luxembourg... and it's 60 years to the day since the first man—made satellite — sputnik one — was launched by the russians, marking the start of the space race good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. in the next half an hour theresa may is expected to tell her party to "shape up" when she addresses the conservative conference in manchester. she will set out her vision for the uk, while emphasising the need to improve the lives of ordinary working people. other speeches are going on at the conference. we will bring you that speech live when it begins. the leader of catalonia's devolved government has told bbc news that his region will declare independence from spain in a matter of days. the dispute over catalan independence from spain escalated on sunday with violence and protests as voters went to the polls for a controversial referendum. our correspondent jon donnison reports. in barcelona last night a show of strength in numbers. hundreds of thousands of catalans protesting the central government's handling of the referendum on sunday. but in a highly unusual televised address king felipe of spain laid the blame at the feet of catalan separatists. he did not once mention the violence used by police against voters. but in a defiant interview with the bbc the catalan president said he would go ahead with a declaration of independence. translation: will probably do this when we have the voting from abroad so we will act at the end of the week or the beginning of next week. yesterday's mass demonstrations were by and large peaceful yet there is real anger on both sides. these are national police penned into their hotel. viva espana. let us out, they shout. by no means all catalans want independence but they do want the right to decide for themselves. there is a feeling that madrid's heavy handedness has only strengthened their cause. let's get the latest on this story from our correspondent gavin lee, who is in barcelona. is there any direct contact currently between the spanish government in madrid and the devolved administration in catalonia? no. ultimately, in the interview with the bbc he claims that there is nothing coming back from the government. he asked the european to liaise between them. this is down to the fact of catalans breaking the constitution, it is sad. while they can turn any violence that happened at polling stations, it is down to an internal issue. flanders in belgium, corsica in france, parts of europe where there are other separatist smaller movements, politics is a chess game. the catalan president made to the bbc said possibly this weekend, possibly next week, a declaration of independence, 7.5 million people, the size of belgium. they will declare the official results of the vote. 2.2 million people voted, we are told. more than 90% voted yes. but a 40% turnout. the breakdown will happen in the next couple of days. afterwards, parliament will vote in catalan for a yes or no to independence. we think that will happen on monday. the president will speak in the parliament and acquire his intention so we may know more in the next few minutes. let's get some analysis of this story now. joining me on skype is dr ramon pacheco pardo from king's college london. no current contact between the spanish government, the national governments, and the devolved administration. what will happen next do you think? the best option is obviously dialogue. the current spanish government and current cata la n spanish government and current catalan government don't want to go down this route. i don't think they have legitimacy to do so because of the confrontations over the past few months or years. the next step would probably be the declaration of independence. interesting to see what the declaration actually says. will it come the following day, two yea rs 7 will it come the following day, two years? the wording of the declaration will be very important. the spanishjustice declaration will be very important. the spanish justice minister talked about using because thejewish and to re m ove about using because thejewish and to remove catalonia's devolved powers. —— threatens to remove the devolved powers... take a step back, try to change tack, it is a political game between the catalan regional government and spanish government. what do you mean that neither side has legitimacy to solve the issue? 5096 of catalans did not vote. they will not be represented by this government... on the spanish side, an increasing number of people, we think catalonia and the rest of spain want to have a dialogue. but no offer of real dialogue. but no offer of real dialogue from the spanish government to the government in catalonia. does the answer lie outside spain with eu mediators or some other source? the answer lie outside spain with eu mediators or some other source ?|j the answer lie outside spain with eu mediators or some other source? i do not see the spanish government accepting this. with a problem in the basque country with terrorism, they did not accept. i do not see it this time. thank you. the european commission has ordered internet giant and is pay more than £200 million in back taxes. it's been been investigating whether the company received an unfair advantage from a so—called "sweetheart" tax deal in luxembourg, where its european hub is based. in a similiar case, apple has already been ordered to pay the irish republic 13 billion euros in back taxes. take us through the basics. the european commission has been trying for some time to clamp down on multinational companies if things are giving favourable tax deals by european countries. in this case, it seems amazon was bringing profits from its european operations through an operating company in luxembourg. that operating company has to pay taxes. it then siphoned money out into a non—taxable partnership. in the form of royalty payments which we re the form of royalty payments which were ostensibly for the use of international —— intellectual property such as the amazon brand. just a device to reduce the company's just a device to reduce the compa ny‘s tax just a device to reduce the company's tax bill, endorsed by luxembourg. a comfort letter to amazon on saying the arrangements we re amazon on saying the arrangements were legal. the commission says because the same arrangements were not offered to other copies, it is an illegal subsidy and has to be repaid. the bbc hasjust published the equal pay gap report. it is concluded that no systemic discrimination against women in the bbc‘s pay arrangements and further down in the summary of this report it says the bbc‘s audited gender pay gap is 9.3%, standing against a national average of 8.31%. the bbc does better than some organisations but still a gender pay gap. but no systemic discrimination, it says, in the pay arrangements against women, in all staff areas. the statement says, we have pledged to close the gender pay gap by 2020. police in las vegas have given more details of stephen paddock‘s shooting spree in the city. officials say the attack lasted between nine and 11 minutes — and he'd placed surveillance cameras outside the hotel room so he could watch as police approached. 47 weapons have also been recovered from three properties. bodycam footage from officers who were among the first on the scene has been released. our north america correspondent laura bicker reports from las vegas. go that way! amid the chaos and confusion, the officer keeps his instructions clear. he ushers others to safety as he runs towards the hail of bullets. police desperately try to find out where the shots are coming from as the barrage of gunfire rains down on concert crowds for over nine minutes. among those trying to stay alive was this trainee paramedic, kaitlyn rogers. first, she ran to the medical tent to help. then she called her dad. i don't remember saying it, but supposedly i said, daddy, they are shooting at us. emergency crews were employed by her father. now, his staff and his daughter are being shot at, and he had to help. he rushed to the scene. i cannot describe it as anything but carnage. yesterday, i don't think an hour went by that i was awake that i didn't cry. i thought i had seen everything. lam one i am one of the lucky fathers. there we re 59 i am one of the lucky fathers. there were 59 people and multiple people in the hospital whose lives are changed forever. my heart goes out to all of them. i am one of the lucky ones, i know that. it could have been her in a heartbeat. people come together in a tragic situation and the world would be different if we did that on a daily basis. the weapons of the mandalay hotel which killer stephen paddock used as a base. so far, police have failed to find a motive for the massacre. ido i do not have a lot of answers yet. people want answers to why, and no one more than the police and the victims' families. we will get it right, that is why it will take time. america is once again grieving the victims of another mass shooting. president donald trump will visit the city later today amid calls for stricter gun laws. he says now is not the time for that discussion, but others here ask, if not now, then when? our correspondent gary o'donoghue is in las vegas. as police try to establish what stephen paddock‘s motive was, presumably they will be hoping for some clues from his girlfriend, back in the us. taylor us about that and the investigation. marylou danley is of filipino descent and has perhaps this chilean citizenship. she was contacted by police, has been contacted. —— australian citizenship. she was met by the fbi. the police here will wa nt to by the fbi. the police here will want to speak to her. all along they have said that stephen paddock acted alone, she was not part of it, but they have called her a person of interest. they have not been able to pinpoint a motive and she is their best chance of trying to piece together what the reason it was so they will want to speak to her as soon as she arrives in the town. thank you, gary. now in the next few minutes theresa may will outline her vision of britain at the conservative party conference. our assistant political editor norman smith is in manchester and we can speak to him now. norman, you said earlier as big speeches go, this really is a big one. a crucial one for theresa may. one of the many reasons why she presumably has not appreciated what borisjohnson presumably has not appreciated what boris johnson said? the one day you do not want to be overshadowed by borisjohnson is today because it is high stakes for mrs may in terms of the fragility of her own leadership and trying to reboots, governors and motivate the deflated feeling party. a lack of policies and energy at the conference, big ideas. more of the sort of personal statement from the prime minister we are expecting and a big policy announcement on housing, particularly council housing. described by damian green as the rebirth of council housing. that would be a massive announcement because no tory leader has embraced council housing since way back and harold macmillan. but borisjohnson has been grabbing the headlines. he was talking about labia. redevelopment in libya. terrible fighting as islamic state has been expeued fighting as islamic state has been expelled rap for development if only they could clear away the dead bodies. —— ripe for development. it has been described as crass. already, we heard from the health secretaryjeremy already, we heard from the health secretary jeremy hunt, already, we heard from the health secretaryjeremy hunt, one of his cabinet colleagues you might imagine would be more cautious in his words. he said he would not apologise for boris johnson's he said he would not apologise for borisjohnson's remarks. he said he would not apologise for boris johnson's remarks. we do not support those words as a government. boris is boris. that was unfortunate language. i do not want to defend that. let's also be clear that boris has got a fantastic contribution to make. he was the person who led the brexit campaign. the boris melodrama continues. i had a brief chat with mrjohnson, who did not want to engage the answering he had explained himself in two late—night tweets. he said ies had attached booby—traps, tweets. he said ies had attached booby—tra ps, improvised tweets. he said ies had attached booby—traps, improvised explosive devices, in the rubble, so he was making a serious point. —— is. today, he rushed past and did not give any answers. but you could sense the fury among many conservatives here. once again, the focus has moved away from their attem pts focus has moved away from their atte m pts to focus has moved away from their attempts to try and reach out to the electorate. once again what ruth davidson called psycho—drama. yet to be seen whether theresa may makes reference to borisjohnson beyond saying boris is boris. we will look out for that. and we'll have full coverage of theresa may's conference here on bbc news in the next half hour. theresa may is about to give the closing address at the conservative party conference, where she'll announce what's been described as the biggest programme of council house building building for decades — we'll bring you her speech live. catalonia will declare independence from spain within days, the region's leader tells the bbc. following sunday's disputed referendum. the european commission has ordered amazon, to pay more than 220 million in back taxes to luxembourg, where its headquarters are based, after it ruled the online retailer received an unfair advantage. now, the sport. england all—rounder ben stokes will be withdrawn from the ashes squad if he remains under police investigation when the tour to australia begins. the 26—year—old was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. he was the vice captain. police have put no timescale on the inquiry. the first test in australia starts on the 23rd of november. could they win it without him? such a key player, when you see the likes of jack for south africa, it makes such a difference to a team when you have an all—rounder. ben has been that for england for a couple of years. tricky to go down there and really win the ashes. you never know. you cannot rely on one person to ever win the ashes or any competition. but they go a long wait because of the role they play. australia will be missing a key man for the ashes. fast bowler james pattinson is suffering from a back problem and has been ruled out of the series. premier league clubs are meeting in london today to discuss how to share out money from future international broadcasting rights. they'll vote on proposals to distribute some of the money based on final league position at the end of a season. at the moment the funds are distributed equally. leicester city's appeal to register adrien silva has been rejected by fifa. the foxes and the football association had asked fifa to ratify the midfielder‘s transfer after the paperwork for the £22 million deadline day move from sporting lisbon was submitted 14 seconds late. but it's been denied and silva, who helped portugal win euro 2016, will now not be registered to play for leicester until january. that's all the sport for now — we'll have more on the bbc news channel throughout the day. the homeless drug user who murdered the family who cared for him is jailed for life. let's go to our correspondent. looking at reports of what happened in the courts, very emotional words. take us through what happened. a case of a homeless man giving a good samaritan and teenage son. tracy wilkinson gave them money, took aaron barley into her home. her husband even gave him a job in cardiff. he was evicted from the flat they found from him. he came back to their garden dressed in ninja gear, as mr wilkinson said. black socks over his bright yellow genus. cctv images showed him lurking in the garden. when mr wilkinson went out to walk the dog, he came in, and ruthlessly stabs mrs wilkinson and the teenage son to death. he then attacked mr wilkinson. he was seriously hurt but survived. aaron barley was arrested after stealing the family car and was sentenced for a vicious, unprovoked attack, the judge acknowledged he had a borderline personality disorder but there was no diminished response will do. he has spent some time in the remand but he will spend 30 years in prison. there is a chance, she said, he may never be released. and the judge in court yesterday, when there are crowds of its kind, there are a victim impact statements. usually these are read out in court by lawyers. but daughter lydia made it herself, it was powerful and moving. she described indescribable pain, losing her brother and mother. she looked directly at aaron barley while she did that. she said she could never really forgive him for the pain she must bear until her heart stopped beating. he nodded, as if he understood. very moving scenes in the birmingham court. and our breaking news from the bbc, equal pay audits and pay gap report. the former court of appealjudge concluded that no systemic dissemination against women in the bbc‘s pay arrangements. this is across all bbc staff. organisations of more than 250 employees are required to publish a gender pay gap report by april 20 18. the bbc publishing this a number of months earlier. the bbc audiences general pay gap is doing better than some organisations but still with a pay 93p- organisations but still with a pay gap. but no systemic disc edition against women, the report is saying. it has been pledged that they will close the gender pay gap by 2020. —— systematic discrimination. from today, people in scotland receiving universal credit will be offered new ways to help manage the money they receive. ryanair says one of its flights from lithuania to luton has been diverted to stansted airport following what it's called ‘a suspected hoax security alert‘. typhoons were scrambled and escorted the plane safely to the airport. stansted say the airport is open and operating as usual. ryanair says passengers will be transferred to luton airport by coach. welcome to viewers on the bbc news channel. i am joint by the bbc‘s political editor... theresa may taking to the stage shortly. is this going to be a more personal speech? more personal about how she is digging deep into her reserves of duty and obligation? one of the things people have continually said since she moved into number ten, what is she really about? not the kind of politician to burst onto the stage and do a huge confessional. 12 months on, after the tory trauma of the election result, people still asking what she is really about. what is the party really about? today, she will try to answer. what do you believe in, she always says i believe in people and duty. that will, today, will be a central theme asi will, today, will be a central theme as i understand it of the speech. to make it meaningful for people as i understand it of the speech. to make it meaningfulfor people here and, they help, for the country. you know her, you have worked with, what isa know her, you have worked with, what is a vision? she is a warm up the scenes than on the stage and when the cameras are rolling. —— a bit warmer. i think she needs to blow the dorris off. she needs to come out today and be strong and bold. not always about what she says, it is the body language that will be key. that is usually quite straight, but steer. —— austere. key. that is usually quite straight, but steer. -- austere. she does not like doing the personal. politicians often like using their own personal experiences and empathising with the public. she is not comfortable doing that. this party at the moment, it seems to me, wants to be taken by the scruff of the neck, and to be led. for her, that'll be quite a thing to do because not her modus operandi. we have seen it in if fewer occasions. almost everything we have seen a minister appeared this week, that speech on the steps of downing street, one of her best political moment ever. i think people here want her to really find some of the spirit. what she said about wanting to do something about the just about managing, does she now had to come out with answers? absolutely because when you looked at her conference speech last year, we have had dish actions on briggs, failed general election campaign so she needs to refocus on that. the idea of a mass council housing building policy is good and i hope we see that fleshed out, also on timing. we need those quickly. we will talk about that after the speech because they will presumably be moored detail. after the speech because they will presumably be moored detailm after the speech because they will presumably be moored detail. it is not always the way. some numbers would be great particularly since the record is not very good. one problem is being continually upstaged by her foreign secretary. yes and overnight again we have seen a gaffe of enormous proportions on a very sensitive subject with what most people would agree is inappropriate language talking about dead bodies in syria in a rather glib weight. the moving story of sucking up attention and oxygen from the prime minister's agenda, the foreign secretary yet again trampling through in his size tens of what he is trying to do. we have seen of what he is trying to do. we have seen him take his seat next to amber rudd. there are other people interested in the future and that is bubbling under the surface. it is not just boris. other bubbling under the surface. it is notjust boris. other people want them to think they have skin in the game for what happens next and that is an undercurrent that if they are the leader of a party and you know lots of colleagues want yourjob it is not a great place to be. we asked amber rudd about whether she has hired the election strategist lynton crosby, she said she has not but she is talking about how to improve the performance next time around. amber rudd was defending borisjohnson, nothing quite more annoying than that. you could see it on her face. just say she was asked on camera are you looking forward to the foreign secretary speech, she said what about the home secretary? the irritation is tangible and people are putting it on the record. on the record senior mps are calling for them to be removed. record senior mps are calling for them to be removedlj record senior mps are calling for them to be removed. i got a sense of them to be removed. i got a sense of the irritation of other cabinet members and in terms of theresa may, has he gone too far with the comments on libya? you will probably have to apologise because people have to apologise because people have had enough of it. i used to work for borisjohnson have had enough of it. i used to work for boris johnson when he was mayor of london. if i was the spin doctor i would be furious and i would be pushing for him to not resign, but to apologise. he said something on twitter but not actually an apology. i think we can see, the new mp for saffron and she will be introducing theresa may. there she is. over the slogan building a country that works for everyone. i need to go and take my seatin everyone. i need to go and take my seat in a second but the point about borisjohnson is seat in a second but the point about boris johnson is not seat in a second but the point about borisjohnson is not necessarily that he has been upsetting and making his colleagues cross and embarrassing the prime minister, the point is in a week where the leadership has not been very forthcoming, with big things to say and big arguments to make it has meant that is an empty space, so a big character who is making mistakes and making people cross. space. that to me isa and making people cross. space. that to me is a metaphor of really what has been happening here this week. the party leader scratching their heads and mps scratching their heads what do we do? what are we about? where should we go as a party? he is called the space because the leadership has left the space. that a lwa ys leadership has left the space. that always happens in a vacuum. leadership has left the space. that always happens in a vacuumlj leadership has left the space. that always happens in a vacuum. i think the whole mediocre after we arrived at this conference, conference has been banned at number ten weeks in advance and ice and it is a pretty poor offer. they left the space for boris to fill bust up that is nothing more irritating than talking about borisjohnson nothing more irritating than talking about boris johnson all week and i think she will try and put that right today. she needs to look like she is in charge. i think we can let you go, laura. it should be in a few minutes time went theresa may actually text of the state and we hear more about theocracy makes in the big issues. do you think they should have done more for the prime minister to do this week so this gap wasn't allowed? when i was in number ten used to say why is the grid not stronger, why don't we have stronger stories across government? why are we not selling our vision? i was told by ministers across government it is because david cameron used to do more things and he would want to be somewhere on monday, somewhere on thursday and theresa may didn't want to do that things. they feel they have let her down in some ways by not having a strong enough grid to land conference on the sunday morning and carry treated to date with the main speech. so there has been a lack of energy around the prime minister herself, maybe because she perhaps can't quite manage that sort of timetable.” disagree because she has got more energy than any politician i have ever worked for. she is up early in the morning until late at night. one trip in india we did 17 events in one day. she is hard—core. she will not hang back and think i will only doa not hang back and think i will only do a few things. it is about political will and vision and ideas and we have lost the ideas, the vision and we need to bring that back. do you think she could learn something from borisjohnson's more ebullient approach? the fact he is able to arouse the tory faithful in the way he did yesterday even if it wasn't vintage boris johnson, the way he did yesterday even if it wasn't vintage borisjohnson, —— browse the tory faithful. she could ta ke browse the tory faithful. she could take on some of that infectious behaviour? she is risk averse and the biggest risk she overtook went wrong. i feel what have you got to lose. if you're only going to be prime minister of the next few years to take over brexit negotiations and then move on then why not be a bit more bold to show some character and personality and so you have to take this party forward because we need some to stand up for what it means to bea some to stand up for what it means to be a conservative, what it means to be a conservative, what it means to support capitalism, against corbyn you cannot add corbyn corbyn so corbyn you cannot add corbyn corbyn so let's not try. let's show we have something about ourselves. do you think it looks as though the conservatives are running scared of labour and the agenda, particularly philipp lahm and social —— focusing ona philipp lahm and social —— focusing on a brand of socialism that has failed. -- philip hammond. we can't believe in this situation we ring, 24 points ahead in the balls and thenit 24 points ahead in the balls and then it quickly downhill. —— polls. we have had to regroup. there was a dinnerl we have had to regroup. there was a dinner i was present at the other night where he said if you are going to collude with the people you after do something else, slightly startling speech to business paper. does everything hang on brexit? does she rise and fall on delivering besought brexit that can be deemed a success ? besought brexit that can be deemed a success? i would love it not to be the case, i would love it to be the case that the conservative party would be judged on domestic policies, the burning injustice of people across the country, the truth is everything is seen through the prism of brexit know whether we like it or not so she has that button and it or not so she has that button and it is whether or not she can squeak through that space. you only have to open the newspapers. not much of anything else other than the rates of stories. who was winning in that battle at the top of the tory party and the cabinet in the type of brexit this government will deliver? i think they have come to some kind of loose agreement and the florence speech was about that. it was clever to do that before the party co nfe re nce to do that before the party conference because otherwise it would have been dominated once again i brexit so a clever move. i think moving to that's centre position together, the feedback we are hearing internally is it landed quite well with europeans and they are much closer now to doing a deal and so it is about the finer points rather than the mass of gaps. we asked people hear about how long they think theresa may can go on, whether she can still be leader and fight the next election. what say you? she cannot find the next election for my opinion in the conservative party because she has no real campaign. she is the best ceo of a ftse 100 company but is not a campaignerand we ceo of a ftse 100 company but is not a campaigner and we need someone fresh and new. once we get ourselves over the brexit negotiations we need to park this current not in a way and look to fresher faces. we need a renewal. you think in around march 2019 as early as that? christmas 2019. she will see through that transition over to the point where we are no longer in the european union and then i can see as being at party conference in 2019 and taking to the stage with a new party leader. the audience is being warmed up leader. the audience is being warmed up and all the conference goers gathered inside. there was a queue snaking around this conference hall for the first time as you would expect waiting for the prime minister to take the stage. probably one of the most important of her life. indeed and there is so much pressure on her. on a day where that you would rather stay under the duvet, let it all go away, she is got to get up on that stage and the expectations are high and i do feel for her, but i think in time we will look a bit more fondly on theresa may than we do now because she does deserve the respect from us. she is a great public servant, the vicar's daughter that will see us through per song we want her and i respect that. do you think the sense of duty and obligation is overplayed, that she is not a person that drinks in the bars of plays the game around westminster? do you think playing up the weaknesses rather than her strengths? it is not overplayed and you cannot be someone you're not. what people do not like is politicians that are not authentic. the queue and applause forjacob rees—mogg this week slightly frightened me being a mother and conservative because — — frightened me being a mother and conservative because —— moderate conservative. theresa may should not try and be something she is not. she should say these are my limitations. she doesn't address weaknesses and say i am not the kind of person that will sit here and give this emotional interview, i don't buy on that, i play on how to fix problems and that is why i do this in politics. i don't think it is overplayed. do you think they are willing her to succeed in the whole? absolutely. i have not met an activist or business leader this week '5 who thinks that is any other choice right now than theresa may. we are really willing her to succeed today. we are backing her all the way and we know that she is not perfect and that this year has highlighted some major flaws, but she needs to have us on side this week. there was talk of a blood with skill and might be slow clapping her. —— couple of weeks ago. skill and might be slow clapping her. -- couple of weeks ago. there will be rousing applause. i think they are doing an introductory video before she comes on stage. typically she is late. i suppose that is the property of a prime minister and any party leader. she was probably due to ta ke party leader. she was probably due to take to the stage between 11 and 20 and 1130. it is coming up to a quarter to 12. she is scheduled to speak probably just under an quarter to 12. she is scheduled to speak probablyjust under an hour. they think that is about right? jeremy corbyn said was a bit long at an hourand a jeremy corbyn said was a bit long at an hour and a quarter.” jeremy corbyn said was a bit long at an hour and a quarter. i hate long speeches. reading them writing them? both. i would say 40 or 45 minutes. no need to rub along for over an hour. jeremy corbyn started singing happy birthday to diane abbott last week, it was a cringeworthy moment andl week, it was a cringeworthy moment and i sat there watching thinking is he really going to be a future prime minister? don't read anything into the fact that might be shorter or longer, it is about the content and most importantly the body language. you say it is above the body language. when she makes the announcement which we are expecting on house—building, how big does it have to be in orderfor it on house—building, how big does it have to be in order for it to on house—building, how big does it have to be in orderfor it to grab our attention? notjust have to be in orderfor it to grab our attention? not just the have to be in orderfor it to grab our attention? notjust the numbers, but the speed of delivery. the method of delivery. i want the conservative party to be innovative and thinking about all different types of housing, modular build, houses up quickly that are beautiful. we should move forward and presume in favour of development in some places of the country and we should talk about beauty and put them might look like. people are stuck with ugly stuff in their backyard. we need to put beauty in their backyard and a whole nation. do you think it was a mistake to dump some bits of the manifesto that was her manifesto and things you must have looked on since the election? if some of those things in the manifesto were patrolled, talking to charities and businesses in advance so that when you go and deliver that you have third people coming out in support of what you are doing, if that is done properly i think some of the stuff would have landed much better. the manifesto will itself now is continually build is outrageous, there is some very good stuff in it. do you think some of it should come back? is a new blood is pitching towards what labour are offering, decent wage, secure home, comfort in old age, and those not the basics dettori ‘s should be providing? they are, these are all inherently conservative policies. i like the way people are saying this week about matching labour policies, there is not much between us in terms of what we want the people. as we go along this year we will have a budget and november the 22nd, to the winter, there will bea the 22nd, to the winter, there will be a nhs winter crisis, there always is. i was in number ten last year when i had to suffer this day in day out looking at the newspapers. the competition will come back then about how we deal with people in old age in old—age indignity, because we have had a general election, we still don't have a solution. in that vision should taxes go up? quite possibly. we will leave it there. the whole is now standing. there is the lip may and gavin barwell chief of staff. here is theresa may the prime minister ready to make her big conference speech. —— made. cheering and applause a little over 40 years ago, in a small village in oxfordshire, i signed up to be a member of the conservative party. i did it because it was the party that had the idea is to build a better britain. it is understood the hard work and discipline necessary to see them through. and it had that its heart a simple promise that spoke to me, my values and my aspirations, that each new generation in our country should be able to build a better future. that each generation should live the british dream. and that dream is what i believe in. but what the general election earlier this year showed is that 40 years later for too many people in our country, that dream feels distant. our party's ability to deliver it is in question. and the british dream that has inspired generations of refunds feels increasingly out of reach. —— britons. i call that election. and i know that all of you in this hall, your friends and families, worked day and night to secure the right result. because of your hard work we got 2.3 million more votes and achieved our highest vote share in 34 years. but simply... applause that simply would not have been possible without the long days and late nights, the phone calls, the leaflet drops come at the weekends and evenings spent knocking on doors. so for everything that you do, let me say, thank you. applause but we did not give the victory we wanted, because our national campaign fell short. it was too scripted, to presidential, and it allowed the labour party to paint us as the voice of continuity when the public wanted to hear a message of change. i hold my hands up for that. i take responsibility. i led the campaign andi i take responsibility. i led the campaign and i am sorry. applause but the choice before us now is clear. do we give up, spend our time looking back? or do we do our duty, looking back? or do we do our duty, look to the future and give the country the government it needs? this country will judge country the government it needs? this country willjudge us harshly if we get this decision wrong. because all that should ever drive us because all that should ever drive us is the duty we have two britain and the historic mission of this party, this conservative party come to renew the british dream in each new generation. that dream that says each generation should do better than the one before it, each era should be better than the last. the dreams that for decades has inspired people from around the world to come to britain to make their home in britain, to build their lives in britain. the dream that means the son of a bus driver from pakistan serves in a conservative cabinet, alongside the son of a single mother from a council estate in south—west london. and in no way that dream is my story as well. i know people think i am not very emotional. laughter iam not laughter i am not the kind of person who wears the part on their sleeve and they don't mind being called things like the ice maiden, although perhaps george osborne took the analogy a little too far. laughter applause but let me tell you something, my grandmother was a domestic servant who worked as a lady's made below stairs. she worked hard and made sacrifices, because she believed in a better future for her family. that servant, among her grandchildren, boasts three professors and a prime minister. applause and that is way the british dream inspires me, why is that dream of progress between the generations spurs progress between the generations spui’s me on, progress between the generations spurs me on, and it is why today is this conference this conservative party must pledge to renew the british dream in this country once again. to renew that dream is my purpose in politics, by region for being, the thing that drives me on, and it has never wavered through good times and hard times. my belief that this conservative government can renew it has also remained strong. for whatever we are tested asa strong. for whatever we are tested as a nation, this party steps up to the plate. seven years ago our challenge was to repair the damage of labour's great recession and we did it. the deficit is down. spending is under control. our economy is growing again. but we didn't limit ourselves to that ambition. we have achieved so much more. an income tax cut for over 30 million people. 4 million taken out of paying it at all. employment up toa of paying it at all. employment up to a record high. unemployment down to a record high. unemployment down toa to a record high. unemployment down to a historic low. income inequality at its lowest for 30 years. more women in work than ever before. over 11,000 more doctors in our nhs. over 11,000 more doctors in our nhs. over 11,000 more doctors in our nhs. over 11,000 more nurses on our hospital wards. free childcare for three and four—year—old doubled. 1.8 million more children in good and outstanding skills. 3 million more apprenticeships. crime down by more than a apprenticeships. crime down by more thana third. apprenticeships. crime down by more than a third. more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are going to university than at any time in the history of our country. britain leading the world in tackling climate change, eradicating global poverty and countering terrorism wherever it rears its head. same—sex marriage on the statute book so that two people who love each other can get married no matter what their agenda. and a national living wage giving a pay rise to the lowest earners, introduced not by labour, but by us the conservative party. applause so, let us never allow the left to pretend they have a monopoly on compassion. applause this is the good a conservative government can do and we should never let anyone forget it. but it is easy, when you have been in government for a while, to fall into the trap of defending your record and standing for the status quo. yes we are proud of the progress we have made, but the world doesn't stand still. change is constant and inevitable, and we must bend it to our will. that means sticking out an agenda for britain and uniting behind it as well. the agenda i laid out on day one as prime minister still holds. it burns inside mejust the same. because at its core it is about sweeping away injustice, the barriers that mean for some the british dream is increasingly out of reach. about saying what matters is not where you are from or who your pa rents not where you are from or who your parents are, the colour of your skin, whether you are a man or a woman, rich or poor, inner—city or affluent suburb, how far you go in life should depend on you and your ha rd life should depend on you and your hard work. applause that is why i have always taken on vested interests when they are working against the interests of the people. caught out those who abuse their positions of power and given voice to those who have been ignored or silenced for too long. and when people ask me why i put myself through it, long hours, pressure, criticism, insults, that inevitably go with thisjob, criticism, insults, that inevitably go with this job, i tell them this. idoit go with this job, i tell them this. i do it to root out injustice and to give everyone in our country a voice. and that is why, when i reflect on my time in politics, the things that make me proud, are not the positions i have held, the world leaders i have met, the great couple gatherings i have attended, but knowing that they made a difference. but i made they help to help those who couldn't be heard. applause like the families of the 1990s —— the 96 men women and children who tragically lost their lives at hillsborough. for years they saw people in authority closing ranks and acting against them, but now they are on the way to seeing injustice served. that is what i am in the sport. the victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, ignored for years by people in positions of power is, now on the long road to victory. that is what i'm in the sport. like alexandra paul, a young man —— alexander. he came to this conference three years ago to tell his story. the story of ago to tell his story. the story of a young black boy growing up in modern britain, who without causing any trouble or doing anything wrong found himself being stopped and searched by people in authority time and time and time again. alexander spoke so eloquently about this experience and how he came to mistrust those in positions of power asa mistrust those in positions of power as a result. so, inspired by his example we took action. we shook up the system. and the number of black people being stopped and searched has fallen by over two thirds. applause iam sad applause i am sad to have to tell you that last year alexander, who inspired us all with his passion, was diagnosed with brain cancer. and injune of this year he tragically passed away. he wasjust 21. this year he tragically passed away. he was just 21. let us today remember the courage he showed in coming to our conference to speak out against injustice, take pride that we gave him a platform, and inspired by his example redouble our effo rts inspired by his example redouble our efforts to give a voice to the voiceless at every opportunity. applause that is time in the sport. and that same commitment is the reason why one of my acts as prime minister was to establish the ground breaking racial disparity audit, investigating how a person's race affects their treatment by public services, so that we can take action and respond. we already know for example that members of black and minority ethnic communities have a higher risk of illnesses such as higher risk of illnesses such as high blood pressure that may lead to the need for a northern transvaal. but our ability to help people who need transplants is limited by the number of organ donors that come forward. and that is why last year 500 people died because a suitable organ was not available. and there are 6500 on the transplant list today. so, to address this challenge that affects all communities in our country, we will change the system. shifting the balance of presumption in favour of organ donation, working on behalf of of the most vulnerable. applause that is what i am in this forum and why after seeing the unimaginable tragedy unfold at, i was determined to get to the truth. unfold at grenfell. we must understand the lessons about notjust what grenfell. we must understand the lessons about not just what went wrong, but by the voice of the people was ignored for so many yea rs. people was ignored for so many years. that is what we will do and any organisation that has acted negligently, justice must be done. that is what i am in this four. bereaved and grieving families do not get the support they need, we will introduce a major public advocate to act on behalf of bereaved families to support them at public inquests and enquiries. the strong, independent voice the public need. that is what i am king felipe. —— that is what i am in this for. we will invest more in mental health than ever before. but there is widespread concern that the existing mental health legislation passed more than three decades ago is leaving to shortfalls in services and open to misuse. detention rates under the mental health act are too high. it is people from black and minority ethnic populations who are affected the most. today, i can announce that i have asked professor sir simon westley to undertake a independent review of the mental health act so that we can tackle the long—standing injustices of discrimination in our mental health system discrimination in our mental health syste m o nce discrimination in our mental health system once and for all. that's what i'm in this for. i believe in fairness, justice and opportunity for all, a conservatism that keeps the british dream alive for a new generation. that is what i am in this for and what we should all be in this four. we must win the battle of ideas in a new generation all over again. those ideas are being tested and at stake are the very things we value. our precious union of nations. four nations stronger as one threatens by those with a narrow nationalist agendas who seek to drive us apart. the strength of our society in which we understand the obligations and responsibilities we have too one another. under attack from militant forces who preach animosity and hate. the free market economy for so long the basis of our prosperity and security, an idea which is —— has lifted millions out of property. those who would imperil our future by adopting the failed ideas of the past. the idea of free and open markets operating under the right regulations is precious to us. the means by which we dictate our prosperity and living standards of all people. it has helped to cement britain's influence as a force for goodin britain's influence as a force for good in the world. underpinned the rules —based international system which helped rebuild post—war europe and the world beyond. it has ushered in the fall of the berlin wall, the end of communism, the dark days of the iron curtain, securing the advance of freedom across europe and the world. it has inspired 70 years of prosperity, raising living standards or hundreds of millions of people right across the globe. do not try and tell me that free markets are no longer fit for purpose. that somehow they are holding people back. don't try and tell me that the innovations they have encouraged, the evans as they have encouraged, the evans as they have brought, the mobile phone, the internet, pioneering medical treatments, the ability to travel freely across the world are worth nothing. the free market and the values of freedom, equality, rights and responsibilities and the rule of law that lie at its heart remain the greatest agent of collective human progress ever created. applause so let us win this argument for a new generation. and defend free and open markets with all our might. because there has rarely been a time when the choice of futures for britain is so stark. the difference between the parties so clear. and it is the conservative party that has a vision of a open, global, self—confident britain while our authorities flirted with the foreign policy of neutrality and prepare for a run on the ground. some people say we spent too much time talking about jeremy corbyn's past. you may not have heard me say that. some people say we spent too much time talking aboutjeremy say we spent too much time talking about jeremy corbyn's past. applause shouting. scattered out chants. studio: it looks like the protester interrupted the conference speech, he has been let out after handing her what looked to be a key 45. she does need to reference what happened. —— p45. i was about to talk to someone i would like to give a p45 two, and thatis would like to give a p45 two, and that is jeremy would like to give a p45 two, and that isjeremy corbyn. cheering we can talk about his presence, not his past, this is a politician who wa nts to his past, this is a politician who wants to pile taxes on business just when we need them the most to invest in our country. this is a politician who wants to borrow hundreds of billions of pounds to nationalise industries without the slightest idea of how much it will cost or how he will ever pay it back. this is a politician who wants to strip us of our nuclear deterrent without being honest with the voters about his plans. this is a politician who lets anti—semitism, misogyny and hatred run free while he does not do anything to stop it. applause this is a politician who thinks we should take the economics of venezuela as our role model. laughter no, jeremy corbyn! applause by by contrast, when i look around the cabinet table, i have confidence that we have a team full of talent, drive and compassion. a team determined that this party, this great conservative party, will tackle the challenges of the future together. a team that is determined we will always do our duty by our country. and ourfirst and our first and and ourfirst and most important duty is to get brexit right. the people have decided. we have taken their instruction. britain is leaving the european union in march 2019. i know some find the negotiations frustrating. but if we approach them in the right spirit, a spirit of cooperation and friendship, with our sights set firmly on the future, i am confident we will fight a deal that works for britain and europe to. let's be clear about the agreement we seek. the agreement i set out at lancashire —— and in florence. a partnership between a new european union and the sovereign united kingdom, a partnership allowing us to trade and cooperate with each other because we see shared challenges and opportunities. a partnership ensuring the united kingdom is a sovereign nation once again. a country in which the british people are firmly in control. i believe it is profoundly in all our interests for the negotiations to succeed. i know some are worried whether we are prepared in the event they do not. it is our responsibility as a government to prepare for every eventuality. and let me reassure everyone in this hole that this is exactly what we are doing. —— hall. the partnership is our offer and are doing. —— hall. the partnership is ourofferandi are doing. —— hall. the partnership is our offer and i look forward to the for receiving a positive response. applause let me say one more thing because it cannot be said often enough.“ let me say one more thing because it cannot be said often enough. if you area cannot be said often enough. if you are a citizen of the eu who has made their life in this country, i note you will feel and settles and nervous. let me be clear that we value the contribution you make to the life of our country. you are welcome here. and i urge... applause and i urge the negotiating teams to reach agreement on this quickly because we want you to stay. whatever the outcome of our negotiations, britain's long—term future is bright. the british dream is still within reach. as we look to that future, we do so with the fundamentals of our country strong. ten yea rs fundamentals of our country strong. ten years after northern rock our economy is back contract. deficit back to pre—crisis levels. it sound as if my voice is not on track. applause we are firmly on course to get our national debt: falling and national... it is meant big decisions and huge sacrifices. i know the public sector has had to carry a heavy burden. the private sector has played its part. but with government, businesses and in the public sector working together, we have bounced back. we have created record numbers of jobs. she coughs. excuse me. we will never hesitate to act where businesses are not operating as they should. let this party celebrate the wealth creators, the risk—ta kers, this party celebrate the wealth creators, the risk—takers, the innovators and entrepreneurs. cheering thank you. cheering i hope you noticed that, ladies and gentlemen, the chancellor giving something away free. it is right that you response like that when i talk about the risk—takers, innovators that when i talk about the risk—ta kers, innovators and entrepreneurs. businesses big and small who generatejobs entrepreneurs. businesses big and small who generate jobs and prosperity for our country and make british business the envy of the world. applause we understand that it is the wealth creators whose taxes fuel our public services. it is their success that funds the things we want to do. the difference between us and labour is that we understand to deliver the things we want, private enterprise is crucial. you can't get something for nothing. she coughs the chancellor will probably tell me there will be a price to pay in a minute for... prosperity is key. when politicians offer the earth but have no means of delivering their promises, disillusionment with politics than the gross. over the years ahead, this government will adopt a balanced approach to the economy. given that our debts. keeping taxes low. but investing in our priorities. —— dealing with our debts. things like our vital public services, our schools, things like our vital public services, ourschools, our police, housing and our great national achievement, the nhs. let us not forget that it is this party that has invested in the national health service and upheld its founding principles through more years in government than any other. we understand the nhs does not bring us we understand the nhs does not bring us into the world, make us well if we fall ill, care for our families in theirfinal hours. not we fall ill, care for our families in their final hours. notjust times of joy in their final hours. notjust times ofjoy and in their final hours. notjust times of joy and intense in their final hours. notjust times ofjoy and intense sorrow. it is the essence of solidarity in our united kingdom, an institution we value, a symbol of our commitment to each other, between those and old, those who have and those who do not. the healthy and the sick. like most people in this place, it has been there for me when i have needed it. oh the memories of visiting my family gp. more recently, the nhs diagnosed my type one diabetes and taught me how to manage it so i could get on with my life. in recent months, i have seen it at its most brilliant. in the world—class response shown by the doctors are nurses and paramedics when terrorists struck london and manchester. do them all, and indeed to the public servants everywhere who so often go unsung, i say for your service, hard work and dedication, thank you. applause and because we believe in ensuring that a world—class nhs will be there for generations to come, we will increase funding per head for every year of this parliament. we will oversee the biggest expansion of training for doctors and nurses. she coughs. shows what good the chancellor's cough sweet is. and we will always support the service to deliver safe, high quality care for all, free at the point of use. applause and that is... that is what our balanced approach to the economy will help us to do. with our economic foundation strong and economic confidence restored, the time has come to focus on britain's next big economic challenge, to foster growth that works for everyone right across our country. that means keeping taxes low... spreading prosperity to all corners of this uk. and getting out into the world to trade, export and help our economy grow. as the world's leading advocate for free markets and free trade, we will pursue new free trade agreements with countries around the world. applause as we roll out our modern industrial strategy, we will attract and invest in new high—paid, high skilled jobs, spreading prosperity and opportunity to every pa rt spreading prosperity and opportunity to every part of this country. tackling our economy's weaknesses like low levels of productivity, backing our nation's chance and bringing investment, jobs and opportunities to communities who feel like they have been forgotten forfar feel like they have been forgotten for far too feel like they have been forgotten forfar too long. we feel like they have been forgotten for far too long. we will continue to reform education and skills training. so that people growing up in britain today are ready and able to seize the opportunities ahead. starting in our schools, those great drivers of social mobility, where our record is strong and our legacy is proud. because our reforms are working. and after years of stagnation and at the last labour government, we are turning things around. applause but there is more to do, and our reform programme goes on. because it is simply not good enough that if you live here in the north, you have less chance of attending a good school than someone living in the south. we will extend the free schools programme for a new generation of young people. building 100 new free schools in every day of this parliament. —— every year of this parliament. —— every year of this parliament. —— every year of this parliament. not because our ideologies are so but because free schools work and it is the right thing to do. we need to bring that same energy to skills training, too, preparing our young people for the world of the future, setting them up to succeed. taking skills seriously. with new t levels for post—16 education. in new technology institute for every city. more technical training for 16—19 —year—olds. first—class technical education system for the first time in the history of written. —— history of great britain. keeping the british dream alive. and thatis keeping the british dream alive. and that is how we will prepare britain foran that is how we will prepare britain for an open, global future. that is how we will prepare britain foran open, globalfuture. some people think that brexit thinks we are turning our backs on the world, britain will no longer be open but closed. we reject the isolationism of the hard left and those who would have us turn inward. we choose a global britain instead. as the world looks to the east and asia as it blooms, we will look for a trusted friend —— look to become a trusted friend —— look to become a trusted friend for nations all around the world. meet our commitment to international security with the finest armed forces and intelligence services anywhere on the planet. we will build an outward looking britain that cooperates with other nations to tackle the great challenges of our time. like mass migration, modern slavery and climate change. and we will provide a moral lead in the world and set an example for others. meeting our commitments on security, committing fully to the nato alliance, and spending 2% of ourgdp on nato alliance, and spending 2% of our gdp on defence. remaining... applause remaining firmly committed to renewing our independent nuclear deterrent, to help uphold the security of the world. and leading the world in cracking down on modern slavery. because if you are buying and selling another human being, you are undermining all that is right. the very basis of our humanity, and we must bring this outrage to an end. applause and is under this government, we will continue to meet the international aid target, spending o.7% international aid target, spending 0.7% of ourgni international aid target, spending 0.7% of our gni on international development. that is not... applause that is not because it is good for britain, but because it is the right thing to do. today... today, uk aid is being used to bring food to starving children in conflict zones in syria and iraq. uk aid is being used to bring water to drought stricken parts of africa. uk aid is helping to educate women and girls in parts of asia where that most basic of human rights has been denied to them for so long. yes, charity may begin at home, but our compassion is not limited to those who carry the same passport. we should be proud... applause we should be proud that under a conservative government, this country is one of the few who is meeting its duty to some of the poorest in the world. and as prime minister, i will ensure that something britain always continues to do. let me also be clear — it is absurd that international organisations say we cannot use the money to help all those that have been hit by the recent hurricanes in the british overseas territories. applause many people on those islands have been left with nothing. and if we must change the rules on international aid in order to recognise the needs of these communities when disaster stress, thatis communities when disaster stress, that is what we will do. applause —— disaster strikes. this is the britain we choose. not a britain retreating behind its borders, but a global britain that stands tall in the world, a beacon of hope and a example to others. a model of compassion we can all be proud to call home. we must renew the british dream at home to a determined programme of economic and social reform. a programme that champions our belief in free markets. by being prepared to reform them when they do not work. that ensures our economy and society work for everyone in every pa rt and society work for everyone in every part of this country. notjust the privileged few. because for too many, the british dream feels increasingly out of reach. the effects of the financial crisis nearly a decade of low growth, stagnating wages and pay restraint linger. the boom in the housing market means that, while some have done very well, for many, the chance of getting onto the housing ladder has become a distant dream. it is that fact, perhaps more than any other, that means for too many the british dream is increasingly out of reach. just over a decade ago, 59% of 25-34 reach. just over a decade ago, 59% of 25—34 year olds owned their own home. today, it isjust 38%. it of 25—34 year olds owned their own home. today, it is just 38%. it has a lwa ys home. today, it is just 38%. it has always been a great sadness for me and philip that we were never blessed with children. it seems some things in life are just never meant to be. i believe in the gene that life should be betterfor the next generation as much as any mother, father, grandparent. the only difference is that i have the privilege —— privileged position of being able to do more than most to bring that dream to live. i will dedicate my premiership to fixing this problem applause thank you, thank you. applause dedicated to restoring hope, to renewing the british dream for a new generation of people. and, yes, that means fixing our broken housing market. for 30 or 40 years we simply haven't built enough homes. as a result prices have risen so much that the average home now costs almost edged times average earnings. and that has been a disaster for young people in particular. we have begun to put this right. the number of new homes being delivered each year as increased significantly and is 2010. our housing white paper set out plans to increase it further. ensuring councils released more land for housing and giving them new powers to ensure developers actually build homes once they are given planning permission to do so. applause and because it will take time for a greater house—building to translate into more affordable house prices, we have introduced seems like help to buy to support people who are struggling right now. but the election result showed us this is not nearly enough. we have listened and learned. so this week the chancellor announced we will help over 130,000 more families with a deposit they need to buy their own home by investing a further £10 billion in help to buy. we have announced measures to give the increasing number of families who rent from a private landlord more security, and effective redress if their landlord is not maintaining their landlord is not maintaining their property. and today i can announce that we will invest an additional £2 billion in affordable housing, taking the government's totem affordable housing budget to almost £9 million. —— £9 billion. applause we will encourage councils as well as housing associations to bid for this money and provide certainty over future rent levels. and this money and provide certainty overfuture rent levels. and in those parts of the country where they need is greatest, allow homes to be built for social rent well below market level. getting government back into the business of building houses, a new generation of council houses to help pick —— fix our broken housing market. whether you are trying to buy your own home, renting privately and building for more security or have been waiting for yea rs more security or have been waiting for years on a council list, help is on the way. it would be quick or easy, but as prime minister i'm going to make it my mission to solve this problem. i will take personal charge of the government's response and make the british dream a reality by reigniting homeownership in britain once again. applause and let me say one more thing. i wa nt to and let me say one more thing. i want to send the clearest possible message to our house builders. we the government will make sure the land is available, make sure our young people have the skills you need, in return you must do your duty to britain and build the homes of our country needs. and to renew the british dream for a new generation of young people we must also take action on student debt. as conservatives we know education can be the key to unlocking the future. that is why from more than a century it has been conservative education secretaries who have driven the reforms that are widened access and raised standards. and it is why we wa nt raised standards. and it is why we want everyone to have the opportunity to benefit from studying more after they leave school. because it is good for them and good for the country. but today young people take on a huge amount of debt to do so. and if we are honest some don't know what they get from it in return. so we have listened and learned, so we will undertake a major review of university funding and student financing. we will scrap the increase in fees that was due next year and freeze the maximum rate while the review takes place. and we will increase the amount graduate can earn before they start repaying their fees to £25,000, putting money back into the pockets of graduates with high levels of debt. for while we are... applause while we are in favour of free markets... we will always take action to fix them when they are broken. we will always take on monopolies and vested interests when they hold people back. and one of they hold people back. and one of the greatest examples in britain todayis the greatest examples in britain today is the broken energy market. cos the energy market punishes loyalty with higher prices. and the most loyal customers, the most loyal customers are often those with lower incomes, the elderly, people with lower qualifications and people who rent their homes. those who for whatever reason are unable to find the tank shell account. that is why next week this government will publish a price cap on energy bills, meeting our manifesto promise and bringing an end to rip off energy prices once and for all. applause so, we have a big task before us. an agenda to follow, a duty to uphold. to renew the british dream for a new generation. and bring our country together again. for a country that is divided can never make the most of its potential and we need to harness the potential we are to compete and succeed in the years ahead. that is why the others seek to bring division we must stand united. recognising as jo to bring division we must stand united. recognising asjo cox put it, we have more in common than what divides us. it is why i will always be proud to call myself a unionist and proud to be the leader of the conservative and unionist party as well. applause because that word means something special to me. it stands with this great union of nations that has so much to offer the world. and it stands for this great union of people. people from all over the world who have made their homes here and are proud to go themselves british. attracted by the strength of the british dream. we are an example to the world of how people and different colours and creeds can live side by side and we celebrate that. and as a proud unionist, i ta ke co mfo rt that. and as a proud unionist, i take comfort that the general election saw the threat of national was set back, the case for a second referendum in scotland denied. applause and wasn't a brilliant result for the scottish conservatives and there superb leader davidson? cheering and applause -- ruth davidson. together quite simply we are stronger. so we must unite the country, around our conservative vision of a global prosperous britain in which the british dream is alive. that means showing we are determined to make a difference, to doing something not being someone. to doing our duty by being someone. to doing our duty by being britain again. because people are fed up with the game playing, the name—calling, the refusal to listen to the other point of view. you can look around the world and see where this approach to politics gets us. anger, recrimination and polarisation. so we must, all of us, look inside. consider how we conduct our politics in this country and find a better way. there is a big problem in our politics when an mp from one party refuses to be friends with those of another. applause there is a big problem in our politics when a leading journalist from our national broadcaster has to hire bodyguards just to from our national broadcaster has to hire bodyguardsjust to be from our national broadcaster has to hire bodyguards just to be able to do herjob. applause there is a problem when one of our two great political parties is so riven with the stain of anti—semitism that even one of its own council leaders question if they will be welcome in his city again. let me be clear... let me be clear racism, intolerance and hatred has no place in british politics or british society. this party will never permit it. we will always stamp it out. applause britain can do better than this. for this country is and always has been the home of tolerance, a bastion of freedom and a beacon of democracy. and this city of manchester knows it better than anyone. because four months ago this city came under attack from those who hate our country and despise our values. the liberty we extend to everyone, whoever they are and wherever they are from, the way in which our society is open, accepting and tolera nt of society is open, accepting and tolerant of others. the fact that we celebrate diversity and champion difference. the way we encourage people of all backgrounds and beliefs to live their lives in freedom, to be all they want to be. and because of this hatred they chose to take out their rage on the defenceless and vulnerable, the innocent and the young. let us be in no doubt, the responsibility for such an outrage lies with no one other than those who planned it and those who saw it through. and this party, which knows the terrible toll of terrorism all too well, will never seek to justify or excuse such a cts never seek to justify or excuse such acts of terror. applause we will stand strong in the face of terrorism and ensure our values a lwa ys terrorism and ensure our values always prevail, but what we remember most from the cowardly attack on the manchester arena is the response of the spirit of manchester. applause she clears throat. we remember that spirit, people throwing open their doors to strangers, giving them a place to shelter. she clears throat. taxi drivers helping people get home safely, accepting no fair in return. ordinary people rushing to the scene of destruction, putting themselves in harms way. she clears throat. the incredible men and women of the emergency services running towards the carnage while others got what they were doing and went back to work to help. but above all, an image of a community coming together. men and women, young and old, black and white, muslim, christian, six, hindu, it is that image of the city, an image of modern britain in all its diversity, compassion and strength, that was shared around the globe. and it said something about us. it said this is modern britain, a country of promise, potential, of hope. and perhaps we too easily forget that. but we must hold on to that essential truth. for we are a nation of dreamers with the capacity to deliver those dreams also. cities like manchester, the pioneers fired the industrial revolution helping to make britain the workshop of the world. and it is this heritage that means today we export to and trade with nations in every corner of the globe. it was here in britain that we discovered the structure of dna, the biological code for life. the technologies for sequencing the human gene of have been developed in this country. and today we are using the knowledge to improve human health. back in the 1970s there were scientists in oxford who invented the lithium ion battery which powers all la pto ps the lithium ion battery which powers all laptops and mobile phones. and today we continue to be pioneers in this sector funding new battery technologies for electric cars and renewable energy. technologies we will soon be exporting around the world. within a few hundred yards of here you will find the world's first passenger railway station, and a few hundred yards beyond that, a new research facility to develop the extraordinary material graphing for which two scientists here in manchester won the nobel prize. applause and let me say this to george osborne. you were right to back it as part of the northern power has, and this government will back it also. —— northern powerhouse. the future is bright, our potential is great, and if we choose the right path the british dream can be renewed. so let us do our duty by britain. that is shape up and give the country the government it needs. for beyond this hole, beyond the gossip pages of the newspapers and beyond the streets, corridors and meeting rooms of westminster, life continues. the daily lives of working people go on. many pay little attention to great conferences and gatherings like this, they get up early and go to work, they want to know their job this, they get up early and go to work, they want to know theirjob is going to last, to know they will get paid afair going to last, to know they will get paid a fair wage. they want to know the school their children go to is the school their children go to is the best it can be. that they will be cared for when they fall ill. that they will have security and safety as they advance towards old age. and they want to believe in the british dream. that their children will do better than themselves. that they will have the opportunity to lead happy, successful, secure lives. that they will have the chance to be all they want to be. these are the priorities that it is our duty to respond to. the priorities of working people up and down this land. and they must be our only focus. not worrying about our job security, but there is. not addressing our concerns, but the issues, the problems, the challenges that concerned them. not focusing on our future, but that concerned them. not focusing on ourfuture, but on that concerned them. not focusing on our future, but on the future of their grandchildren and children, doing everything we can to ensure their tomorrow will be better than our today. that is what i am in politics for, to make a difference, to change things for the better, to hand onto the next generation a country that is stronger, fairer and more prosperous and to renew the british dream for a new generation again. none of this will be easy. there will be obstacles and barriers along the way. it has never been my style to hide from a challenge, to shrink from a task, to retreat in the face of difficulty. to give up and turn away. for the test of a leader is how you respond when tough times come upon you. cheering and applause when faced with challenge, if you emerge when confronted with adversity if you find the will to pull through. and it is when tested the most that we reach deep within ourselves and find our capacity to rise to the challenge before us may well be limitless. that is the story of our party. that is the story of our country. and that is the resolve and determination we need as we turn to face the future today. so let us go forward together. confident in our values, clear in our vision, sure in our purpose. with a rich ambitious agenda to follow, a bold and exciting mission to pursue. let us and exciting mission to pursue. let us fulfil our duty to the british people. let us fulfil our duty to our country. let us fulfil our duty to britain and let us renew the british dream. thank you. cheering and applause studio: well, no one, no one will be more believed than theresa may to have got to the end of what turned out to be a gruelling speech. her husband is rushing up onto the stage to greet her. she herself had slightly tearful there at the end as they embrace. i should think of her it was a nightmare. trying to just make it through to the end and deliver what had been billed as one of the most important speeches of her life. but it is going to be overshadowed, this speech, by two things. one that her voice cracked, it was barely a whisper at certain points in that speech, but she carried on. and of course the interruption fairly early on from a serial banker, a comedian, simon brodkin, whose main character is called lee nelson. the came on stage. there will be questions as to how he could get passed to be part of the audience and he handed her a p 45. nobody quite knew what was going on at that time. and he was ushered out of the conference hall behind me here on set. actually he was followed by security and cameras, and treated fairly rapidly as the audience in the hall shouted, out, out come out. as it happened theresa may dealt with it extremely well, but then the problems with her voice began. aside from that there we re voice began. aside from that there were some important announcements in this speech. one of them about housing which had been built. the £2 billion that is going to go towards social housing will stop there wasn't exactly a time when for it, but it was much by money. and it was for affordable housing. with .net know how many homes that'll paper. there was also a cap on energy prices. something that was mooted by ed miliband and she announced that. it was redacted in this speech because it was deemed markets editor. katie murray worked with theresa may at number ten at the communities department. what do you say? my heart is in my hands. i feel i like say? my heart is in my hands. i feel ilike are say? my heart is in my hands. i feel i like are more than i ever did right now, because when you come off become conference stage when there expectation and all of the drama, this will be known for excitement and two main things that happened but you shouldn't be in a situation we feel sorry for someone and i feel desperately sorry for theresa may right now. she does not deserve this. and you could see on the faces of the cabinet. it looked at one stage as if the home secretary amber rudd as boris johnson stage as if the home secretary amber rudd as borisjohnson the foreign secretary to stand up and take over if she couldn't continue. they looked concerned to say the least. they were concerned and you could see all over their faces have gone they looked about the situation they we re they looked about the situation they were in because it was only halfway through and it was still faltering all the time and she had to get to the end. on the way out you could see she looked really upset. we can see she looked really upset. we can see the pictures here. that is the comedian simon brodkin who managed to get up onto the stage. there was a slightly delayed reaction in terms of dealing with him. there will be questions as i said earlier about how he managed to get the. but what has since transpired is that there has since transpired is that there has been a tweet from him that says, high, at boris johnson, has been a tweet from him that says, high, at borisjohnson, i gave to reza p 45 just like high, at borisjohnson, i gave to reza p 45just like you asked. —— theresa may. i thought she could brilliantly. she said it belonged to jeremy corbyn, not her. it was a cheap stunt. we got rid of him and i thought we were back on track and thenit thought we were back on track and then it went downhill because of the voice faltering. theresa may did 26 tv interviews yesterday. voice failed her and let her down. then we don't focus on some of the housing policies and energy policies. i am losing my voice in sympathy. i genuinely feel so sorry for her. losing my voice in sympathy. i genuinely feel so sorry for henm isa genuinely feel so sorry for henm is a nightmare that one would want to find themselves of course, your voice goes and you are a public speaker, on television, but in front of the conference here with all the pressure that is on her, i will return to these pictures now. we can see simon brodkin the comedian who handed her the p 45, being slightly manhandled out of the conference hall, followed by the prez. everybody wanting to speak to him and get his version of events as to why he was there and what he was doing. as you say it overshadowed everything that she had to say. she started off this speech with a mea culpa. it was the biggest and most heartfelt apology that i have heard her make about the election and about the fact that she adopted this presidential style and didn't work. yes, andi presidential style and didn't work. yes, and i thought we had a really personal theresa may coming out of the audience today. she talked about her public duty, the toppling of the speech before some of these things happened was to be this is what i meant for, this is why i care, this is the british dream and i will restore your faith in the british tea m restore your faith in the british team through homeownership and things that really matter to you. was a boy inside the speech. also she mentioned —— it was a brilliant start to the speech. property owning democracy, that was going to be her mission and she was going to take personal charge of that. tell us a little bit about what she has promised. she is talked about much more money per house building, for private developers and housing associations to access. it was a bit thin on detail to be honest, timelines, how quickly we can get bricks laid and back —— people into houses. sometimes it is about political world. she takes that really seriously. she also portrayed personally about her grandmother being a personal servant and our grandchildren that she is one of its prime minister and three professors. we saw more of theresa may than we have ever done. she was helped a little bit by the audience and by the cabinet who kept standing up to cheer her, to give her time, to try and find her voice. but what do you think everybody, and we can see now, going out of the conference hall, what do we think they are talking about? two things. the prankster but we could have probably got over because it was a one—hit wonder, you can move on. then they will be talking about the fact that she lost boys and could never reading it. also it is notjust about losing a —— lost her voice. it is about your body confidence. she looked very tearful. she cried, when she hugged her husband. probably out of relief. she said that the test of a leader was how to respond when tough times come upon was how to respond when tough times come upon you, when you emerge stronger. i'm a tough times do you think she can take? she is made of strong stuff and is the ultimate bubble servant. she will you be duty on her shoulders to take the country through into the six ozil brexit negotiations and beyond, but she was down already and she had to build self up to get to this week she will be pretty rock bottom today. they really feel for her. i think the audience felt for her. we wanted to get behind her and clapping. the cabinet was behind but we will go away today talking about a bank and an unfortunate set of circumstances. —— rank. an unfortunate set of circumstances. -- rank. that is what the papers will be followed. the pictures tomorrow will be theresa may being handed her p45. that is all from me in manchester at the conservative party autumn conference. the bureau is on the bbc news channel will have continuing coverage throughout the day. thank you forjoining us. one of the toughest speeches of her career, as prime minister theresa may tries to unite her party at the conservative party conference. but the speech proves even tougher — as she struggles with a frog in her throat. with one cabinet member forced to come to her aid. i hope you noticed that, ladies and gentlemen, the chancellor giving something away free! her speech was also interrupted — after a prankster emerges from the audience and hands her a sheet of paper marked p45. the prime minister promised to build council homes for a new generation — and apologises for not delivering the election victory her party had hoped for. i hold my hands up for that. i take responsibility. i led

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