:00:16. > :00:22.Have been out pounding the streets. Busy in this rain this morning to
:00:23. > :00:27.make sure we get elected here in Newcastle in Stoke-on-Trent. Our
:00:28. > :00:36.candidates. We have Owen Meredith from Newcastle. We have Dan from
:00:37. > :00:43.stroke on Trent Central. We've got... INAUDIBLE
:00:44. > :00:49.And Ben Adams from Stoke-on-Trent North. They are all excellent local
:00:50. > :00:55.candidates and they all deserve your vote. The reason they deserve your
:00:56. > :01:01.vote in two days' time is because we face the most important general
:01:02. > :01:08.election of our lifetime. 11 days after polling day, we will start the
:01:09. > :01:18.Brexit negotiations. If the concerns of terse -- Conservatives lose just
:01:19. > :01:23.six seats, we will have hung parliament. That will leave Jeremy
:01:24. > :01:30.Corbyn scrambling to make deals with the Lib Dems, giving up the things
:01:31. > :01:34.that we hold dear on Brexit and our national economy. That is why on
:01:35. > :01:41.Thursday we need you all to vote Conservative because there is no
:01:42. > :01:50.safe place that you can vote Labour. If you don't, the person doing their
:01:51. > :01:55.bit in the national interest is our Prime Minister, I give you Theresa
:01:56. > :02:04.May. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, Karen. Thank you very much
:02:05. > :02:07.for that wonderful Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire welcome.
:02:08. > :02:13.It's great to be with you here today. As Karen said, as we come to
:02:14. > :02:17.the closing stages of what is a critical general election for our
:02:18. > :02:22.country. Because the question that people will face on Thursday is
:02:23. > :02:26.about the sort of country we want to be in the future. It's about who has
:02:27. > :02:31.the leadership to take is through those Brexit negotiations and build
:02:32. > :02:38.a stronger future for our country. I believe absolutely passionately that
:02:39. > :02:42.we can build a Britain that is stronger, fairer, and more
:02:43. > :02:47.prosperous than it is today. The opportunities before us are
:02:48. > :02:51.enormous. The promise of Brexit is great. But we do have to make sure
:02:52. > :02:55.that we get those Brexit negotiations right and we get the
:02:56. > :03:01.best deal for Britain in Europe. If we work together, I believe we can
:03:02. > :03:05.build that stronger, more prosperous and fairer country. I want to see a
:03:06. > :03:09.country where it doesn't matter where you came from, it doesn't
:03:10. > :03:15.matter who your parents were, how far you go depends on your talents
:03:16. > :03:20.and your willingness to work hard. I want to see a country where no one
:03:21. > :03:25.and no community is left behind. I want to see a country that is truly
:03:26. > :03:30.global and outward looking. That is doing those trade deals around the
:03:31. > :03:33.world, that is forging new partnerships and strengthening our
:03:34. > :03:39.partnerships with the old allies alike. A country that is confident
:03:40. > :03:47.in itself. And I believe that together we can do great things.
:03:48. > :03:49.Together we can reignite the British spirit and take this country to a
:03:50. > :04:05.stronger future for everybody. And as we come in these closing
:04:06. > :04:12.stages, I know you have all been working hard, it's not one to Dover
:04:13. > :04:17.Baddeley go. We need that last push out on the doorsteps taking this
:04:18. > :04:20.message to people and reminding people of the crucial questions at
:04:21. > :04:28.the heart of this campaign. Who do they trust? Who did they trust to
:04:29. > :04:34.ensure we get that best Brexit deal in Europe? And do they trust to have
:04:35. > :04:40.the strong and stable leadership to do that. Brexit is the basis of
:04:41. > :04:46.everything else. Who has the will? And also who has the planned to
:04:47. > :04:49.deliver for Britain on Brexit? As Karen says, those Brexit
:04:50. > :04:53.negotiations started 11 days after polling day. That's in less than a
:04:54. > :05:02.fortnight's time. We have to be ready. We have to have the plan and
:05:03. > :05:05.we have it. Who do they trust? To maintain our economic security.
:05:06. > :05:09.ordinary working families wouldn't ordinary working families wouldn't
:05:10. > :05:14.have their tax increased at all. Apart from the fact that he has
:05:15. > :05:18.wrecked the economy which would mean people pay the price what we see
:05:19. > :05:22.today in the fine print of his manifesto is that he would take away
:05:23. > :05:26.the marriage allowance and that would hit up to 4 million ordinary
:05:27. > :05:35.working families with a tax rise. Who do you trust to maintain your
:05:36. > :05:39.national security? Somebody who doesn't... Has boasted that he has
:05:40. > :05:46.opposed every piece of anti-terrorism legislation since he
:05:47. > :05:48.came into Parliament. Or me and the Conservatives, as Home Secretary I
:05:49. > :05:54.put through strengthened anti-terrorism. And there is that
:05:55. > :05:57.simple fact, as Karen pointed out, that if we lose just six seats, then
:05:58. > :06:02.the government loses its majority. the government loses its majority.
:06:03. > :06:08.If we lose just six seats, we could see Jeremy Corbyn in number ten
:06:09. > :06:15.Downing St. Diane Abbott looking after our national security. John
:06:16. > :06:24.McDonnell at the Treasury with our economy. And the strings being
:06:25. > :06:29.pulled by Nicola Sturgeon. Every vote for Conservative candidates is
:06:30. > :06:32.a vote to stop that from happening. Every vote for me and the
:06:33. > :06:37.Conservatives is a vote to strengthen my hand in those Brexit
:06:38. > :06:41.negotiations. Every vote for me and local Conservative candidates is a
:06:42. > :06:46.our country because there is no safe our country because there is no safe
:06:47. > :06:52.vote for Labour or the Lib Dems. A vote for any other party could mean
:06:53. > :06:57.that Jeremy Corbyn is in number ten. And I say this very simply to
:06:58. > :07:02.people. It isn't about who you voted for in the past. It's about who you
:07:03. > :07:09.trust to take this country forward into the future. To those Brexit
:07:10. > :07:12.negotiations and beyond. The negotiations and beyond. The
:07:13. > :07:17.decision people make on Thursday will shape the future of this
:07:18. > :07:22.country for generations to come. And my message to people is very simple.
:07:23. > :07:28.It is only the British public that can give me the mandate. Give me
:07:29. > :07:33.your backing to lead Britain. Give me your authority to speak for
:07:34. > :07:37.Britain. Strengthen my hand as I fight for Britain. Give me your
:07:38. > :07:51.backing and I will deliver for Britain. APPLAUSE
:07:52. > :08:13.Thank you. Thank you. Right. Do we have Ross? From the BBC. Is there a
:08:14. > :08:17.Mike? It's coming to you. Ross Hawkins, the today programme. What
:08:18. > :08:21.do you say to the activists who have had to sell your message as your
:08:22. > :08:24.campaign has faltered over social care and your opponent has looked
:08:25. > :08:30.more confident as the weeks have gone on. There is only one poll that
:08:31. > :08:35.counts and that is the one that will be taken on Thursday. Secondly, all
:08:36. > :08:39.these activists have been out knocking on doorsteps taking out
:08:40. > :08:43.that message that it is about the future of our country. What this
:08:44. > :08:46.country needs is strong and stable leadership. A strong and stable
:08:47. > :08:51.government to get Brexit negotiations right and get the best
:08:52. > :08:55.deal and take is forward. We have the opportunity to change this
:08:56. > :08:58.country for the future. To truly make it a country that works for
:08:59. > :09:02.everyone and not just the privileged few. That is the message we are
:09:03. > :09:10.taking out on the doorsteps and that is the choice people have on
:09:11. > :09:15.Thursday. Chris. We learn today that the third terrorist tried to get
:09:16. > :09:21.into Syria and then got back into the UK. Will you apologise for the
:09:22. > :09:26.failure to keep people safe? What we have done in relation to national
:09:27. > :09:31.security and dealing with this terrible terrorist threat that we
:09:32. > :09:34.face is we have ensured that police and security services have the
:09:35. > :09:39.powers that we need to be able to deal with this. We have had three
:09:40. > :09:43.terrible, horrific attacks in the last three months in the United
:09:44. > :09:48.Kingdom. These are attacks on our way of life. The British people have
:09:49. > :09:55.shown there resilience and defiance in the face of the terrorists. We
:09:56. > :09:58.will not allow our way of life to be damaged by the terrorists and we
:09:59. > :10:03.will carry on as business as usual. What matters for the future is
:10:04. > :10:07.making sure that we have in place a government that is willing to
:10:08. > :10:14.support our police when they do what they need to do. I support shoot to
:10:15. > :10:23.kill. Eight minutes and our police officers have taken those terrorists
:10:24. > :10:28.out. Jeremy Corbyn doesn't. As I say, we will, with the police and
:10:29. > :10:33.security services look to ensure that they have the laws they need.
:10:34. > :10:39.He has opposed every these of anti-terrorism justly since he came
:10:40. > :10:43.into Parliament. Beth. Your former party chairman and the first Muslim
:10:44. > :10:51.woman in Cabinet Baroness Warsi said last night that Donald Trump's state
:10:52. > :10:57.visit should be kicked into the long grass in response to his response to
:10:58. > :11:03.the attacks on London. Many Londoners share that view. You? The
:11:04. > :11:07.special relationship we have with the United States of America is the
:11:08. > :11:11.deepest and strongest defence and security relationship for our
:11:12. > :11:15.country. I think Donald Trump was wrong in the things he said about
:11:16. > :11:18.Sadiq Khan. In the aftermath of the attack we have been working with
:11:19. > :11:23.Sadiq Khan. Party politics are put to one side. We work together to
:11:24. > :11:37.make sure that the response of London is right. Yes. Sorry, Andy.
:11:38. > :11:40.re-elected, will you demand that re-elected, will you demand that
:11:41. > :11:44.security services look again at the way they try and sift out who are
:11:45. > :11:49.the really dangerous suspects and do you bear some responsibility is if
:11:50. > :11:52.there have been failings, after all, you were Home Secretary for six
:11:53. > :11:57.years before becoming Prime Minister? MI5 and the police have
:11:58. > :12:00.said following the Manchester attack that they will be looking at their
:12:01. > :12:04.processes and how they deal with these cases. I would expect them to
:12:05. > :12:09.do exactly the same following the London Bridge attack. It's currently
:12:10. > :12:13.an ongoing investigation and we need to let them have the time and the
:12:14. > :12:17.space to get on with that investigation. What matters in the
:12:18. > :12:21.future is we ensure they do have the laws they need. It is what I was
:12:22. > :12:25.doing as Home Secretary and it is what we will continue to do if
:12:26. > :12:33.re-elected into government after the election on Thursday. Prime
:12:34. > :12:42.Minister, it is a media. Politics home. You have run a very negative
:12:43. > :12:50.campaign against Jeremy Corbyn. With much less time focusing on the
:12:51. > :12:56.positives of Conservative government. You say you are an
:12:57. > :13:06.honest person but how guilty does it make you feel and in a more positive
:13:07. > :13:10.spirit can you tell is one thing you like and respect about the Labour
:13:11. > :13:23.leader? LAUGHTER Lock. We are in a general election.
:13:24. > :13:31.It is right that we set out the choice to people. You have just
:13:32. > :13:33.heard the speech I've given. An optimistic future under a
:13:34. > :13:39.Conservative government. Resolutely determined to get a good deal from
:13:40. > :13:42.Brexit for this United Kingdom. Wanting to go out there with new
:13:43. > :13:47.trading relationships throughout the world. It means higher paid jobs
:13:48. > :13:52.here in the United Kingdom. Let me tell you one story. I did a speech a
:13:53. > :13:55.few days ago, in that speech I set out one of the policies I think will
:13:56. > :14:01.be really important for young people in this country which is a really
:14:02. > :14:05.proper technical education for young people in this country for the first
:14:06. > :14:10.time. Somebody from the press stood up and said, why aren't you talking
:14:11. > :14:15.about policy? I have been talking about policy. There is a choice for
:14:16. > :14:20.people at the election. It is a choice about who they trust to take
:14:21. > :14:22.this country forward through those Brexit negotiations but beyond
:14:23. > :14:30.interlaced wrong Britain in the future. What do you like about
:14:31. > :14:41.Jeremy Corbyn? There were two questions. Yes, normally we normally
:14:42. > :14:44.only allow one question. John Stevens, Daily Mail. Should voters
:14:45. > :14:50.be concerned for their safety when they go to polling stations on
:14:51. > :14:57.Thursday? Just to set the scene for you. The national threat level is at
:14:58. > :15:02.severe. It has been a severe for some time. The police have been
:15:03. > :15:06.planning ensuring people's safety on that basis. People should go out
:15:07. > :15:10.there to vote. I want to see people going out to vote. I think that is a
:15:11. > :15:20.very important message that our democracy will not be deterred by
:15:21. > :15:26.the terrorists. Now, can I just checked. Have we got the Stoke
:15:27. > :15:35.Sentinel here. In 2010, Staffordshire Police had police
:15:36. > :15:40.officer numbers reduce. Has that cut their ability to gather intelligence
:15:41. > :15:45.in the community? Let's look at what we've done in counterterrorism
:15:46. > :15:48.terms. We've protected counterterrorism police budgets.
:15:49. > :15:51.With ensured that funding is available for an uplift in armed
:15:52. > :15:55.police. We've given the police new powers to deal with the terrorists.
:15:56. > :16:03.If you look at policing in the wider sense. The way we police is
:16:04. > :16:06.changing. We've got a first-class police and crime commission hearing
:16:07. > :16:11.Staffordshire in Matthew Ellis and a pity. -- and deputy.
:16:12. > :16:15.Pervades them to have another go. Have another referendum. This time,
:16:16. > :16:18.come up with the answer that the EU wants. We ensured the police have
:16:19. > :16:21.the powers they need. We also need to support the police when they do
:16:22. > :16:24.the job they need to do on the streets of our country. I support
:16:25. > :16:28.them in their shoot-to-kill. That's important. We saw how important that
:16:29. > :16:40.was on Saturday night. Jeremy Corbyn does not. Right. Tom. Tom, from The
:16:41. > :16:45.Sun. We've seen again with the London Bridge attacks the internet,
:16:46. > :16:47.YouTube etc has been involved in radicalisation. You've asked
:16:48. > :16:53.internet companies to do something about it. Gone to Brussels to ask
:16:54. > :16:58.your international colleagues to do something about this. Nothing is
:16:59. > :17:02.happening. Is now the time to talk about hefty fines on internet
:17:03. > :17:06.companies like the Germans do? We are very clear, I did go and ask
:17:07. > :17:10.other world leaders to work with us on this and putting pressure on the
:17:11. > :17:14.companies to do more. I think the companies should accept their
:17:15. > :17:20.responsibility in relation to what's being put across their platforms. We
:17:21. > :17:23.see hateful ideology being spewed across their platforms by
:17:24. > :17:27.extremists. That can lead to terrorism. We don't want a safe
:17:28. > :17:33.space online for terrorists to plan they're tax. We'll continue to put
:17:34. > :17:39.pressure on others about that. We need to look at the regulation of
:17:40. > :17:47.cyberspace. We need to ensure there is no safe space for the terrorists
:17:48. > :17:53.online. Huffing tonne post. In your Article 50 letter, saw failure to
:17:54. > :17:57.achieve a deal on Brexit would weaken the co-operation and fight
:17:58. > :18:01.for crime on terrorism. Do you still stand by that? If so, would you take
:18:02. > :18:06.that aspect off the table of the Brexit negotiations? I've said no
:18:07. > :18:10.deal is better than a bad deal. I think a bad deal would be where some
:18:11. > :18:14.people in Europe talk about punishing us. There are parties here
:18:15. > :18:18.in the UK who are clear they will take a deal at any price. So they'd
:18:19. > :18:24.get the worse deal at the highest price. That's not good for the UK.
:18:25. > :18:27.We need to ensure we continue that co-operation with our European
:18:28. > :18:34.partners is a whole variety of areas in dealing with serious and
:18:35. > :18:40.organised crime in co-operation to terrorism. That will be part of the
:18:41. > :18:50.negotiations. I came back with the result the UK wanted. Ben. Thank
:18:51. > :18:53.you, Daily Mirror. How concerned are you about apparent intelligence
:18:54. > :18:57.failings in the run up to the London Bridge attack? This is still an
:18:58. > :19:00.ongoing investigation. We need to let the police and security service
:19:01. > :19:04.have the ability, time and space to continue that investigation. But, I
:19:05. > :19:07.would expect, as they have said after the Manchester attack, they
:19:08. > :19:12.will look at their processes. What we need to do and what Government
:19:13. > :19:18.needs to do from Friday onwards is to be looking at how this terror
:19:19. > :19:23.threat is evolving. The way terrorism is breeding terrorism. The
:19:24. > :19:26.increased tempo of attack of the we've had three horrific attacks in
:19:27. > :19:30.the UK in the last three months. At the same time the police and
:19:31. > :19:33.security services have foiled five other attacks. The tempo is there in
:19:34. > :19:38.a way we haven't seen before. We need to say, how do we need to adapt
:19:39. > :19:47.in order to deal with that evolving threat as we see it changing.
:19:48. > :19:53.Gentleman, I don't know your name. William James from Reuters. Prime
:19:54. > :19:59.Minister, if elected will you bring forward the extremist bill and will
:20:00. > :20:05.it have pow tors close moss? I published as you know a counter
:20:06. > :20:09.extremism strategy. We've taken forward a number of the elements in
:20:10. > :20:13.that. When I gave my statement earlier this week, it is very
:20:14. > :20:19.important we call out extremism in this country. I've been saying this
:20:20. > :20:22.but generally, I think, we've been overall too tolerant of extremism. I
:20:23. > :20:27.want communities to have the confidence of being able to come
:20:28. > :20:35.forward, to speak about extremism, but also know how to dole with it.
:20:36. > :20:39.We'll set up -- to deal with it. We will work with the public sector,
:20:40. > :20:45.private sector, with community groups to ensure that they are able,
:20:46. > :20:51.not just to identify extremism but able to deal with that. To come
:20:52. > :20:56.forward so we strengthen our bonds as a society. We deal with these
:20:57. > :21:02.extremists and call it out properly. Sam? Press Association. Prime
:21:03. > :21:06.Minister, you recently visited Saudi Arabia. Did you raise directly the
:21:07. > :21:11.issue of terror funding coming from the kingdom? We talked to Saudi
:21:12. > :21:18.Arabia about a whole number of issues around the question of
:21:19. > :21:21.terrorism. Saudi Arabia is a country itself which has experienced
:21:22. > :21:25.terrorist attacks and many lives have been lost as a result of that.
:21:26. > :21:29.We have an important link with Saudi Arabia because, action taken by
:21:30. > :21:34.Saudi Arabia has saved lives here in this country. But, we, as a
:21:35. > :21:37.Government, have ensured we have strengthened our ability to deal
:21:38. > :21:41.with terrorist finance through the changes we've put through in the
:21:42. > :21:47.criminal finances act. In dealing with the terrorists, you do need to
:21:48. > :21:51.look at every aspect of that. We've talked about the internet earlier in
:21:52. > :22:01.answer to a question. Also, the question of financing and we do.
:22:02. > :22:05.Yes. Rowena. The Guardian. The third named London Bridge attacker was
:22:06. > :22:09.stopped in Italy in March 2016. What action did the Home Office take on
:22:10. > :22:15.his return when he was suspected of trying to travel to Syria? And was
:22:16. > :22:20.his passport taken away from him or a temporary exclusion order imposed
:22:21. > :22:24.and if not, why not? First of all, I said it is an ongoing investigation.
:22:25. > :22:29.You would not expect me to comment on the details. The decisions about
:22:30. > :22:33.temporary exclusion orders, the temporary removal of the passport
:22:34. > :22:38.are powers exercised by the police in consultation with the security
:22:39. > :22:41.service. As I say, this an ongoing investigation and we should leave
:22:42. > :22:49.people to do the job they need to do in terms of the investigation. The
:22:50. > :22:55.Times. Prime Minister, one of the London Bridge attackers appeared in
:22:56. > :23:00.a Channel 4 Dommentry broadcast last year. Did you watch it? I didn't see
:23:01. > :23:04.it. I'm aware of it. It comes back to the point I made earlier, the
:23:05. > :23:10.point I made at the weekend. We need to ensure we're properly calling out
:23:11. > :23:15.extremism in this country. We identify the extremists they want to
:23:16. > :23:19.destroy our way of life. Propagate hateful ideology to divide our
:23:20. > :23:23.society. I want to see us coming together as one UK to raise our
:23:24. > :23:37.voices against the extremists saying there is no place for extremism in
:23:38. > :23:43.our country. APPLAUSE BuzzFeed. Was Boris Johnson right to say MI5 had
:23:44. > :23:47.questions to answer? Boris Johnson made the point that I've answered in
:23:48. > :23:52.a sense, by making the point MI5 and the police, I would expect them to
:23:53. > :23:56.look into how they've handled this case once they've done the necessary
:23:57. > :24:01.work they need to be focusing on now which is investigating this. As the
:24:02. > :24:07.terror threat evolves, we need to look and see how we adapt to deal
:24:08. > :24:12.with that. After appalling tragedies have taken place we look at what has
:24:13. > :24:21.happened and what lessons need to be learned. Emily. ITV news. Prime
:24:22. > :24:25.Minister, Sadiq Khan says London's police are in the middle of a
:24:26. > :24:29.billion pounds worth of cuts. How is that making anyone safer? If I may,
:24:30. > :24:36.we're less than 48 hours from polling day, are you nervous? Look,
:24:37. > :24:39.we have, the whole country has an important decision to take on
:24:40. > :24:43.Thursday. I'm out and about today and tomorrow campaigning around the
:24:44. > :24:47.country as people here will be Out And About Campaigning around the
:24:48. > :24:52.country for what we believe is the right result in terms of taking this
:24:53. > :24:56.country forward for the future. You can't be a politician without
:24:57. > :25:01.enjoying election campaigns. I'm going to be out there enjoying it
:25:02. > :25:04.over the next 48 hours. Ensuring that we do bring that choice to
:25:05. > :25:09.people's attention. Remind them of the choice they have. On Friday,
:25:10. > :25:13.there's only going to be one of two people who's Prime Minister, either
:25:14. > :25:21.me or Jeremy Corbyn. A second question... Look, Cressida Dick said
:25:22. > :25:26.the Metropolitan Police are well resourced and have powerful
:25:27. > :25:30.counter-terrorism capabilities. We need to look at whether as the
:25:31. > :25:36.threat evolves, we need to introduce new laws for our police and security
:25:37. > :25:42.services in terms of them doing the job as the threat evolves. But
:25:43. > :25:47.that's my Government who will be committed to doing that. Second
:25:48. > :25:50.question from the BBC. I know you can't comment on an ongoing
:25:51. > :25:55.investigation, everybody would understand that. We know now the
:25:56. > :26:01.authorities were alerted about all three of the attackers. Do you fear,
:26:02. > :26:05.as many members of the public might do, that there were intelligence
:26:06. > :26:10.failures in this case or do we have to accept in 2017 no matter how hard
:26:11. > :26:14.we try, some terrorists may slip through? That's what the Home
:26:15. > :26:19.Secretary suggested this morning. It is impossible to stop every single
:26:20. > :26:22.one. As I've said, the police and security service have done a good
:26:23. > :26:27.job in foiling a number of plots, five in the last three months. A
:26:28. > :26:32.significant number since in the last few years as well. What I think is
:26:33. > :26:36.important, though, you said yourself, you recognise Laura, we
:26:37. > :26:39.can't comment on the ongoing investigation. We need to ensure MI5
:26:40. > :26:47.and the police are able to get on with that investigation as they need
:26:48. > :26:50.to do now. Then, we will look at how this processes were followed, what
:26:51. > :26:54.they did. They will be wanting to look at that. They will want to
:26:55. > :26:57.learn lessons for the future if there are lessons to be learnt.
:26:58. > :27:03.Thank you very much everybody. Thank you. APPLAUSE