:00:09. > :00:16.Are we all feeling re-energhsed after yesterday? I have to say after
:00:17. > :00:21.the gala dinner I hope to sde more. Thank you for coming on our second
:00:22. > :00:28.day here in Bournemouth. It's going to be a very interesting dax. As
:00:29. > :00:33.some of you will hopefully be aware, the new leader has requested a few
:00:34. > :00:37.amendments to the agenda for today so there is a revised agend`. Some
:00:38. > :00:41.point mid-morning we will ptt that on the screen to remind everybody
:00:42. > :00:47.who is speaking and at what times. I will hand over briefly for the
:00:48. > :00:52.chairman for this morning's sessions are deputy treasurer. I will be back
:00:53. > :00:55.to present some gold medals as chairman later and to chair the
:00:56. > :01:00.afternoon sessions. I hope xou have a good morning. I want to m`ke it
:01:01. > :01:05.clear what we are doing with regard to motions, and exciting eldment of
:01:06. > :01:09.today's agenda. Proposed motions are being printed. We left it l`te so
:01:10. > :01:14.people could have as much thme as possible to submit them. We have
:01:15. > :01:18.chosen five motions which wd will try to discuss being printed on
:01:19. > :01:22.pieces of paper to be put up outside the conference hall. Have a read of
:01:23. > :01:26.them, if you wish to proposd or second the motion or Paul Jordan aim
:01:27. > :01:31.down to argue against, please do, then we will argue those later in
:01:32. > :01:40.the day. I will hand over to our deputy treasurer. APPLAUSE.
:01:41. > :01:48.Welcome, my lords, ladies and gentlemen, today. I think it's going
:01:49. > :01:53.to be some very good speakers, so I do see some people with somd heavy
:01:54. > :01:57.head today, so I think you `ll had a good night, or some of you did last
:01:58. > :02:04.night. Perhaps too much. But without any further ado I would likd to
:02:05. > :02:06.introduce you to Julia Reid MEP the Ukip South West MEP and the health
:02:07. > :02:19.spokesman. APPLAUSE. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen
:02:20. > :02:24.and welcome to the second d`y of the first national conference to be held
:02:25. > :02:30.since our successful EU refdrendum campaign led to 17 million people
:02:31. > :02:39.voted to leave the European Union on the 23rd of June. CHEERING. As those
:02:40. > :02:44.of you who are here yesterd`y no Friday saw the departure of three of
:02:45. > :02:50.the people who had been fundamental in the success of our party and the
:02:51. > :02:54.EU referendum campaign, and first to deliver his farewell speech was Paul
:02:55. > :02:58.Nuttall, who after six years stepped down as deputy leader. He w`s
:02:59. > :03:03.followed by Steve Crowther, who has also decided to relinquish the role
:03:04. > :03:07.of party Chairman after six years, and finally, we were treated to our
:03:08. > :03:12.outgoing party leader 's spdech which saw Nigel on top form as
:03:13. > :03:17.usual. Like me, many of you felt we were at the end of an era, `lthough
:03:18. > :03:25.they are not all here today, please can I ask you to give a hugd round
:03:26. > :03:27.of applause to all that these three individuals have done for Ukip and
:03:28. > :03:36.our country -- applause for all they have done.
:03:37. > :03:43.So, as the pre-thing-mac referendum era ended yesterday, the
:03:44. > :03:47.post-referendum era began whth the announcement that Diane Jamds was
:03:48. > :03:55.elected by a sizeable margin as our new party leader. APPLAUSE.
:03:56. > :04:03.In her first speech to confdrence in her new role, she explained her 100
:04:04. > :04:07.day plan and her vision of how Ukip will move forward towards whnning
:04:08. > :04:15.seats at Westminster in the next general election. Telling to reason
:04:16. > :04:24.me that we are the opposition in waiting. APPLAUSE. She finished by
:04:25. > :04:27.saying that as one grammar schoolgirl to another, and `s a
:04:28. > :04:31.grammar school girl myself H understand what she means, Theresa
:04:32. > :04:42.May had to stop messing abott and get on with Brexit. APPLAUSD. I am
:04:43. > :04:47.sure all of you today will join me in congratulating her on becoming
:04:48. > :04:51.Ukip's first female party ldader, and pledge our support to hdr as we
:04:52. > :04:58.now move forward on the next stage of our journey as one of thd UK s
:04:59. > :05:10.newest and most exciting political parties. APPLAUSE Fatah sidd we had
:05:11. > :05:14.excellent speeches from William Dartmouth, our trade spokeslan -
:05:15. > :05:18.that aside, who explained why the UK does not to be in the singld market
:05:19. > :05:22.-- need to be in the single market to trade with the EU. Lord Stevens
:05:23. > :05:26.of Ludgate who delivered an entertaining speech about the EU
:05:27. > :05:32.referendum in the context of Westminster and House of Lords was
:05:33. > :05:37.also extremely amusing. We `lso had excellent speeches from one of our
:05:38. > :05:43.EF DDE colleagues, Peter Lundgren, the MP, one of the Sweden Ddmocrats,
:05:44. > :05:55.and from six Ukip MEPs, we heard on their briefs, on the Commonwealth,
:05:56. > :06:01.fisheries, immigration, how to win elections, which you must agree with
:06:02. > :06:07.me as most important, and about Scotland, and finishing up our
:06:08. > :06:11.conference yesterday with a round-up brief about energy. The day was
:06:12. > :06:17.finished by an excellent gala dinner which took place at the Hilton. I
:06:18. > :06:24.for one have the most enjoy`ble evening and would like to thank the
:06:25. > :06:31.organisers, Paul Oakton, Lizzie Fade and Diane Baulch. Thank you for
:06:32. > :06:35.those who made the effort. @PPLAUSE. I would like to thank those
:06:36. > :06:40.important people who put thdir hands in their pockets, off on nulerous
:06:41. > :06:44.occasions, in response to the various fundraising activithes they
:06:45. > :06:54.had last night, so thank yot for your continued support to otr party
:06:55. > :06:57.funds. APPLAUSE. We have today's excellent programmer speechds to
:06:58. > :07:02.look forward to and I hope xou will also visit the exhibition area
:07:03. > :07:06.upstairs and a fringe meetings being held today as well. On a more
:07:07. > :07:12.personal note, I can tell you that as a founder Member of Ukip who
:07:13. > :07:17.campaigned long and hard for a EU referendum, the result of the 2 th
:07:18. > :07:23.of June was an extremely joxous occasion, one I had been calpaigning
:07:24. > :07:28.for on and off for many years. In Poole, where the votes were being
:07:29. > :07:31.collated, it was extremely nerve wracking as at the beginning of the
:07:32. > :07:38.Count it looked like the result could go either way. This w`s made
:07:39. > :07:43.even worse by the Remain supporters gleefully announcing as we walked in
:07:44. > :07:47.that Nigel had just conceded defeat. Nigel can be wrong occasion`lly not
:07:48. > :07:52.very often, but just occasionally. For those of us who are long-term
:07:53. > :07:58.Ukip members, the last 23 ydars has been a lesson in triumph of hope
:07:59. > :08:03.over despair. As Nigel said yesterday, we have had our highs and
:08:04. > :08:07.downloads, and I believe it is indicative of our determination and
:08:08. > :08:13.courage in the face of adversity that we now find ourselves on the
:08:14. > :08:17.brink of Brexit. All too often, we have had people telling us that we
:08:18. > :08:22.were wasting our time, that we'd never get a referendum, and even if
:08:23. > :08:30.we did, the British people would never leave the EU. But despite
:08:31. > :08:34.this, we carried on, delivering leaflets, holding meetings, and
:08:35. > :08:39.standing in elections, even though we were often ridiculed for polling
:08:40. > :08:45.only a few votes. However, far from being a waste of time, all those
:08:46. > :08:50.leaflets we delivered sowed the seeds of Brexit, as more and more
:08:51. > :08:55.people rallied to our cause. I'd like to just give thanks to all
:08:56. > :09:00.those people who get out on the streets in all weathers and stick
:09:01. > :09:03.leaflets through doors and hold street stands, and we must `pplaud
:09:04. > :09:13.them because they have brought us where we are today, so thank you
:09:14. > :09:17.very much. APPLAUSE. . So, here we are now, those people who told us we
:09:18. > :09:22.were wasting our time have been proved wrong, and we have shown what
:09:23. > :09:27.a small band of passionate `nd committed activists can achheve when
:09:28. > :09:34.they are led by a brilliant, charismatic leader such as Nigel.
:09:35. > :09:41.Diane, I am certain, in her own way, will continue to inspire us to ever
:09:42. > :09:51.greater success, so our party is going forward, and roll on the next
:09:52. > :09:57.general election. APPLAUSE. I would like to finish with a few words
:09:58. > :10:00.about Gibraltar, as an MP for Southwest County and Gibraltar, I am
:10:01. > :10:05.proud to represent the people who live on the rock, and this time last
:10:06. > :10:11.week I was there to help celebrate their national day. Unlike we
:10:12. > :10:16.Brexiteers, who were thrilldd by the result of the EU referendum, the
:10:17. > :10:22.prospect of a Brexit has cole as an unwelcome shock to the majority of
:10:23. > :10:25.people from Gibraltar. The 86%, as they call themselves, are
:10:26. > :10:32.understandably concerned as to how Brexit will affect them bearing in
:10:33. > :10:35.mind their neighbour to the north. However, the vast majority
:10:36. > :10:41.recognised that in the same way as they do not want to share their
:10:42. > :10:46.sovereignty with Spain, the majority of the British people do not want to
:10:47. > :10:54.share their 70 with 27 other Member states. APPLAUSE. -- share their
:10:55. > :11:00.sovereignty. They are concerned they may be used as a bargaining chip
:11:01. > :11:07.during the Brexit negotiations. On a number of occasions during ly time
:11:08. > :11:13.there, the chief Minister s`id, as Brexit means Brexit, British means
:11:14. > :11:17.British, no means no to shared sovereignty with Spain, and
:11:18. > :11:22.friendship means friendship. On that note I would urge all of us in Ukip
:11:23. > :11:24.to reaffirm our party's comlitment to the people of Gibraltar. APPLAUSE
:11:25. > :11:38.. And to continue to support them in
:11:39. > :11:40.their desire and determinathon to Remain independent, self-governing
:11:41. > :11:53.and British. Thank you. And on that note, I would
:11:54. > :12:00.just like to say, please enjoy your day. APPLAUSE.
:12:01. > :12:05.Thank you, Julia. The conference, from that, shows a resounding
:12:06. > :12:14.support for Gibraltar, and H think we all agree with that. Mark
:12:15. > :12:21.Harland, is he here? He is. There you are. I thought you were going to
:12:22. > :12:24.come here. Our next Speaker is Mark Harland, the chief executivd of
:12:25. > :12:31.Sovereign Draw, one of the great methods we use to raise mondy for
:12:32. > :12:34.Ukip, and all the things we need to do in electioneering, so Mark will
:12:35. > :12:41.tell us more, thank you verx much. APPLAUSE.
:12:42. > :12:44.I am slightly earlier on thd programme than originally planned so
:12:45. > :12:49.it's just as well I came downstairs. APPLAUSE. Mr Chairman, ladids and
:12:50. > :12:52.gentlemen come good morning, once again it is my pleasure and
:12:53. > :12:57.privilege to present an upd`te, progress report on the Sovereign
:12:58. > :13:02.Draw, Ukip's very own lottery. I hope you have already seen the back
:13:03. > :13:06.page of our excellent conference programme in which we have
:13:07. > :13:10.highlighted the achievements to date of the Sovereign Draw, which is now
:13:11. > :13:15.in its fifth year, believe ht or not. So what I am going to do now is
:13:16. > :13:20.going to a bit more detail `nd tell you a bit more about what wd have
:13:21. > :13:24.said on the back. Raising the necessary funds to function has
:13:25. > :13:30.always been a major problem for any political party. More so for us in
:13:31. > :13:37.Ukip, who don't have the backing of the establishment's deep pockets nor
:13:38. > :13:40.the parties with donations from big unions, but that is what makes us
:13:41. > :13:47.different, and long may that continue. APPLAUSE.
:13:48. > :13:54.Launched over four years ago at the 2012 sprinkle friends in Skdgness
:13:55. > :14:06.which seems a lifetime away, the Sovereign Draw lottery has raised
:14:07. > :14:10.?100,000 and donated it to Tkip It is not just the head office accounts
:14:11. > :14:15.money. 65 individual branchds have received donations donations towards
:14:16. > :14:20.the funds and I look forward to the day when every branch in thd country
:14:21. > :14:24.receives a substantial donation from the Sovereign Draw, one that grows
:14:25. > :14:32.annually as the draw itself captures the imagination, not only of us Ukip
:14:33. > :14:38.members, but the 17.5 million people who voted leave at the referendum.
:14:39. > :14:43.However, I am still not happy. The Sovereign Draw has the capacity to
:14:44. > :14:47.raise this every year. Truth be told, it can do this every lonth.
:14:48. > :14:52.The necessary Administration is already in place to achieve just
:14:53. > :14:58.that end. Whilst it is true that the lottery costs will rise as ht grows,
:14:59. > :15:02.but as a percentage of the take so to speak, it will reduce
:15:03. > :15:08.exponentially. It just adds up to more and more money for Ukip. I
:15:09. > :15:13.mentioned a couple of minutds ago those 17.5 million people who voted
:15:14. > :15:17.Leave. They are all potenti`l players of the Sovereign Dr`w, if
:15:18. > :15:22.only they knew about it. So how do we reach those people, the vast
:15:23. > :15:25.majority of whom are not melbers? I am pleased to tell you we are
:15:26. > :15:35.turning our attention and work towards that. For example, we have
:15:36. > :15:40.advertised on the Internet for many months. Within the next few days,
:15:41. > :15:47.the Sovereign Draw will havd its own Facebook page as we explore ways of
:15:48. > :15:52.expanding its beyond our melbership. Can I ask you, how many of xou are
:15:53. > :15:57.on Facebook? Can you stick xour hands up. That is good. Within a
:15:58. > :16:02.week or so you will see Sovdreign Draw on Facebook and who knows what
:16:03. > :16:06.will happen after that. We have also reduced the minimum stake at which
:16:07. > :16:13.you can play the Sovereign Draw to ?3 per calendar month. So to make it
:16:14. > :16:18.even easier to play, you can roll on line. Fortunately for the Ltddites,
:16:19. > :16:24.and I include myself amongst them, you can still file a paper
:16:25. > :16:31.application form and pop it in the post. In July we commenced `
:16:32. > :16:43.rollover cash prize that can lead to a prize of ?2000 before it can be
:16:44. > :16:50.won. That will appeal to those of you who like money as well `s gold.
:16:51. > :16:54.Last week a lady phoned me tp he was a winner a few months ago and she
:16:55. > :17:00.said, hello, I forgot to ask you, if I win it again, do I have to give it
:17:01. > :17:05.back? I said, no, you don't, certainly not. That begs thd
:17:06. > :17:14.question, does lightning strike twice? Well, yes, you bet it does.
:17:15. > :17:17.Five players have won it twhce, won three times and a gentleman in
:17:18. > :17:22.Stratford-upon-Avon has won it four times. I would like to know what his
:17:23. > :17:26.secret is because he obviously has the Midas touch. As I have said to
:17:27. > :17:32.you before on many occasions I'm willing to visit any body the UK,
:17:33. > :17:38.and I mean any part of the TK, to promote the Sovereign Draw. I'm
:17:39. > :17:44.happy to give a talk at any branch in the country as long as I can get
:17:45. > :17:50.it in my diary. I'm here at conference for the rest of the day,
:17:51. > :17:54.so do come and talk to me and my deputy director. We don't h`ve a
:17:55. > :17:59.monopoly on ideas, we want xour ideas too. I have a confesshon to
:18:00. > :18:04.make. I'm the only person in the whole world who is barred from
:18:05. > :18:13.playing the Sovereign Draw, but I love playing the lottery, so I'm
:18:14. > :18:17.going to let you into a secret. I played the Conservative party
:18:18. > :18:21.lottery. I do this for two reasons. First, it helps to keep me tp to
:18:22. > :18:25.date with what they are doing with their own lottery and I can tell
:18:26. > :18:29.you, they're not doing very much, although it does earned thel a lot
:18:30. > :18:35.of money and so will hours one day. Secondly, I want to win it. I can
:18:36. > :18:41.just see the story in the d`ily Mirror now. Can't you? Ukip lottery
:18:42. > :18:48.promoter wins conservatories lottery. Donates half to Ukhp and
:18:49. > :18:58.spends the rest on wine, wolen and song. Ladies and gentlemen, let me
:18:59. > :19:02.say to you in some read that this has been hard work for the last four
:19:03. > :19:07.and a half years, but most lotteries take at least five years or more to
:19:08. > :19:12.mature. It might surprise you, but it is true. What we have achieved so
:19:13. > :19:17.far is just the beginning. Just watch the Sovereign Draw grow and
:19:18. > :19:22.grow until one day it finances the whole of the party said that every
:19:23. > :19:26.branch as well as head office receives substantial annual
:19:27. > :19:32.donations. To that end I nedd everyone's help. From the ldader,
:19:33. > :19:36.the NEC and the thousand plts branch offices around the country. It is
:19:37. > :19:41.quite simple. The more people who braved the Sovereign Draw, the more
:19:42. > :19:48.money we can donate to Ukip. I want to leave you with one final thought.
:19:49. > :19:57.If just 1% of those people who voted Leave played the Sovereign Draw we
:19:58. > :20:05.would be able to donate half ?1 million a month to the partx. That
:20:06. > :20:13.is food for thought. And on that happy and expectation or notes,
:20:14. > :20:20.thank you for listening to le. Thank you very much and we look forward to
:20:21. > :20:30.hearing about your big winnhngs on the Conservative draw. Our next
:20:31. > :20:36.speaker I have two say is one of our greatest donors, supporters to Ukip.
:20:37. > :20:43.Without Christopher we would not be in the position that we are in now.
:20:44. > :20:46.He is my fellow deputy treasurer, highly experienced in busindss
:20:47. > :20:58.matters and I'm sure he's going to tell you a little bit about that as
:20:59. > :21:02.well. APPLAUSE Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I
:21:03. > :21:07.hope you enjoyed your party last night. I have this prepared speech,
:21:08. > :21:18.but after those kind words H feel it should come from the heart.
:21:19. > :21:23.Fortunately... A man visiting the farm that the local shepherd. He
:21:24. > :21:26.goes up and says about your sheep I can tell you exactly how many you
:21:27. > :21:36.have. The Shepherd thinking he could not guess correctly says, OK. The
:21:37. > :21:41.man says 847 which to the Shepherd's surprises the exact number. The
:21:42. > :21:47.Shepherd to mitigate his loss says I bet I can tell you what carder you
:21:48. > :21:58.have. He says you are an economist working for the Remain camp`ign The
:21:59. > :22:04.Shepherd says, how do you know that? He said when I get my dog btt, I'll
:22:05. > :22:09.tell you. So much nonsense was spoken by so many people. The Prime
:22:10. > :22:23.Minister, the Chancellor, the BBC, the IMF, President Obama. They would
:22:24. > :22:27.have had you believe that interest rates would rise, the stock market
:22:28. > :22:35.would fall and we might havd world War three. Pensions would bd cut
:22:36. > :22:46.along with emergency budgets to tax about to be macro just about
:22:47. > :22:50.everyone. The NHS would collapse. Business confidence had a poor run
:22:51. > :22:58.in July. Hardly surprising given the doom and gloom prophesies, but
:22:59. > :23:08.manufacturing rose in August more than any time in the last 24 years.
:23:09. > :23:15.The procurement and supply hndex sword, indicating strong prospects
:23:16. > :23:30.for economic growth. Even the Evening Standard had to admht in a
:23:31. > :23:34.headline, UK set to dark Brdxit recession. We need to remember that
:23:35. > :23:39.the IMF was criticised by hhs own governing body for its lack of
:23:40. > :23:49.impartiality to the European project. I doubt anyone in this room
:23:50. > :23:57.wishes the head of the IMF `ny luck with her fraudulent case of paying
:23:58. > :24:08.money to a Paris businessman. Average house prices rose bx 8. %,
:24:09. > :24:17.an increase of zero point -, an increase. The stock market have hit
:24:18. > :24:23.new records and interest rates have fallen. Employment rose in the last
:24:24. > :24:35.three months to July, up 174,00 to an all-time record of 31.77 million.
:24:36. > :24:39.Job vacancies in August rosd by 3000 to 750 2000. Employers remahn ready
:24:40. > :24:46.to hire. As for world War three well Europe is being invaded by
:24:47. > :24:50.European migrants which thanks to Brexit will be better served to
:24:51. > :24:59.protect our borders. How cotld Cameron and Osborne get it `ll so
:25:00. > :25:06.wrong? No doubt they are finding solace from the Ukip tight Nigel
:25:07. > :25:13.sent them as a retirement present. Since Brexit the EU is showhng its
:25:14. > :25:17.true colours with a vengeance. The implications for businesses could
:25:18. > :25:26.not have been worse. The EU is trying to charge Apple a st`ggering
:25:27. > :25:32.?18 billion interest for corporation tax. Corporation tax is meant to be
:25:33. > :25:38.a matter for individual govdrnments, but not any more. So how long before
:25:39. > :25:48.European tax harmonisation on all taxes? Corporation tax is
:25:49. > :25:55.approximately 33%. In the UK it is 18% and falling. Social charges paid
:25:56. > :26:01.by employers are all over the place. France charges 60%, Germany 34% in
:26:02. > :26:11.the UK it is 14%. That is p`yable on food in most European countries As
:26:12. > :26:13.always, any setback in Europe causes more problems and British btsinesses
:26:14. > :26:31.have had a lucky escape. European economies are trapped with
:26:32. > :26:36.no economic growth. Unemploxment is twice that of the United Kingdom.
:26:37. > :26:42.Youth unemployment in southdrn Europe is over 40%. This despite the
:26:43. > :26:46.European Central bank contrhbuting trillions of euros. The Italian
:26:47. > :26:51.banking system is in crisis. In my estimation it will take 100 billion
:26:52. > :26:56.of new equity to resolve thd problem without having to make penshoners
:26:57. > :27:02.sacrificed their savings and bonds in Italy, which I suspect would
:27:03. > :27:05.cause even further hatred for the European project. But don't think
:27:06. > :27:11.the German banking system is any better. They have a large ntmber of
:27:12. > :27:18.banks owned by states and m`ny of them are bankrupt. Deutsche bank is
:27:19. > :27:23.reeling from endless problels, not least of all being fined 14 billion
:27:24. > :27:30.by the US government for selling bad mortgages in the United States. To
:27:31. > :27:33.put that in context, the bank is only worth 20 billion on thd stock
:27:34. > :27:43.market, but if you think th`t is bad, they have derivative exposures
:27:44. > :27:51.of ?54 trillion. If they were to get the pricing wrong by 1%, Bush bank
:27:52. > :27:55.will be wiped out seven timds over. So what are the implications to be
:27:56. > :28:02.British business community over the coming years? As I'm not an
:28:03. > :28:09.economist, I might have a chance of getting it right. Who knows? The
:28:10. > :28:13.question is why it so I will try to paint a picture with a broad brush.
:28:14. > :28:20.Inflation is going to rise `nd goods will cost approximately 10% more. On
:28:21. > :28:26.top of this businesses will need to pass on the impact of the mhnimum
:28:27. > :28:30.wage. After the Brexit tidal wave of immigrants driving down the wages of
:28:31. > :28:35.British people will be curt`iled. The camera and legacy which we won't
:28:36. > :28:43.talk about is under the coalition. The average wage in the united
:28:44. > :28:44.kingdom fell to ?23,000. Wh`t a total disgrace for hard-working
:28:45. > :29:04.British people. Business will therefore need to
:29:05. > :29:06.improve productivity to offset higher costs. Across business
:29:07. > :29:08.sectors I believe the impact will be positive but of course therd will be
:29:09. > :29:11.winners and losers. A princhpal benefit of Brexit is that slaller
:29:12. > :29:17.companies with no exports to Europe will be freed from a tidal wave of
:29:18. > :29:21.endless, expensive EU legislation and regulations. Obviously companies
:29:22. > :29:25.exporting into the EU will have to meet EU standards, but the `rgument
:29:26. > :29:29.that because we cannot infltence those standards makes British
:29:30. > :29:33.business vulnerable is nonsdnse Our exports to the United States have to
:29:34. > :29:39.meet then manufacturing standards and goes without saying we have no
:29:40. > :29:43.influence over America eithdr. As regards the different parts of our
:29:44. > :29:50.economy, let me share with xou brief comments on various sectors. Tourism
:29:51. > :29:54.into the UK will be a major beneficiary of Brexit. The cheap
:29:55. > :29:57.pound will make Britain a prime destination for foreign tourists.
:29:58. > :30:03.European threats on Visa ch`rges will make vacationing at hole even
:30:04. > :30:08.more attractive and already British people increasingly plan to holiday
:30:09. > :30:15.in the UK which you in turn will benefit leisure related indtstries
:30:16. > :30:25.and activities. Better reserve your place on the beach before the
:30:26. > :30:28.Germans arrived! LAUGHTER. House-building outside London, which
:30:29. > :30:32.was something of a special case will continue to prosper. The
:30:33. > :30:38.Government is committed to greater home ownership through various
:30:39. > :30:41.incentives, the massive housing deficit caused by previous
:30:42. > :30:46.immigration means it will t`ke at least a decade before the housing
:30:47. > :30:49.market reaches equilibria. Dxports to services and manufactured
:30:50. > :30:53.products will of course havd to meet standards but the 10% decline in
:30:54. > :30:57.sterling means their products are increasingly competitive ag`inst our
:30:58. > :31:02.European competitors. Japandse car manufacturers in the UK shotld be
:31:03. > :31:05.rejoicing rather than bullyhng our Prime Minister. Their competitive
:31:06. > :31:09.position and profitability has improved dramatically as a result of
:31:10. > :31:13.Brexit but of course these `re the same companies who demanded we join
:31:14. > :31:19.the euro. As we all know th`t would have been a disaster for our nation.
:31:20. > :31:26.And for our former Prime Minister Tony Blair, God help us! Who would
:31:27. > :31:29.have joined the euro and delanded another referendum because he
:31:30. > :31:32.doesn't seem to believe in the democratic rights of the Brhtish
:31:33. > :31:43.people. Wrong then, wrong now. APPLAUSE. Financial services at
:31:44. > :31:47.obviously a very important part of our economy, we have a manufactured
:31:48. > :31:53.trade deficit with Europe of around 140 billion, but a signific`nt
:31:54. > :31:56.surplus in financial and other services of probably 80 billion per
:31:57. > :32:00.annum. We will need to use that deficit to protect our financial and
:32:01. > :32:06.other services, but even thdn the story is not one-sided. Banking
:32:07. > :32:10.Most British banks are sellhng their loss-making European retail banking
:32:11. > :32:15.businesses. No loss there. Insurance. Large companies such as a
:32:16. > :32:19.Bieber have Europeans to Brhtain delete Mac subsidiaries so Brexit is
:32:20. > :32:25.not a threat. Lloyd's Insur`nce claims it will be heard but that
:32:26. > :32:29.refers only to a small proportion of its business in the EU. Lloxds
:32:30. > :32:33.competes against Bermuda and Switzerland, neither EU members The
:32:34. > :32:37.fund management industry whhch is very profitable for the UK with over
:32:38. > :32:41.four trillion under managemdnt is largely unaffected but may need to
:32:42. > :32:47.set up small businesses in Hreland to set up EU distribution. Finally
:32:48. > :32:52.Debbie Ford by investment b`nks reducing UK operations. Most invest
:32:53. > :32:57.-- don't be full. Most fail to ensure an adequate return on capital
:32:58. > :33:01.so Brexit is a perfect excuse for downsizing their business, which
:33:02. > :33:12.they intend to do anyway. Don't fall for that little lie. In any event,
:33:13. > :33:18.the UK is signing up to an `greement to give passport in rights to all UK
:33:19. > :33:22.financial institutions into the EU. Industries hurt include ret`ilers,
:33:23. > :33:26.supermarkets, which find it hard to pass on higher import costs in a
:33:27. > :33:30.competitive market, energy costs are likely to rise over the medhum term
:33:31. > :33:37.unless the Government gets on with fracking for oil and gas. In fact
:33:38. > :33:42.the biggest impact on British business was, surprise surprise
:33:43. > :33:47.self-imposed by Mr Mark Carney. His hasty decision to reduce interest
:33:48. > :33:51.rates 0.25% have had a negative impact on companies with large
:33:52. > :33:56.pension deficits. Bank and hnsurance company profits will be affdcted as
:33:57. > :34:04.margins decline and investmdnt returns are curtailed. That will
:34:05. > :34:07.also hit a lot of retired pdople who had their savings earning absolutely
:34:08. > :34:16.nothing. How disgraceful is that? APPLAUSE. Obviously our Prile
:34:17. > :34:19.Minister will be overseeing negotiations rather than Nigel,
:34:20. > :34:23.without whom none of this would have been possible. We can only hope she
:34:24. > :34:27.has the strength to deliver on her promises and the wishes of the
:34:28. > :34:32.majority of the British people, and overall the political elite who want
:34:33. > :34:36.to undermine the Brexit process at every turn -- over rule. In
:34:37. > :34:40.conclusion the British economy is open for business. We can now
:34:41. > :34:43.negotiate deals for the bendfit of the United Kingdom with America
:34:44. > :34:52.China and India and a host of countries with the EU has shngly
:34:53. > :34:55.failed. British business can look forward to the future with
:34:56. > :35:09.confidence. Thank you for t`king the time to listen to me. APPLATSE.
:35:10. > :35:18.We are, unusually for Ukip conference, way ahead of tile, and
:35:19. > :35:23.the next, which is the Gold medal awards cannot start until h`lf past,
:35:24. > :35:36.so I am going to take a couple of questions for Christopher on nothing
:35:37. > :35:42.specific, we are not going to generalise. Can you tell me about
:35:43. > :35:52.the future of low-cost houshng, social housing... INDISTINCT. The
:35:53. > :35:57.Government aren't going to be doing that. They talk about it but they
:35:58. > :36:02.will not be doing that. It so happens that it is a good qtestion
:36:03. > :36:06.for me because I am a director of a company called MJ Gleeson whth
:36:07. > :36:12.substantial business in the North of England, and we are an affordable
:36:13. > :36:17.housing company selling houses for about ?115,000, which given the
:36:18. > :36:22.entry level is something most people can afford. Even a three-bedroom
:36:23. > :36:26.House is one of only -- onlx ?125,000. The problem with the
:36:27. > :36:31.British housing industry at the moment is capacity. It is vdry
:36:32. > :36:36.difficult to build more than about 150,000 houses a year given brick
:36:37. > :36:40.supplies, Labour, etc. One of the other problems you have is, unlike
:36:41. > :36:48.Gleeson, building many more homes at the moment, many of the big
:36:49. > :36:52.house-builders were very sc`red after the last recession. M`ny
:36:53. > :36:56.nearly went bankrupt. Therefore they are containing their building
:36:57. > :37:01.activities, so they don't overstretch themselves, the
:37:02. > :37:05.corollary of that being these absurd bonuses paid to housing chidfs of
:37:06. > :37:09.persimmon homes and Berkelex homes where they feel there aren't that
:37:10. > :37:12.that but Mac they are now worth ?10 million a year. It is hard to give
:37:13. > :37:17.you more encouragement that they will be building more affordable
:37:18. > :37:22.housing. The Government forces them to build affordable housing as part
:37:23. > :37:26.of their overall schemes, btt again the unfortunate truth is, the demand
:37:27. > :37:29.is considerably greater than the supply, and of course, in the
:37:30. > :37:34.south-east it's pretty well impossible. In fact there are
:37:35. > :37:40.horrendous statistics. If you were to take London, a first-timd buyer
:37:41. > :37:49.in central London is now 52 years old. In the surrounding are` of
:37:50. > :37:55.London, he or she is now 47 years old. This is hardly a way to support
:37:56. > :38:00.Margaret Thatcher's housing dream. Did that answer your question? Yes.
:38:01. > :38:12.We have one in the back there, and then one here, gentleman in the
:38:13. > :38:17.back? We are constantly being told that getting out of the European
:38:18. > :38:23.Union is complicated and will take a long time. Can you foresee `ny
:38:24. > :38:25.objection to our Government going to Brussels and saying, look, we are
:38:26. > :38:48.out, do you understand? APPLAUSE. Follow that by saying... INDISTINCT.
:38:49. > :38:56.. Is that what you want or not? APPLAUSE. That is exactly what any
:38:57. > :39:04.normal thinking person would indeed be saying. Sadly of course, our
:39:05. > :39:10.civil servants are going to tie this up with how many angels on `
:39:11. > :39:16.pinhead. The trouble with traders, you have to meet certain st`ndards
:39:17. > :39:26.which have to be achieved which simply cannot be achieved bx saying
:39:27. > :39:29.Britain is a free trade are`. I am sure we will get there even if we
:39:30. > :39:59.have to borrow New Zealand's negotiators. That gentleman there.
:40:00. > :40:04.INDISTINCT. . LAUGHTER. Fortunately the financial conduct a doesn't
:40:05. > :40:10.allow me to do that. Otherwhse I would probably be in an awftl lot of
:40:11. > :40:33.trouble in my next visit to you next year. Please. Sorry... INDISTINCT.
:40:34. > :40:40.I'm sure we could do that... The trouble with that was I just happen
:40:41. > :40:46.to know that in my head. So all you will see is, it just says Ddutsche
:40:47. > :40:51.Bank and Italian banking system INDISTINCT. . If we can get some of
:40:52. > :40:56.it added and I'm sure we can do Yes. Or I think you will find the
:40:57. > :41:02.speech has been put on YouTtbe, hasn't it? You could get it from
:41:03. > :41:13.there. Right, there was somdbody in the middle here waving. This will
:41:14. > :41:17.have to be the last one. Yot'll have to speak up. INDISTINCT.. Yds, I was
:41:18. > :41:31.afraid someone might ask th`t question. The question is, what does
:41:32. > :41:36.MFID two par sporting rights mean. Simplistically, under the MFID two
:41:37. > :41:40.if a financial institution can be shown to meet all requirements of
:41:41. > :41:46.the EU it can trade in the DU even if that country is not a Melber of
:41:47. > :41:50.the EU. It would be extremely difficult for the EU to argte that
:41:51. > :41:53.we cannot meet their financhal requirements and standards because
:41:54. > :42:04.we obviously are having to leet them as we speak, so that is the way you
:42:05. > :42:10.get round it. It is a horrible piece of legislation for many British
:42:11. > :42:13.institutions because it increases our cost base exponentially, by
:42:14. > :42:15.hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds for small companids.
:42:16. > :42:30.Right. Thank you. APPLAUSE. Christopher, thank you. We have to
:42:31. > :42:42.get on to our next part. Th`nk you very much... I don't want to get
:42:43. > :42:46.fired! APPLAUSE. As I said darlier, I am sure if you go to other
:42:47. > :42:51.conferences and look at thel on television you will not see such
:42:52. > :42:56.quality as we have in Ukip, with some of our specialist spokdsmen on
:42:57. > :43:07.various areas. I think you will agree with me. A big Hand. Did I
:43:08. > :43:13.speak for 15 minutes? Yes. We are now going to do the Gold aw`rds for
:43:14. > :43:18.people who have done great things in Ukip. I want to reduce again, our
:43:19. > :43:20.chairman, Paul Ebdon, who whll read out all the people's names `nd
:43:21. > :43:42.something they have done. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
:43:43. > :43:45.Did you enjoy that? Nice to see people making their way in,
:43:46. > :43:51.hangovers subsiding. I'm delighted were going to go through thhs
:43:52. > :43:54.important parts of the confdrence, which is showing recognition to some
:43:55. > :43:59.special members who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. It s
:44:00. > :44:02.always a little bit difficult because so many people deserve
:44:03. > :44:07.recognition, but I'm delighted I have someone to help me with this
:44:08. > :44:11.element of the morning. If H could ask you please to show your
:44:12. > :44:22.appreciation and give the bhg chair to our new party leader Diane James.
:44:23. > :44:46.I'm aware that is always thdre are some people who will be recdiving
:44:47. > :44:50.medals today who won't be able to be yet to collect them. I will read
:44:51. > :44:55.through the names and citathons and I will ask anyone who's namd that
:44:56. > :44:59.has been read out to join md on the stage so our new leader can present
:45:00. > :45:07.them with the gold medal. I will stop with James Chapman. He was
:45:08. > :45:11.elected to chair and he is `nd determination were evident. Warsi
:45:12. > :45:21.was new to the position, he gathered members who were similarly driven.
:45:22. > :45:34.They turned the branch around, fully equipped in the branch. -- whilst he
:45:35. > :45:47.was new to the position. Thdy had an amazing result, considering Hull is
:45:48. > :45:58.a labour heartlands. -- heart land. Jim epitomises everything wd need in
:45:59. > :46:12.Ukip. Ladies and gentlemen ` round of applause for James Chapm`n. Roy
:46:13. > :46:18.Pankhurst. He is a leafleting machine and has organised most of
:46:19. > :46:22.the branch campaign since hd joined. Although not completely fit, he
:46:23. > :46:27.motivates others. He has bedn the source of stability whilst others
:46:28. > :46:35.have come and gone around hhm and his enthusiasm for everything Ukip
:46:36. > :46:47.knows no bounds. Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applatse for
:46:48. > :47:00.Roy. Pam a 3-D, a member of the red car branch. -- pamper Freddhe a
:47:01. > :47:06.member of the Redcar branch. She is only by the whole region and she
:47:07. > :47:11.represents Ukip regardless of the location and her location in the
:47:12. > :47:17.country. This is a lady who can take criticism, which is a rare thing,
:47:18. > :47:22.and has done so, but still puts Ukip on top at all times. A fine example
:47:23. > :47:32.to every member and I'm surd we can all agree with that. Thank xou very
:47:33. > :47:43.much. Mick Harrold. Mick deserves the award. He's done and outstanding
:47:44. > :47:49.job in Stoke, frequently promoting Ukip as a serious political force.
:47:50. > :47:55.His most commendable achievdment was in the Parliamentary election when
:47:56. > :47:59.he became a credible second and was close to unseating the Labotr MP. He
:48:00. > :48:05.is an excellent leader who commands great respect from his membdrs and
:48:06. > :48:12.now represents Stoke at both county and regional levels. Ladies and
:48:13. > :48:27.gentlemen, Mick Harold. Ian Henderson. Ian began as an
:48:28. > :48:35.enthusiastic member of Ukip Bury. He has been voted area chairman. He
:48:36. > :48:40.does something practical for Ukip every single day. He spends no time
:48:41. > :48:44.at all on social media, so H'm instantly a fan of yours, I`n, and
:48:45. > :48:52.he said committed to the arda that he passed up the opportunitx to
:48:53. > :49:06.stand as Northwest regional chairman to stay in Bury. Ladies and
:49:07. > :49:11.gentlemen, Ian Henderson. J`ck is one of the most senior activists in
:49:12. > :49:17.the north-west. For a man of easy as he demonstrates enormous endrgy and
:49:18. > :49:21.commitment to the Ukip calls. In recent years he has become `
:49:22. > :49:27.permanent fixture at some of the Northwest elections. He's ttrned up
:49:28. > :49:32.to man the campaign office `nd drive activists around on a daily basis.
:49:33. > :49:39.He also supports regional fundraising in practical waxs and is
:49:40. > :49:47.guaranteed to be visible at every Northwest meeting, rally or
:49:48. > :49:56.hustings. Ladies and gentlelen, Jack Croll. Peter Bowman is a quhet
:49:57. > :49:59.unassuming man who is always there to support every aspect of branch
:50:00. > :50:05.activity. Over many years hd has taken on a number of roles,
:50:06. > :50:09.including chairman, Secretary, standing in local, county and
:50:10. > :50:12.general elections. He has thes to the campaign for all the Ukhp
:50:13. > :50:18.believes in, walking miles, delivering leaflets and writing
:50:19. > :50:23.letters to the press. Peter represents everything that hs best
:50:24. > :50:29.in our party. He has loyaltx and does not lose sight of the lain
:50:30. > :50:37.purpose. Ladies and gentlemdn, Peter Bowman. Fred Butcher, four lore
:50:38. > :50:46.years than I care to remembdr he has been the day in and day out for the
:50:47. > :50:52.party whether by way of canvassing, sweeping the office entrancd, fixing
:50:53. > :50:57.light bulbs, disposing of trash He sounds well-suited for partx
:50:58. > :51:10.chairman. Fred has been there with a smile on his face. He has stories of
:51:11. > :51:17.the past and great humour. Dvery branch needs a freight. Ladhes and
:51:18. > :51:24.gentlemen, Fred Butcher. Evdlyn Rolfe stepped down at our AGM at the
:51:25. > :51:29.age of 81, the task has become too much, but she has been a melber of
:51:30. > :51:33.the party since 1997 and in that time has produced monthly
:51:34. > :51:40.newsletters and delivered it to members who are not on e-mahl across
:51:41. > :51:56.the constituency. She is a laster of communication, Evelyn Rolfe, ladies
:51:57. > :52:05.and gentlemen. Valerie was ` former member of the committee. Shd has
:52:06. > :52:10.been diligent in chasing up membership renewals. She also books
:52:11. > :52:18.public events. She organises the tea, coffee, cakes and refrdshment
:52:19. > :52:31.for all events as well as r`ising valuable funds for the branch.
:52:32. > :52:38.Ladies and gentlemen, Valerhe. Anita Llewellyn has been a tireless
:52:39. > :52:45.campaigner for 15 years. Always one of the first to come forward to run
:52:46. > :52:49.Street stalls and market st`lls A proactive participants on w`lkabout.
:52:50. > :52:57.No passing shopper is allowdd to escape her retention. On sole days
:52:58. > :53:08.she will go out on her own `nd talk to passers-by industry. Ladhes and
:53:09. > :53:18.gentlemen, Anita Llewellyn. When it comes to finding a dedicated and
:53:19. > :53:33.enthusiastic chairman, Alistair is dedicated and loosely Ukip. In the
:53:34. > :53:37.run-up to the police and Crhme Commissioner elections, he lade sure
:53:38. > :53:42.Warwickshire had a Ukip candidate to vote for. He worked on the campaign
:53:43. > :53:51.and helped our candidate to receive a respectable vote. Ladies `nd
:53:52. > :53:55.gentlemen, Alistair MacBrayne. Alison Sheridan deserves recognition
:53:56. > :54:00.for absolute dedication and enthusiasm that she has shown in her
:54:01. > :54:04.local area on behalf of the party for many years. Alison has been a
:54:05. > :54:09.local candidate, organise local elections and has played a key role
:54:10. > :54:13.in our referendum campaign. If we had everyone in our party lhke
:54:14. > :54:23.Alison we would be much further ahead than we are now. Ladids and
:54:24. > :54:32.gentlemen, Alison Sheridan. CCC is a member of the Louth in Horncastle
:54:33. > :54:38.branch. Over the years he h`s campaigned vigorously on local
:54:39. > :54:41.issues and on large and nathonal campaigns. His dedication h`s
:54:42. > :54:47.benefited not only the branch but the party as a whole. Lincolnshire
:54:48. > :54:59.as well, and he deserves our heartfelt thanks for all his work.
:55:00. > :55:05.Richard Fairman served as a county councillor in Lincolnshire. Having
:55:06. > :55:15.joined at the turn of the millennium, Richard has worked in
:55:16. > :55:20.support of the party locallx and nationally and has almost a big
:55:21. > :55:25.starch as any other member. He is a valued feature of Ukip and we are
:55:26. > :55:34.grateful to have him in our ranks. Ladies and gentlemen, Richard
:55:35. > :55:41.Fairman. Dina Beasley is ond of our most hard-working volunteers. She
:55:42. > :55:45.has been a valuable asset in Newton Abbot for many years. At ovdr 8
:55:46. > :55:54.years old her commitment is evident as she travels over two hours to the
:55:55. > :55:59.office, come rain or shine. She is respected and admired for hdr
:56:00. > :56:03.attention to detail on much of the party's literature. Without people
:56:04. > :56:08.like Diana, this party would never have achieved is greatness. I would
:56:09. > :56:12.like to add something to thhs. Since becoming party director I travelled
:56:13. > :56:16.down to our head office in Newton Abbot. I liaise with our employed
:56:17. > :56:23.staff who do a brilliant job on very scant resources to keep our party
:56:24. > :56:27.going. Diana is always therd. She is a local member who volunteers are
:56:28. > :56:33.time and travels two hours ` day to help out. She is therefore `nything
:56:34. > :56:37.we need. She is a huge asset to the party and I can assure you that all
:56:38. > :56:42.the annoying letters you get from people like me asking for things
:56:43. > :56:47.would not get to you if it were not for people like Diana. Remelber that
:56:48. > :57:03.budget comes on stage. Dina Beasley, ladies and gentlemen. -- Di`na. Gary
:57:04. > :57:11.has worked tirelessly, fastly improving the vote shared dtring
:57:12. > :57:13.elections, growing the membdrship and he supports hard-working
:57:14. > :57:30.members, giving them a voicd within the party. And finally, Seb`stien
:57:31. > :57:35.and Barbara Fairweather. Formerly of the Bicester branch, now living in
:57:36. > :57:39.Cornwall. Both of them are so well known for travelling to manx a
:57:40. > :57:45.by-election, something I can personally attest to. They `re
:57:46. > :57:52.always in touch asking what can we do to help? There have been so many
:57:53. > :57:57.elections in the camper van and they have helped so many people. Ladies
:57:58. > :58:09.and gentlemen, Sebastian and Barbara Fairweather. If I could ask please,
:58:10. > :58:15.Diana Beasley, Gary Legg, Rhchard Fairman, Alistair MacBrayne, Alison
:58:16. > :58:22.Sheridan, Anita Llewellyn, Dvelyn Rolfe, Fred Butcher, Peter Bowman,
:58:23. > :58:27.Jack Croll and Ian Henderson, Mick Harold, light pink earth, J`mes
:58:28. > :58:31.Chapman and Sebastian and B`rbara Fairweather, if you are herd,
:58:32. > :58:34.please, join us on the stagd, and a round of applause. applause.
:58:35. > :01:41.APPLAUSE. Ladies and gentlemen, our 2016 Gold
:01:42. > :01:45.Medal Award winners. White @PPLAUSE. CHEERING.
:01:46. > :02:09.And now if you could show your appreciation again, please, for a
:02:10. > :02:14.new party leader to say a fdw words. Diane James. APPLAUSE.
:02:15. > :02:22.Good morning, conference. I hope you had a lovely evening last nhght I
:02:23. > :02:25.certainly did. I am very gr`teful to everybody who participated hn the
:02:26. > :02:29.auctions and raffle prizes last night, and we really did have a very
:02:30. > :02:34.successful fundraising evenhng. That, though, has been toppdd off
:02:35. > :02:37.this morning by people like these, to be able to award them thdir gold
:02:38. > :02:43.medal, to recognise the contribution they give to the party for `ll their
:02:44. > :02:49.activities as volunteers, as grass and members of the People's Army. I
:02:50. > :02:54.am intensely grateful to thdm and hope that the next conference there
:02:55. > :02:58.will be even more people put forward to receive the acknowledgemdnt and
:02:59. > :03:03.appreciation they so richly deserve. Ladies and gentlemen, I will ask you
:03:04. > :03:04.to raise your hands for these people and thank them once again.
:03:05. > :03:35.APPLAUSE. One last time, ladies and gdntlemen,
:03:36. > :03:44.Diane James and are Gold Medal Award winners. APPLAUSE. Conference, thank
:03:45. > :03:48.you very much, we will now break for coffee, please avail yourself of the
:03:49. > :03:51.excellent stands we have in the Expo all and sign our victory Hall, there
:03:52. > :03:53.is space left. We will join you shortly for the late morning
:03:54. > :03:56.session. Thank you.