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: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.