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What has really struck me as there has been a queue of people wanting to appear on the bbc over the last few days to express their fury at being left out of this discussion. Be it andy street, the West Midlands mayor, be it those big Infrastructure Companies that were involved in this, be it Business Leaders in the north, political leaders in the north, political leaders in the north of england, Real Infrastructure delivery groups. They are all absolutely fizzing at the way this has been handled. They all say it will really impact trust and investment in the uk because people feel like the bug has been pulled from beneath them. Do feel like the bug has been pulled from beneath them. Feel like the bug has been pulled from beneath them. Do you agree with that, lara . The from beneath them. Do you agree with that, lara . The last from beneath them. Do you agree with that, lara . The last couple from beneath them. Do you agree with that, lara . The last couple of from beneath them. 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When it comes to trust in what rishi sunak is going to say, those pledges, those five missions he has made, three of them are around the economy, reducing inflation, growing the economy. As yet, no sign of him meeting those. That is what people will care about, how it is going to impact them and Cost Of Living issues, the money in their pocket. I Cost Of Living issues, the money in their pocket Cost Of Living issues, the money in their pocket. I am glad you brought u. Their pocket. I am glad you brought u the their pocket. I am glad you brought up the economy their pocket. I am glad you brought up the economy. It their pocket. I am glad you brought up the economy. It is their pocket. I am glad you brought up the economy. It is the their pocket. I am glad you brought up the economy. It is the top up the economy. It is the top priority up the economy. It is the top priority for up the economy. 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That is why we are not likely to see a big promise on spotting massive to see a big promise on spotting massive tax cuts to people, though a lot of massive tax cuts to people, though a lot of people in the party are really lot of people in the party are really desperate to hear that. We cannot really desperate to hear that. We cannotjust pump lots really desperate to hear that. We cannot just pump lots of money into the economy because that may raise inflation the economy because that may raise inflation. We have got to focus on cost of inflation. We have got to focus on Cost Of Living, make sure ordinary people Cost Of Living, make sure ordinary people get Cost Of Living, make sure ordinary people get better earnings as we come people get better earnings as we come through the next year, and the cost and come through the next year, and the cost and prices in the shops comes down cost and prices in the shops comes down. Tote cost and prices in the shops comes down. ~ , g , down. We Ust Jeremy Hunt in the audience, down. We jUst Jeremy Hunt in the audience, the down. We jUst Jeremy Hunt in the audience, the chancellor. Audience, the chancellor. Realistically, they are straight jacketed to some extent in terms of what they can do in the way that bim has just what they can do in the way that bim hasjust said, what they can do in the way that bim has just said, the what they can do in the way that bim hasjust said, the Prime Minister and the chancellor. Will people really felt better off at a general election . Yummy i think this is why we are getting things like the 20 mph stuff because the problem the government has yellow mac is that abstract stuff like growth does not connect to voters. Abstract stuff like growth does not connect to voters. What they need is olicies connect to voters. What they need is policies where connect to voters. What they need is policies where voters connect to voters. What they need is policies where voters can connect to voters. What they need is policies where voters can tangibly i policies where voters can tangibly 90, policies where voters can tangibly go, 0k, rishi sunak is doing this. , sir keir starmer will take away something i like. That is where it is coming from. The something i like. That is where it is coming from. Is coming from. The video has started. Johnny is coming from. The video has started. Johnny mercer is coming from. The video has started. Johnny mercer has i is coming from. The video has i started. Johnny mercer has finished his speech. We are getting ever closer to the Prime Minister rishi sunak taking to the stage. It is usually a couple of minutes for the video to run ahead of the party leader and the Prime Minister going up leader and the Prime Minister going up to talk to the party faithful. 0n the economy, it is the most important question and it is the one that will be at the forefront of people� s mines. While i feel better for next year . The answer is surely at the moment will be no. At the moment will be no. Youre absolutely at the moment will be no. Youre absolutely right. At the moment will be no. Youre absolutely right. The at the moment will be no. Youre absolutely right. The argument i at the moment will be no. Youre i absolutely right. The argument the government will make, or the Prime Minister will make, is that he successfully got around some of the more challenging periods in Conservative Rule over the last few years. Iliz Conservative Rule over the last few ears. ,. ,. , years. Liz truss, kwasi kwarteng, deliverin years. Liz truss, kwasi kwarteng, delivering the years. Liz truss, kwasi kwarteng, delivering the speech years. Liz truss, kwasi kwarteng, delivering the speech and years. Liz truss, kwasi kwarteng, delivering the speech and any i years. Liz truss, kwasi kwarteng, i delivering the speech and any budget that was so disastrous for them . We are that was so disastrous for them . Are sitting in a very different place this time this year than we were this time last year at the tory conference. Rishi sunak i think will argue that he turned things around. But you� re absolutely right. If it comes to next year and things are not a lot better, he is in trouble. Here is akshata murthy. She is taking to the stage, rishi sunak� s wife, obviously going to speak for a few minutes before her husband takes to the stage. Let� s have a listen. Cheering and applause good morning. Thank you. 0k. Cheering and applause good morning. Thank you. Ok. I cheering and applause good morning. Thank you. 0k. Ijust good morning. Thank you. Ok. Ijust ot good morning. Thank you. Ok. Ijust got away good morning. Thank you. Ok. Ijust got away with good morning, almost said good got away with good morning, almost said good afternoon. Yes, youre absolutely said good afternoon. Yes, youre absolutely right, i am not on the agenda absolutely right, i am not on the agenda for absolutely right, i am not on the agenda for today. A bit of a surprise agenda for today. A bit of a surprise addition, shall we say. And a surprise surprise addition, shall we say. And a surprise for my husband, too. He has no a surprise for my husband, too. He has no idea a surprise for my husband, too. He has no idea what i am going to say. Laughing laughing when i told our lovely girls about being when i told our lovely girls about being here today, they were also quite being here today, they were also quite surprised. But the reason why i am quite surprised. But the reason why i am here quite surprised. But the reason why i am here is quite surprised. But the reason why i am here is really quite simple. It is because i am here is really quite simple. It is because rishi and i are each others is because rishi and i are each others best friends. We are one team others best friends. We are one team i others best friends. We are one team. I could not imagine being anywhere team. I could not imagine being Anywhere Else but here today, with all of Anywhere Else but here today, with all of you. Anywhere else but here today, with all of you, to show my support to him and all of you, to show my support to him and to all of you, to show my support to him and to the party. Applause now, as you would expect, there has been a now, as you would expect, there has been a lot now, as you would expect, there has been a lot about rishi in the media, about been a lot about rishi in the media, about who been a lot about rishi in the media, about who he is, what he likes, what he does about who he is, what he likes, what he does not about who he is, what he likes, what he does not like, what motivates him, he does not like, what motivates him. And he does not like, what motivates him. And so he does not like, what motivates him, and so forth. Now, some of it is accurate him, and so forth. Now, some of it is accurate. Im afraid he doesnt love is accurate. Im afraid he doesnt love a is accurate. Im afraid he doesnt love a good is accurate. Im afraid he doesnt love a good run,. The cheesier the better love a good run,. The cheesier the better even a good tip back three better even a good tip back three in better even a good tip back three. In some of it is not true. You three. In some of it is not true. You will three. In some of it is not true. You will be three. In some of it is not true. You will be pleased to hear episodes of emily you will be pleased to hear episodes of emily in you will be pleased to hear episodes of emily in paris have not been forming of emily in paris have not been forming his outlook on the eu in all seriousness, as we gather here today all seriousness, as we gather here today to all seriousness, as we gather here today to look to the future of the uk, i today to look to the future of the uk, i am today to look to the future of the uk, i am so today to look to the future of the uk, i am so grateful to have this chance uk, i am so grateful to have this chance to uk, i am so grateful to have this chance to talk to all of you about the man chance to talk to all of you about the man who is leading as there. Let me start the man who is leading as there. Let me start with one word that sums up my husband me start with one word that sums up my husband. That is aspiration. Aspiration my husband. That is aspiration. Aspiration runs through his dna like it does aspiration runs through his dna like it does this aspiration runs through his dna like it does this partys. Aspiration is what it does this partys. Aspiration is what drove it does this partys. Aspiration is what drove his family, many years ago. What drove his family, many years ago. To what drove his family, many years ago, to move to the uk. And aspiration ago, to move to the uk. And aspiration is what drives rishi to build aspiration is what drives rishi to build for aspiration is what drives rishi to build for a aspiration is what drives rishi to build for a better country and a build fora better country and a better build for a better country and a better life for all our young people to look better life for all our young people to look forward to. Rishi and i met when to look forward to. Rishi and i met when we to look forward to. Rishi and i met when we were 24, when we were both studying when we were 24, when we were both studying abroad in america. Right from studying abroad in america. Right from the studying abroad in america. Right from the very beginning, i was struck from the very beginning, i was struck by from the very beginning, i was struck by two things about him. No, not his struck by two things about him. No, not his smart suits our love for hudey not his smart suits our love for hudey is not his smart suits our love for hudey is. He actually did not own either hudey is. He actually did not own either back hudey is. He actually did not own either back then. Two much more important either back then. Two much more important things. His deep love for his home important things. His deep love for his home, the united kingdom, and his home, the united kingdom, and his sincere his home, the united kingdom, and his sincere desire to ensure as many people his sincere desire to ensure as many people as his sincere desire to ensure as many people as possible have a chance to have the people as possible have a chance to have the opportunities he was lucky enough have the opportunities he was lucky enough to have the opportunities he was lucky enough to have had. It completely energised enough to have had. It completely energised him. At the time, i wondered energised him. At the time, i wondered if this passion was just youthful wondered if this passion was just youthful optimism. Today, i wondered if this passion was just youthful optimism. Today, lam not sure youthful optimism is a term you can still sure youthful optimism is a term you can still use sure youthful optimism is a term you can still use about a man in his 40s can still use about a man in his 40s but can still use about a man in his 405. But rishis energy can still use about a man in his 405. But ri5hi5 energy and passion for the 405. But ri5hi5 energy and passion for the future of this country are as strong for the future of this country are as strong as ever. That is why he has been as strong as ever. That is why he has been a as strong as ever. That is why he has been a lifelong conservative, that is has been a lifelong conservative, that is why has been a lifelong conservative, that is why he entered politic5 almost that is why he entered politic5 almost a that is why he entered politic5 almost a decade ago, and that is why it is the almost a decade ago, and that is why it is the greatest Honour Imaginable for him it is the greatest Honour Imaginable for him to it is the greatest Honour Imaginable for him to be Prime Minister, leading for him to be Prime Minister, leading the country and the party he loves love5. Applause a5i a5 i said earlier, getting together with rishi a5 i said earlier, getting together with ri5hi almost 20 years ago was not the with ri5hi almost 20 years ago was not the easy route. It meant an our early not the easy route. It meant an our early days not the easy route. It meant an our early days together a complicated, lon early days together a complicated, Long Distance relationship. But let me long di5tance relationship. But let me tell Long Distance relationship. But let me tell you, on the other hand, being me tell you, on the other hand, being with me tell you, on the other hand, being with ri5hi wa5 me tell you, on the other hand, being with ri5hi was the easiest Decision Being with ri5hi was the easiest decision of my life. He is fun, he is thoughtful, he is compa55ionate, i5 thoughtful, he is compassionate, and he i5 thoughtful, he is compassionate, and he has i5 thoughtful, he is compassionate, and he has an Incredible Ze5t for life and he has an Incredible Ze5t for life but and he has an Incredible Ze5t for life. But what drew me to him most was his life. But what drew me to him most was his strength of character, his honesty, was his strength of character, his honesty, his integrity, with a Firm Understanding of right from wrong. It is understanding of right from wrong. It is what understanding of right from wrong. It is what i understanding of right from wrong. It is what i am still drawn to even today, it is what i am still drawn to even today after it is what i am still drawn to even today, after 14 years of being married today, after 14 years of being married. A5 today, after 14 years of being married. As you may know, rishi i5 married. As you may know, rishi is the son married. As you may know, rishi is the son of married. As you may know, rishi is the son of a married. As you may know, rishi is the son of a gp and a pharmacist. His parents the son of a gp and a pharmacist. His parents moved to the uk from east africa his parents moved to the uk from east africa with very little. But they east africa with very little. But they built a life for themselves and for their they built a life for themselves and for their children here. They built a life for themselves and fortheir children here. Fora for their children here. For a rishis fortheir children here. Fora ri5hi5 dad, being involved in his patients ri5hi5 dad, being involved in his patients lives beyond the doctors surgery patients lives beyond the doctors surgery was a big part of how he saw his role surgery was a big part of how he saw his role. Ri5hi5 mum trained as a pharmacist. His role. Ri5hi5 mum trained as a pharmacist, and years later, after saving pharmacist, and years later, after saving enough to own her own shop, she too saving enough to own her own shop, she too went saving enough to own her own shop, she too went Above And Beyond the call of she too went Above And Beyond the call of duty she too went Above And Beyond the call of duty to build deep rooted relationships with our customers. It meant relationships with our customers. It meant Rishi Relationships with our customers. It meant rishi and his younger Brother And Sister meant rishi and his younger Brother And Sister grew up in a household entrenched in their community in southampton. And they were wholly devoted southampton. And they were wholly devoted to it. That love of Community Grew in rishi too. From a very Young Community grew in rishi too. From a very young age, is the most natural e care about values and he knows how much you care about the future of the uk. But also about care about the future of the uk. But also about the struggles and the challenges that people are facing today, challenges that people are facing today, and the potential we all see in a better today, and the potential we all see in a better tomorrow. Notjust today, and the potential we all see in a better tomorrow. Not just for a few but in a better tomorrow. Not just for a few but for in a better tomorrow. Not just for a few but for everyone in our country. Just few but for everyone in our country. Just as few but for everyone in our country. Just as with few but for everyone in our country. Just as with our girls, he wants the next generation to grow up in a country next generation to grow up in a country that offers them opportunity and hope. Country that offers them opportunity and hope, a country that helps them build rock solid foundations, with a Deep Build Rock solid foundations, with a deep respect for hard work and the confidence deep respect for hard work and the confidence to fulfil their potential. Dealerfor confidence to fulfil their potential. Dealer for community in all its potential. Dealer for community in all its forms. Sometimes, when the going all its forms. Sometimes, when the going gets all its forms. Sometimes, when the going gets tough, i remind rishi that he going gets tough, i remind rishi that he is going gets tough, i remind rishi that he is fighting for his values, that he is fighting for his values, that he that he is fighting for his values, that he is that he is fighting for his values, that he is fighting for his values, that he is fighting for his values, that he is fighting for this partys values. That he is fighting for this partys values, knowing that it is a hard road values, knowing that it is a hard road ahead, but success is hard won. Rishi. Road ahead, but success is hard won. Rishi. You road ahead, but success is hard won. Rishi, you know this, you know that doing rishi, you know this, you know that doing the rishi, you know this, you know that doing the right thing for the long term. Doing the right thing for the long term, even when it is hard, is the right term, even when it is hard, is the right thing term, even when it is hard, is the right thing to do. And i hope you also know right thing to do. And i hope you also know how proud you make our irl5 also know how proud you make our girls and also know how proud you make our girls and me also know how proud you make our girls and me every single day. Applause conference, thank you for letting me gatecrash. Conference, thank you for letting me gate crash, to tell you a little bit more gate crash, to tell you a little bit more about the rishi i know, and the rishi i more about the rishi i know, and the rishi i hope more about the rishi i know, and the rishi i hope most people will come to understand. Now, it gives me the greatest to understand. Now, it gives me the greatest pleasure to introduce you to a wonderful, wonderful father, my best friend. To a wonderful, wonderful father, my best friend, and your Prime Minister. Best friend, and your Prime Minister, rishi sunak. Cheering and applause