Announcer on thursday, theresa may monster conservative party agenda for the upcoming election. This is about 35 minutes. [applause] thank you very much. Today, as we face this critical election for our country, i launched my manifesto for britains future. It is one to see a true brexit and beyond. A plan for a stronger, fairer, more prosperous britain. A plan to seize the opportunities ahead and to build a country that our children and grandchildren are proud to call home. It is a details of the government rooted in the hopes and aspirations of ordinary working people across the land. It is more than that. It is a vision for britain. A portrait of the kind of nation i want to country to be after brexit as we chart our own way in the world. Perhaps this defining moment for the United Kingdom, we embark on this journey for our nation, we have a chance to step back and ask ourselves what kind of country we want to build together. I believe that our United Kingdom can emerge from this. Of national change, stronger, fairer, and more prosperous than before. I believe we can be a country that stands tall in the world and provides leadership on the greatest challeges of our times. I believe we can and must take this opportunity to build a great meritocracy here in britain. Let me be clear about what that means. It means making britain a country where everyone, of whatever background, has the chance to go as far as their talent and their hard work will take them. A country that asks not where you come from, but where you are going to. It means making britain a country that works not for the privileged few, but for the everyone. A country where it doesnt matter where you were born, where you went to school, what your accent sounds like, what god you worship, whether you are a man or woman, gay, straight, black or white. A country in which all that matters is the talent you have and how hard you are prepared to work. That is the kind of britain i want us to build together. Union,eave the european we need to make the most of all the talent in this country. For britain to succeed, we need to unleash the ability ive every person, harness the creativity of every business, and support the entrepreneurship of every sector. We need to embrace the opportunities before us with confidence believing in britain , and in the enduring of the british power spirit. And we need to look forward not back. Believing that despite our great heritage, we have an even greater future. We can build that Brighter Future together. Doubt, it will not be easy. There will be obstacles in our way. There will be some who wish us to fall short. Others who wish to hold us back. Many who want us to fail. But with discipline, focus, hard work and a unity of purpose stretching across the nation from north to south and east to west, i believe we can and must go forward together. To do that, we need a new contract between government and people. We need a government that is Strong Enough to act and humble enough to listen, responsive enough to peoples needs and stable enough to get on with the job and deliver. We need to unite behind a clear plan to make the most of the opportunities ahead. That is what this manifesto offers. A clear plan to meet the challenges we face together. A credible, deliverable program for the government around which the country can unite. A plan that unlike the offerings of other parties it upfront and honest about the scale of the tasks we face. It is the responsibility of leadership to be upfront about and straight with people about the challenges ahead, about that difficult decisions and tradeoffs that need to be made, and the hard work required to overcome the obstacles in our way. That is what this manifesto does. Identifies the five giant challenges we face in the country one, the need for a Strong Economy. Wo, responding to brexit and a changing world. Three, tackling enduring social divisions. Four, responding to an aging society. Five, racing up too fast changing technology. And it sets out what we will do to address each one. In doing so, it offers a vision for britain not just for the next five years, but the years and decades ahead. A stronger britain where , everyone has the Economic Security they need and chance to live a full life. A more prosperous britain where each generation can do better than the last. But all this depends on getting the next five years right. Make no mistake, the central challenge we face is negotiating the best deal for britain in europe. Our future prosperity, our place in the world, our standard of living, the opportunities we want for our children and childrens children each depend on having the strongest possible hand as we enter those negotiations in order to get the best brexit deal for families across the country. If we fail, the consequences for britain and Economic Security of ordinary working people will be dire. If we succeed, the opportunities ahead of us are great. The best part is to be clear about where you stand and what you want. Thats why i have been clear. Fudge thiseek to issue, to be happy in and half out of the eu. The british people made the choice and i respect that and respect the view of other european leaders who agree we cannot be half in, half out. So we will leave the European Union and take control of our money, our borders, and our laws. We will forge a new deep and special partnership with europe. But reach out beyond europe like new trade for our goods and services with old allies and new friends around the world too. We will make the decisions that matter to britain here in britain and be a great Global Trading nation that stands tall in the world once again. If we get brexit right, we can use this moment of change to build a stronger, fairer, more prosperous britain here at home. That is the real prize. The goal toward which we must work. Because for too many people in britain today life is much harder than many team to think or realize. They are not ideological, they are not fooled by politicians who promise the earth and claim no tough choices are required. They make those choices every day in their own lives and understand that politicians who aspire to lead must do the same. They dont ask for much. They want to get on with their lives and do the best and be given a fair chance and be looking to their government for help and support. This party, the conservative and Unionist Party will be that government. So, while it is never true that government has all the answers, government put squarely at the service of ordinary people can and should be a force for good. A force that steps up and acts in the interest of ordinary working people. That doesnt ignore them or walk on by in the other side but serves the interest of the mainstream of the British Public. With the right brexit deal secured, my mainstream government would deliver the mainstream version. Mainstream britain. All these who work hard and make the country what it is. People who can just about manage, but worry about the cost of living and getting their children into a good school. That is why the government i leave will ensure that every area of this United Kingdom will be able to prosper with a modern industrial strategy to spread opportunity across the country. Wage. Er National Living the government i lead will keep taxes low and help families were working all the hours they can to play pay the bills. We would build more affordable homes. It is why the government i lead will build a britain in which the economy is strong to support worldclass Public Services, with the most Ambitious Program with investment in technology in building the nhs has ever seen. Record and fair funding for schools, real Technical Education for young people, and the first ever proper plan to pay for and provide social care. Because Strong Public Services dont just provide security and enhance opportunity, they are vital institutions that bring us all together. It is why the government i lead will be relentless in tackling injustices like discrimination on the bases of race, mental or disability. For injustice is a star on the on the soul of the nation and i will fight it wherever it is found. For example, we will introduce the first new Mental Health bill for 30 years to put parity of the steam at the heart of treatment and end the stigma of Mental Illness once and for all. Most important of all, the government i lead will provide strong and stable leadership to see us through brexit and beyond, tackling the long term challenges we face and ensuring everyone in our country has the chance to get on in life. We need that strong and stable leadership now more than ever. For the next five years, we will be among the most challenging in our life time. A defining period for our nation. A turning point for britain that will determine the kind of country we are and the country the generations after will see. That is why britain now more than every britain needs strong and stable government. Why no more than ever, britain needs strong leadership to make the most of the opportunities brexit will bring. Now more than ever, britain needs a clear plan, the determination, and the will to see it through. This is why in this election it is time to put the old tribal politics behind us and to come together in the national interest, united is our desire to make a success of brexit. United in our desire to get the right result for britain. Every vote for me and my team in the selection will strengthen my hand in the negotiations to come. Every vote for me and my team will be a vote to get on with the job of delivering brexit and delivering a strong and more secure future for all. It will be a vote for a stronger, fairer more prosperous britain. And after all that has passed, that is a vision of the future that can bring us together. Pm may and after all that has passed, that is a vision of the future that can bring us together. So, i offer myself as your Prime Minister, with a resolution determination to get on with the job of delivering brexit, optimism that i can get a deal that works for all and confident in the belief we have the vision, plan, and will to use this moment to build a better britain. With the right deals for britain abroad taking back control of , our borders, money and laws and a better deal for ordinary , working people at home. A modern industrial strategy to spread prosperity and opportunity around the country, exploiting the opportunities of technology to attract the jobs of the future to britain, relief on Family Energy bills and the cost of living, more secure, wellpaid jobs and new protections for workers, the chance to own a home and more affordable housing, a good school place for every child with more money for schools every year, a Strong Economy to fund our nhs and give you the security you need, a stronger , fairer, more prosperous britain that works for everyone not just the privileged few. , that is the goal. That is the plan. And now is the time. So join me on this journey. Come with me as i lead britain. Strengthen my hand as i fight for britain, and stand with me as i deliver for britai, and with confidence in ourselves and a unity of purpose in our country, let us all go forward together. [applause] [applause] pm may now, i apologize because i see the media at the back of the room. Laura. A jakarta minister. You are ditching much of the manifesto you and your party stood on two years ago. More will have to pay for more for elderly care, many families will lose hot meals for their children at school, you just at a time when people are feeling the pinch. You are pushing back balancing the books again, and your immigration proposals might cost billions to the economy. When you put that all together, wouldnt voters be quite entitled to conclude that adds up to quite a bleak picture your point forward . Pm may not at all, what i am putting together is a vision for prosperity for the whole country. There are some hard choices that need to be taken, but that is what strong and stable governments and leadership is about. It is about making sure we are honest with the public about the hard choices. If you look at what we are doing, that is the First Time Ever a proper longterm plan for social care, to ensure old people have dignity in old age, but a plan that is fair across the generations. Yes, ensuring that we are putting more money 12 schools, giving every Primary School child a breakfast money towards schools, giving every Primary School child a breakfast before they start their day. Ensuring we are putting more in nhs and biggest every in investment and technology in National Health service. But you can only do that with a Strong Economy. And having that Strong Economy is central to what we as conservatives do in government. And to do that, we also need to make sure we get the brexit negotiations right. So having that right leadership , to take us in with a strong hand in the negotiations is so important, and that is why i say every vote for me and my team will strengthen my hand to in those brexit negotiations to get the best deal for britain. Did i see yes . Reporter sky news. Prime minister, in the manifesto, you repeat we continue to believe no deal is better than a bad deal for the u. K. Is this document a mandate for no deal . Voters who vote for you accepting there is a possibility within the five years there could be no deal. Is that not the definition of potential payoffs . Pm may this manifesto is a mandate. This election, i want to give a mandate to get the best possible deal for the u. K. , and by that, i mean the best possible deal for every part of the United Kingdom. To do that, we need a strong hand in the negotiations, and that is why, as i have just said i say every vote for me and my , team is a vote that will strengthen my hand in the brexit negotiations. We want to get the best deal for britain. We want to get a deal that works for every part of the United Kingdom, and that is what we are determined to do. Do i see andy bell . Reporter sorry. Thank you very much. Andy bell, channel five news. Prime minister do you accept , under your social care plan that the majority of people currently receiving care in their own homes will end up worse off under your plan, and is and symptomatic of much of your manifesto . You are turning your back on the england. Al middle do you think you can find votes elsewhere . Pm may this is the first time we have seen a proper longterm plan for the sustainability of social care in this country. This is one of the great challenges that we face with an aging population. And it is right that anyone who wants to be Prime Minister, any party who wants to be in the government sets up to the challenge and sets it up clearly. What will we see as a result of the proposals we are making . We will see those elderly people who have been worried about how they pay for care in their homes wont have to worry about that in the future. They will not have to pay while they are still alive. Nothing will be paid. They will not have to sell their homes while they are living in its. We also see those people worried they have done the right thing and saved all their life, and their savings are going to dwindle to nothing we are , quadrupling the threshold to that 100,000 pounds. But what else do i expect to see from this . I expect to see an improvement in the quality of social care available to people, i expect people to be able to stay in their own homes longer, and that will mean less pressure on nhs. I think in front of you. Reporter you said you wanted to be straight, and can i just ask you, from a previous question, everybody says there is a cost to getting net migration down. An economic cost. Have you costed it . What is it in billions . Rather than a manifesto you are , saying you want to close injustice gaps. Isnt there a danger you are creating a whole new one between children who have concern treated ao have certain type of medical condition, and say, slightly better off children of someone who has dementia . It looks like they get very different route and under a theresa may government. Just one more, around the manifesto, you seem to give business quite a hard time. Energy companies with big names, they have slightly conned the customers. House builders have been building pretty grotty houses. Do you think the conservatives over the years have gotten too cozy with business and business has been too greedy . Pm may first of all, you put quite a few issues in that question, i have to say, gary. [applause] pm may that was rather more n mostne question tha people are asking. Just to pick up on the immigration issue, i think it is right, and we want to bring it to stable levels. We say it is tens of thousands because of the impact of the uncontrolled migration has on people, particularly at the lower end of the income scale because it can old down wages hold down wages, and puts pressure on the services. What we are saying is yes, we , want to increase the skill charge immigration skill , but that is because then, that money can be put into ensuring people here are being trained to be able to take the jobs. I want to see people here having the skills to take on the jobs while we have a system that brings the brightest and best into United Kingdom. That is what we will be doing. In terms of the question of business, i think we set out the the key thingsto we want to do for business, which is to make sure we have that Strong Economy, and we want to be the best place for businesses to be setup, to grow, and to provide investments in the United Kingdom. What we do believe in responsible business, and i think if you talk to business people, they will also say it is better to have an engaged workforce that is a content workforce that increases and improves productivity. And that is why i think it is right to say we need to ensure that workers have proper protections, but we do also want to ensure we set htat Economic Framework which helps business. 2. 9 million jobs have been created. We see employment at record levels, higher now than it has been since records began, and unemployment lower than it has been since the mid1970s. That is what a Strong Economy can do, and we need to build on that for the future. Is theo here . Yes. Reporter Prime Minister, are you trying to redefine what it means to be a conservative . Critics on social care say you may try to implement a death tax. What would be your reasoning to them to tell them it is not a death tax . Pm may what we are proposing on social care is the firstever proper plan to ensure the sustainability of social care. This is a real challenge that faces us. This is a challenge that has been ducked by government been ducked by government for too long. We are prepared to put forward this plan, which as i say will , protect higher levels than it is currently protected willing , to take away the worry for people, about whether their savings will be depleted to virtually nothing, and lead to an improvement in social care. Yes, webelieve in is, are providing a system that gives people dignity in their old age, but doing it in a way that is fair across the generations. I think the guardian is here. Lets hear from them. Yes . Hi. I think the microphone is coming to you. Reporter hi, there. So, you are going to replace the triple rock guarantee on the state pension with a less generous double lock and wealthier pensioners will have to pay more for their care including care at home. ,are you being upfront with older people . They have done quite well the last decade and they need to bear more of the cost of the fair society you are talking about . Pm may i think if you actually look at the manifesto when we , set out what why doing in relation to the pension, we make the point that was introduced at a time when there was a disparity in relation to pensioners income spirit, we see is a result of the changes that have been made. It is an increase of 1250 pounds per year. It is now a disparity for the younger generations, and will they be better off in the future . Pensions will continue to go up under conservative government. We will have a double lock which will ensure pensions go up at the average earning of inflation , whichever is the higher, so pensioners will continue to be protected against rising prices. I think it is important we but ensure the changes we bring our changes that are fair across the generations. Tom . Reporter Prime Minister tom , from the sun. You are taking money off with pensioners and giving it to families,ounger delighting in using the power of Big Government to rip off businesses, shoeing tradition all dogma traditional dogma. That you are moving to the Political Center ground . Are you proud of the moniker red tory . [laughter] pm may the conservative party, the conservative party has always been on the center ground. What do we believe in . We believe in managing the economy carefully, we believe in spending taxpayers money responsiblely, we believe in encouraging business and investment that could create good highpaying jobs. , we want to see good school place for every child so that young people get the best possible start. We want to ensure we have the economy to fund this Public Services that people need through the nhs and other services. These are all good principles that have underpinned conservatism. And they continue to underpin conservatism. Crucially, we want to get people opportunity. We want to encourage aspiration. We want people to know that in britain under the conservative government, how far you go in life depends on you, your talent s and hard work, and not where you came from. Here, here [applause] pm may i think, did i see jason from the mail . Yes. Reporter hi, Jason Grayson the , daily mail. You put leaving the Single Market in the manifesto. Would you expect those in your party and those in the house of lords that oppose that to drop that opposition if you win . Can i ask in the theme of the day, did you consider yourself a thatcherite . Pm may on the question of the Single Market, what we want is to have a comprehensive freetrade agreement with the European Union, which is about as frictionless access as possible to the Single Market, but you cannot be an member of the Single Market without being a member of the European Union. We will be leaving the e. U. But we will be negotiating the best deal we can. There are other areas where we want to continue to operate with cooperate with the European Union on issues like security, justice, and home affairs. On trade, we want that comprehensive Free Trade Agreement that is good for businesses here in the United Kingdom and good for jobs and good for ordinary working families here in the United Kingdom. Margaret thatcher was a conservative. I am a conservative. This is a conservative manifesto. [applause] here, here [applause] pm may i think i saw ben. Reporter thank you. Prime minister you were elected , in 2010 and 2015 on a promise to reduce net migration for tens of thousands. That pledge is in the manifesto again today. Betweene secretary 20102016, you didnt meet that pledge. Why should people believe that today . Pm may you are right, i have been working on this for six years. The figures went up, down again, and now, they started to come up again. There is no single thing you can do in relation to the net migration that is going to make the difference. What you need to do is to be working at this issue constantly, and of course, what we will have when we leave the e. U. Is the ability to put rules in for that part of the migration system that we have not had the opportunity to control before, i. E. People coming from the European Union into the u. K. I explained earlier why i think it is important net migration should be at sustainable levels, because uncontrolled immigration has an impact on people, Public Services, but also on people particularly at the lower end of the income scale in depressing wages and sometimes in displacing jobs. So that is why i think it is important we maintain that commitment and continue to work on it. Yes . There was a hand that went up in the back there. Reporter thank you. Louise adamson. German television. I want to ask you what this manifesto tells us about you personally and your political philosophy. Pm may well i think it tells me , i am a good conservative. [applause] pm may and it tells you that i believe in ensuring we have a Strong Economy, that we have good Public Services funded from a Strong Economy, that we have opportunity for all, and crucially, i think that is the important thing here. I want to see Global Britain standing tall to the world, trading around the world, taking our place in the world, but also a britain where people in this country know that how far they go depends on them and their hard work, and their talent. Was that paul i saw . From huff post. Minister, there was 55 leave. If you do win the seats, those new mp and voters work to hold your feet to the fire to get a and in that case, isnt it deluded to think this great majority for brexit . Pm may i dont talk in terms of a hard or soft brexit. What i want to get is the right deal for britain. Here, here pm may and that is what we are going to do. [applause] pm may i dont know if we can get themic up. The mic up. Reporter from the guardian. You have been asked throughout the campaign about taxes on higher earners. The manifesto doesnt really have any detail about what tax increases higher earners my face nor whether they might face increases in insurance. You are asking higher earners to vote for you without knowing what sort of tax rates they might be paying, so what would you say to them now that the manifesto is out and does not tell them what they will be paying in tax . Pm may what i would say to voters across the board is that they have a very clear choice and the clear choice is between a conservative party, which always has been, is, and always will be a low tax party, and whose intention in government is to reduce taxes on businesses and working families, and a labor party whose natural instinct is to increase taxes, and what we saw from the labour manifesto this week, costing less than the paper they were written on, is it is ordinary working families that will pay the price of labor through higher taxes, lower wages, higher prices, and fewer jobs. Ordinary working people will pay the price of labor. My last question here . Reporter Prime Minister, just picking up on jason groves question. It occasionally said it is difficult to define what is meant by mayism. But if you turn to page nine of your manifesto it says you , reject selfish individualism and regard ridged dogma and ideology as dangerous. That sounds like a rejection of factorism. A rejection of thatcherism, and are you rigorously rejecting the many comparisons between you and Margaret Thatcher . Pm may there is no mayism. I know you journalists like to write about it. [applause] [laughter] pm may there is good, solid conservatism, which puts the interests of the country and the interests of ordinary working people at the heart of everything we do in government. Hear, hear pm may thank you. British parliament is in recess until after the june 8 elections, so Prime Ministers questions will not be seen at its usual times this week. You can go to use cspan. Org video of passed by minister ministers questions and other British Public affairs programs. House Armed ServicesCommittee Chair speaks monday about military readiness funding and innovation. From the Brookings Institution at 11 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Tonight, on the communicators, Carol Mcsweeney of the federal trade commission comes about keith issues key issues facing the internet, including the malware attack, internet security, privacy, and regulations. She is interviewed by a technology reporter, david mccabe. What would you say the grids challenges are with policing a whole new landscape . One of the challenges is keeping up with the new ways in which technology is being used to surveillance or monitor or gather intimate information about people. As connections become more intimate as they are in our childrens bedrooms, and giving precise geolocation information, it becomes even more important to protect that kind of consent, so people are aware of what is happening to their information. It at 8 00 community eastern on cspan two. On the second day of his trip to saudi arabia, President Trump addressed islamic leaders at a summit meeting in riyadh, where he talked about efforts to combat global terrorism. The president s remarks are about 35 minutes. [no audio] pres. Trump thank you. I would like to thank king solomon for his extraordinary work and the magnificent kingdom of saudi arabia, for hosting todays summit. Received by to be such gracious hosts. I have always heard about splendor of your country and the kindness of your citizens, but words do not do justice to the grandeur of this remarkable place and the incredible hospitality you haho