12:26. > :12:30.because those injustices remain a scar on the soul of our nation. It
:12:31. > :12:35.is about ensuring we do not see discrimination on the basis of race,
:12:36. > :12:42.gender or other factors. It is about dealing with those injustices. It is
:12:43. > :12:45.this party who has the plan and the vision to go forward and to provide
:12:46. > :12:52.that strong and more prosperous Britain for the future. And as I
:12:53. > :12:57.look ahead, I recognise that I think that is a plan around which people
:12:58. > :13:02.will come together, come together with a unity of purpose to deliver
:13:03. > :13:06.Brexit and make a success of it, come together with a unity of
:13:07. > :13:11.purpose to build a stronger Britain for the future with more
:13:12. > :13:16.opportunities for us in the future. Come together, recognising the
:13:17. > :13:23.importance of the choice that people face on June eight on election day.
:13:24. > :13:27.And as I say, I think that choice is very simple, it is whether people
:13:28. > :13:31.want that strong and stable leadership that will build that
:13:32. > :13:36.better future for this country, away coalition of chaos led by Jeremy
:13:37. > :13:43.Corbyn, propped up by the Lib Dems and SNP. So I am offering myself as
:13:44. > :13:49.Prime Minister with the resolute determination to get on with Brexit
:13:50. > :13:54.and make a success of it, with the optimism that we can get the best
:13:55. > :13:58.possible deal for everyone across this country, and with a
:13:59. > :14:04.determination to build that better future and the vision of a stronger,
:14:05. > :14:08.more prosperous Britain. We have the vision, the plan, and we believe we
:14:09. > :14:14.have the will and determination to put it through. But, of course, only
:14:15. > :14:20.the people can give me the mandate. So as people go to vote on June the
:14:21. > :14:26.8th, I say they face a crucial tries, who do they want to see
:14:27. > :14:30.leading this country in those negotiations? Who do they want to
:14:31. > :14:35.see leading the country leading into the future? I have the vision, I
:14:36. > :14:39.have the plan and I have the determination to do it. But only
:14:40. > :14:47.they can give me the mandate. So I am backing ordinary, working people
:14:48. > :14:52.across this country. I ask you to give me your backing. Give me the
:14:53. > :14:57.backing to lead for Britain, give me the authority to speak for Britain,
:14:58. > :15:18.strengthen my hand as I fight for Britain and give me your backing and
:15:19. > :15:25.I will deliver for Britain. CHEERING landmark thank you.
:15:26. > :15:43.Thank you very much. Thank you. Now I am going to take
:15:44. > :15:47.some questions from the media. You have attacked a Jeremy Corbyn's
:15:48. > :15:52.record on security, but you were Home Secretary for six years. What
:15:53. > :15:59.would you say to suggestions that powers to exclude... Have been
:16:00. > :16:02.barely used. Is not your record on security that should be under
:16:03. > :16:10.scrutiny today? Let's look at what I did as home secretary over those
:16:11. > :16:16.years. I stopped more hate preachers than any Home Secretary has ever
:16:17. > :16:22.done before. Their row one to who I booted out of the as well. When I
:16:23. > :16:28.was Home Secretary, we gave extra powers, we put through major
:16:29. > :16:32.legislation in an act to make sure that our services had what they
:16:33. > :16:38.needed to do the job they need to do on a day-to-day basis, and they have
:16:39. > :16:46.to be ever vigilant. In contrast, Jeremy Corbyn has said, you may have
:16:47. > :16:51.said that he was proud, and he has opposed every single piece of
:16:52. > :16:55.anti-terror legislation in his time in Parliament. That is the contrast.
:16:56. > :16:58.I am willing to stand up for our national security and do what is
:16:59. > :17:09.necessary in the British interest. He is not. You talk about achieving
:17:10. > :17:14.the best deal beyond Brexit, but did a chill go through your bones when
:17:15. > :17:20.you heard Chancellor Merkel say yesterday that the EU must fight for
:17:21. > :17:22.its own destiny and the EU could no longer depend on Britain? Isn't the
:17:23. > :17:32.truth that the main EU allies have No, we are not leaving Europe, we
:17:33. > :17:35.are leaving the European Union but they will have some decisions to
:17:36. > :17:39.take about the nature of that organisation and institution going
:17:40. > :17:43.forward. And that is what the 27 have started to look at and what
:17:44. > :17:47.they will need to look at for the future. I am very clear that we
:17:48. > :17:51.continue to want a deep and special partnership with the remaining 27
:17:52. > :17:58.countries and we will continue to be committed to working with others in
:17:59. > :18:03.Europe, both in terms of we want a comprehensive free trade agreement
:18:04. > :18:09.but also in terms of our security. We are committed to ensuring we play
:18:10. > :18:12.the role we have done at the forefront of Nato which with the
:18:13. > :18:24.United States and others has ensured that we keep Europe safe. The Home
:18:25. > :18:28.Secretary confirmed today that only once has one of the temporary
:18:29. > :18:32.exclusion orders been applied in the last two years since you brought
:18:33. > :18:37.this in. Once and yet more than 300 jihadi 's have returned from the
:18:38. > :18:42.Middle East. Doesn't that show you why just as bad on security as
:18:43. > :18:45.Labour would be? No, what it shows is that if you look at what we do
:18:46. > :18:50.with people who return home might have been involved in fighting in
:18:51. > :18:56.somewhere like Syria is everybody is looked at on a case-by-case basis.
:18:57. > :19:00.That temporary exclusion order didn't even exist under the last
:19:01. > :19:03.Labour government. It was me as Home Secretary that put it into the
:19:04. > :19:08.legislation to give the powers to the police. But how those powers are
:19:09. > :19:09.applied our operational decisions for the police and security
:19:10. > :19:22.services. You mentioned Nicola Sturgeon in
:19:23. > :19:26.your speech and last night she said that your position on ruling out a
:19:27. > :19:32.second independence referendum until Brexit has paid out would be
:19:33. > :19:35.unsustainable if the SNP wins the general election in Scotland. Would
:19:36. > :19:39.you consider changing your position if they do indeed win over the
:19:40. > :19:43.border? This is a general election for who is going to be in government
:19:44. > :19:47.for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I have
:19:48. > :19:51.been clearer about talking about a second independence referendum at
:19:52. > :19:56.this time and it is not the time. What we need to be doing now is as
:19:57. > :20:00.we face this historic moment, we need to get the Brexit negotiations
:20:01. > :20:03.right and we need to be working together and not falling apart. But
:20:04. > :20:05.I'm also interested because I believe Nicola Sturgeon said
:20:06. > :20:10.yesterday that she didn't think Jeremy Corbyn was capable of being
:20:11. > :20:15.Prime Minister but at the same time, also said that she would prop him up
:20:16. > :20:27.and put him into government if she had the opportunity. You've spoken
:20:28. > :20:34.several times today about the mandate that you are seeking. How
:20:35. > :20:38.big a majority would make calling the election worthwhile? And are you
:20:39. > :20:43.campaigning down here because your concern about a liberal democrat
:20:44. > :20:46.researchers? I have been in politics quite a few years now and I never
:20:47. > :20:52.predict election results. We just get out there and we campaign and we
:20:53. > :20:57.work hard to gain people trust but to earn their support. And this
:20:58. > :21:02.election is going to be won real people going and voting and casting
:21:03. > :21:05.real votes on June three eight. I don't predict election results I
:21:06. > :21:11.called this election because what was clear to me was that other
:21:12. > :21:15.parties wanted to frustrate the Brexit negotiations, undermine our
:21:16. > :21:18.efforts to get the best possible deal for Britain. Every vote for me
:21:19. > :21:22.and my local candidates will strengthen my hand in those Brexit
:21:23. > :21:33.negotiations and will be eight vote for strong and stable leadership in
:21:34. > :21:36.the national interest. You said that Jeremy Corbyn is not
:21:37. > :21:40.up to the task of leading the country. The polls suggest the
:21:41. > :21:46.Conservative lead has narrowed from around 20 points to around five.
:21:47. > :21:50.What do you say about the fact that people's confidence seems to be
:21:51. > :21:54.growing in him? The poll that matters is the one that will take
:21:55. > :21:59.place on June the 8th. That will determine who is going to be Prime
:22:00. > :22:03.Minister. This is the most crucial election this country has faced in
:22:04. > :22:08.my lifetime and it is a very simple choice that people have between
:22:09. > :22:11.strong and stable leadership under me and my team, going forward with a
:22:12. > :22:15.clear plan for a stronger more prosperous Britain, a plan for the
:22:16. > :22:19.Brexit negotiations and with a strong hand in those Brexit
:22:20. > :22:24.negotiations or the coalition of chaos with Jeremy Corbyn propped up
:22:25. > :22:32.by the SNP and the Liberal Democrats. Those negotiations take
:22:33. > :22:36.place 11 days after election day. We cannot spend time sorting out who is
:22:37. > :22:46.in their government. No attempt to put this off. The timetable is
:22:47. > :22:56.clear. We need to be ready, we are. I will take a couple more questions.
:22:57. > :23:01.It may just be that the terrible event in Manchester has done this
:23:02. > :23:05.but this seems to be quite a low-key campaign. I don't need to be rude
:23:06. > :23:12.but you seem to be a bit of a glum bucket. Are you enjoying the
:23:13. > :23:21.campaign? Will we see a bit more optimism am a bit more Boris, a bit
:23:22. > :23:26.more life? It does seem a very subdued campaign so far. I think it
:23:27. > :23:28.was absolutely right that we suspended campaigning for a time
:23:29. > :23:33.after the Manchester attack and people have been respectful as they
:23:34. > :23:36.have started back into campaigning and I think that is also important.
:23:37. > :23:40.I said in my remarks, I am optimistic about what we can achieve
:23:41. > :23:44.for this country for the future of this is a crucial election and there
:23:45. > :23:49.is a very clear choice for people when they come to that poll on June
:23:50. > :23:52.the 8th and it is that choice between the coalition of chaos led
:23:53. > :24:01.by Jeremy Corbyn or the strong and stable leadership of me and my team,
:24:02. > :24:09.going forward with a vision for a prosperous Britain for the future.
:24:10. > :24:12.It is one week since your amendment or clarification on social care
:24:13. > :24:20.policy which many have described as a U-turn. Is this a relaunched today
:24:21. > :24:26.and if so, what are you trying to relaunch? No, if you have been
:24:27. > :24:28.around over the last few weeks with knee you have seen that this is
:24:29. > :24:33.exactly what I been doing up down the country. And the reason I am
:24:34. > :24:38.doing it is because this is a cheat crucial election and it is important
:24:39. > :24:43.that as people come closer to that vote, which is only next week, and
:24:44. > :24:47.those Brexit negotiations start 11 days after that, that people focus
:24:48. > :24:51.on the choice that is there for them and it is as I have just said, a
:24:52. > :24:58.choice between a coalition of chaos, Jeremy Corbyn with Nicola Sturgeon
:24:59. > :25:02.and the Lib Dems pulling the strings or the strong and stable government
:25:03. > :25:05.that I and my team can provide with a plan for Brexit and the real
:25:06. > :25:09.determination not just to get through Brexit and made a success of
:25:10. > :25:11.it but actually to make this country and even better place to live for
:25:12. > :25:55.all of us in the future. Thank you. Order. The Speaker of the House of
:25:56. > :26:03.Commons demands order as things get a little rowdy in the chamber. The
:26:04. > :26:09.Right Honourable gentleman will be heard. The speaker is the central
:26:10. > :26:13.figure in the Commons. It is he or she will cause MPs to make their
:26:14. > :26:20.speeches, ask their questions, give their statements. Statement, the
:26:21. > :26:21.Secretary of State