To Energy Supplies for customers amid Soaring Gas Prices and warnings more companies could go bust. We are not being complacent about this at all, but i think the clear message that i want to give to people is that we do not see risks of supplies right now and prices are being protected. The Actorjohn Challis best known for Playing Boycie In Only Fools And Horses has died at the age of 79. And Sir Ed Davey will tell Party Delegates only the Liberal Democrats can deprive borisjohnson of a majority at the next election well bring his speech to you live. Good Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. One of englands greatest and best known footballers, Jimmy Greaves, has died at the age of 81. He was tottenham hotspur� s Record Goalscorer with 266 goals. His former club said today they were extremely saddened to learn of his passing. Greaves began his career with chelsea, before spells at Ac Milan, spurs and west ham. He was also part of englands 1966 World Cup winning squad and is one of the sides all time top scoring strikers. Andy swiss looks back on his life. Here come chelsea, on the attack. He was English Footballs ultimate goal machine. Back to greaves, the chance of a shot Jimmy Greaves once said that, for all his skill, scoring was hisjob and it made him a superstar. Greaves oh, and a Hat Trick for greaves after starting at chelsea, greaves moved to Ac Milan in 1961 but his European Adventure soon turned sour, and he came home to tottenham hotspur The Club which would define his career. It wasnt just the goals, it was the staggering rate at which he scored them 266 for spurs, 44 injust 57 games for england. He was a key player heading into the 1966 World Cup. But early in the tournament, greaves was injured and, although he recovered by the final, he was left out in favour of geoff hurst. A disappointment which proved hard to take. I couldnt force myself to join the festivities, because id built. In my own mind, i had built myself up that i was going to be in the side and i was going to be one of the key people and, suddenly, it wasnt there. This is greaves after retiring in 1971, greaves struggled to cope. Alcoholism was followed by bankruptcy. But he battled back from both to reinvent his career. Good afternoon. Gday now, saint, what happened there . You were favourites to qualify. A relaxed raconteur, he was a tv natural, and Saint And Greavsie alongside Ian Stjohn was a hit with viewers. Although the programme ended in the early � 90s, the affection for greaves certainly didnt, and in 2009, the man who famously missed out on the World Cup final at last received a winners medal. It was a fitting reward for one of footballs most popular and prolific talents. Rarely has the art of Goal Scoring been made to look quite so easy. Jimmy greaves, whos died at the age of 81. The footballing world has been paying tribute toJimmy Greaves. The spurs and England Captain Harry Kane tweeted. Rip Jimmy Greaves. Jimmys former clubs have been sending their condolences. Chelsea tweeted while a tweet from spurs read and fellow spurs and England Striker Gary lineker had this to say Gary Mabbutt is a former tottenham captain. Earlier, he gave his reaction to the news ofJimmy Greaves� death to my colleague victoria derbyshire. Well of course its been a very Sad Day so far. I heard the news first thing this morning. Deepest condolences go out tojimmy and all his family, his friends. Its a very sad time. We talk about. We use the Word Legend a lot, dont we . InJimmy Greavess case, do you think It Isjustified . I think of coursejimmy was a legend at chelsea and at spurs and all The Clubs he played for. Even beyond that, of course, for england, one of the greatest Goal Scorers this country has ever had. As you mentioned, sometimes the Word Legend is used loosely at times injimmy� s case, he has absolutely and hes deserved it and its always the case for him. Absolutely earned it. Hes been absolutely outstanding throughout his career, the goals he scored. His sublime Goal Scoring abilities, his character, what he has come through. A lot of things he has had to overcome. Hes a fantastic character and obviously will be sadly missed. How would you describe his ability to score goals . Well, he was actually. Ive spoken to a lot of spurs fans over the last few years. He always comes up Number One as their favourite player. His character, the way he scored his goals. He was sublime, his abilities, his quality. He goes into positions. The ease with which he scored his goals. If you asked him yourself, hes always very humble. Fortunately i got to meet him a lot of times, obviously, during my first year at spurs, he was a broadcaster, doing the Saint And Greavsie show. I was on the show a number of times. I did a lot of events withjimmy. A great character to be with, always smiling. As i say, hell be sadly missed. Definitely. A great character, youll say. You say. In terms of his own ability, how did he regard what he had achieved . Well, i think if im being honest, yes, i think he loved playing the Game Scoring goals like any striker does. Forjimmy, you try and ask him, jimmy, that was an amazing goal you scored. It all seemed to come so easy to him. I think thats what is the great mark of a fantastic striker. Of course he was extremely disappointed to miss out on the World Cup final. He believed that was going to be his stage for england. It didnt work out for him but people get setbacks in life. Jimmy has overcome numerous setbacks and of course he had to overcome alcoholism and he worked so hard, he showed his character, he found sobriety and went on to be one of the top broadcasters in the country on sport, so, all the way through it, jimmy has always been held high in all the fans� respect. Of course today, the game spurs against chelsea and both sets of fans, im sure, will be showing the utmost respect to jimmy. Its going to be really sad. Its going to be a poignant atmosphere at the game this afternoon, isnt it . Yes, obviously i arrived at the stadium about half an hour ago. Everyone is speaking, talking to me, talking to me aboutjimmy. Yes, of course, theres going to be that hanging over the Game Today but i hope its going to be a fantastic game. As i said before, i think the fans will show the utmost respect and hopefully get an enjoyable game and hopefully some goals worthy ofjimmy. Well spurs are playing chelsea this afternoon. 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One immediate impact is that some smaller Energy Suppliers have gone bust and more could follow. Large, prudently run companies like octopus you know, we bought our energy long in advance so i think the real problem is for those companies which are smaller, maybe less prudently run, who are buying their energy now, and of course theyre facing these unprecedentedly high prices. The Business Secretary has met Energy Companies this weekend and held a further meeting with the Regulator Ofgem this morning. Another minister said people shouldnt be concerned about any risk to supply. A significant part of our Gas Supplies comes domestically. The imported gas primarily comes from countries like norway, so we are secure in that but, of course, when it comes to prices there will be concern, as well, but we have the energy price cap, we have the warm home discount, to protect people at this particular time. But the Knock On Effect of the price rises are causing concern for the Food And Drink sector. Production at two large fertiliser plants has been halted, and they are major sources of carbon dioxide. Its uses include in slaughterhouses and in meat packaging. Some Poultry Processors have just a few days worth in stock. The Trade Body which represents major supermarkets says if the problem is not resolved, shoppers will see the impact. Carbon dioxide is used extensively across the Supply Chain Everything from producing pork and chicken, that we see on the shelves, right through to extending the life of salad leaves, for example, in packaging, or Soft Drinks or beer. What well probably see is a bit less availability in choice than we would have seen of some of the more popular products unless this is resolved quickly. The government is in contact with the company behind those fertiliser plants, and is looking at alternative sources of carbon dioxide. In the long run, the increase in wholesale Gas Prices is likely to eventually mean higher bills for consumers. Katy austin, bbc news. The british foreign Secretary Liz Truss has defended the uks new Security Agreement with the united states and australia, which has caused a growing diplomatic row with france. The deal known as Aucus Will See Australia The Technology to build nuclear powered submarines. Liz truss has said it will make the uk safer and protectjobs. But the french, whose own Submarine Deal with australia has been cancelled, are angry about that. Its being reported president Emmanuel Macron will have a call with president Joe Biden in the coming days. According to a french government spokesperson, france would be seeking clarification over their cancelled submarine order. More than A Million people will be invited for their Booster Jab in england this week. Those Eligable Will recieve texts from tomorrow, with letters sent out later in the week. Itll be offered at least six months after the second dose of vaccine. There are also Booster Campaigns taking place in the rest of the uk. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a womans body was found near a Community Centre in south west london. The 20 year old womans remains were discovered near Kidbrooke Park Road in Greenwich Yesterday following a call around 5 30 in the afternoon. Police have said theyre awaiting a formal identification and enquiries are ongoing. The headlines on bbc news. England and tottenham footballing legend, Jimmy Greaves, has died at the age of 81. In later years he was a Tv Pundit alongside former liverpool striker, Ian Stjohn, in � Saint And Greavsie. Also today, the British Government says its confident theres no risk to Energy Supplies for customers amid Soaring Gas Prices and warnings more companies could go bust. One of the stars of Only Fools And Horses, john challis, has died from cancer at the age of 79. He played unscrupulous second Hand Car Dealer boycie in the bbc sitcom, alongside Sir David Jason and nicholas lyndhurst. Our correspondent Lizo Mzimba looks back at his life. On Only Fools And Horses, a comedy familiar to millions, one of its most familiar sounds. Boycie laughs. Though sometimes thejoke was on him. The Person Taking Aim often his wife. Are you happy now, marlene . John challiss extensive Tv Career began in the 1960s with roles in Police Dramas like softly softly, dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars . A whole number of components on the front page, and inside a sale rep card. Only fools and horses made him a household name. Far more successful in business than Del Boy, their rivalry was a Running Theme for more than 20 years. Marlene, have some sensitivity. Dont talk about millions of pounds and big houses in front of del. He was lovable despite his snobbery. I left the mercedes parked downstairs. You know what theyre like on this estate, theyd have the wheels off a jumbo if it flew too low cant she go on the national health . Well, of course she cant. I cant expect my wife to mix with those ordinary patients. Have you ever spent an evening in trigger� s flat . Its like having a seance with mr bean. Boycie proved so popular, he was given his own spin off series, the green, green grass, set in the countryside. Why didnt you open a door to us . We didnt hear you. Underlining his status as one of britains best loved comedy characters. Medals for Road Sweepers . Good god, theyll be giving Del Boy an award for good taste next. So often, Only Fools And Horses biggest laughs belonged tojohn challiss boycie. No income tax, no vat no money back, no guarantee black or white, rich or poor well cut prices. We can talk now to actorjeff nicholson, who plays boycie in Only Fools And Horses, the musical. Thank you forjoining us on this rather sad occasion. Your thoughts initially hearing the sad news. Unfortunately we were expecting it. I have been messaging john. Until a few days ago. We have an on and off support mental Messaging System marital every now and then. We got to a point when i asked if he would be able to come and see it and he said no. Iasked be able to come and see it and he said no. I asked why. Be able to come and see it and he said no. Iasked why. I be able to come and see it and he said no. I asked why. I caught up with some news. A few days ago we sent a message as a cast and his lovely Wife Message back stop i knew it would be very shortly we would hear this really sad news. He described him as a charm. Hear this really sad news. He i described him as a charm. What hear this really sad news. He described him as a charm. What was he like . I cannot described him as a charm. What was he like . I cannot really described him as a charm. What was he like . I cannot really say described him as a charm. What was he like . I cannot really say he described him as a charm. What was he like . I cannot really say he was i he like . I cannot really say he was a chum. Very quickly after meeting him at the Opening Night he was really friendly, really friendly to all of this as a Cast Mate really supported. Messages every now and then from men, asking how we work and how the show was going and telling me his friends would be coming in and giving them a little wave, not from the stage course. I guess we were friendly stop like i say, we met on the Opening Night and he has been such a support, notjust to me, to the entire cast, knowing his stamp of approval for the show was so strong. You his stamp of approval for the show was so strong was so strong. You will erasing a lane was so strong. You will erasing a large cognac was so strong. You will erasing a large cognac to was so strong. You will erasing a large cognac to him was so strong. You will erasing a large cognac to him later, was so strong. You will erasing a large cognac to him later, i large cognac to him later, i understand. You will be raising. How did you get a Boycie Laugh Right . I how did you get a Boycie Laugh Riuht . ,. ,. ,. , right . I am not sure i have. I am not sure anyone right . I am not sure i have. I am not sure anyone can right . I am not sure i have. I am not sure anyone can get right . I am not sure i have. I am not sure anyone can get it not sure anyone can get it absolutely right. There were various different versions of it. I was waiting to come on and it is really quite sad. As soon as you hear it, it makes you smile. That line, like a seance with mr bean. There were some crackers. It was him that made boycie the legendary character and the legendary programme. It is easy for me to take over in the musical and have such fun with it, like we all do because this isjust and have such fun with it, like we all do because this is just so brilliantly written and delivered so brilliantly written and delivered so brilliantly by him. We brilliantly written and delivered so brilliantly by him. Brilliantly by him. We are going to sa thank brilliantly by him. We are going to say thank you brilliantly by him. We are going to say thank you for brilliantly by him. We are going to say thank you for your brilliantly by him. We are going to say thank you for your time brilliantly by him. We are going to say thank you for your time and i say thank you for your time and enjoy the rest of your afternoon on this Sad Day. He very much indeed. Thank you. After 18 months of this awful pandemic by Borisjohnsons Pandemic by boris Johnsons Government Pandemic by Borisjohnsons Government is doing us all into another terrible crisis. Shoppers greeted by empty shelves in the supermarket, House Building materials stopped for a lack of materials, perhaps running dry, fears there will not even be enough toys or turkeys for christmas. It is enough to make you go and lie down we are even facing a shortage of mattresses. The reasons are clear. There are not enough Lorry Drivers or people to work on the farms and provide food. Not enough staff for pubs, restaurants and hotels as they try to recover from the pandemic. From farms to factories, Energy Crisis to a food crisis, thanks to the conservatives, our country is hurtling towards a Cliff Edge with the Prime Minister Asleep At The Wheel again. Applause the conservatives ignored all the warnings from us and from the experts. They blundered ahead with the dreadful Eu Trade Deal and the disastrous new immigration rules. Hitting british businesses with extra costs, strengthening our economy with red tape, right in the middle of the pandemic. And having ignored all the warnings, they are in total denial will stop now the governments chickens are coming home to roost, or they would be if they could only get the visas. To be fair, this is one time borisjohnson has actually delivered. He said he wanted to F Business and he has well and truly fed them. Of course the last few months have not been all bad. It was englands incredible journey to that final with a whole nation behind them. Team gb winning a phenomenal 189 medals in tokyo. The fantastic and erratic carney becoming the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles final, just weeks after getting her a level results. Emma raducanu. And i remarkable by Election Victory in Chesham And Amersham. From the start of the campaign, right through until polling day, the tories kept telling us we didnt stand a chance. No matter how well we had done in the local elections just a Month Matter how well we had done in the local Electionsjust A month before, no matter what people were telling us on the doorsteps, Tory High Command took the people of Chesham And Amersham for granted. They even sent borisjohnson for and amersham for granted. They even sent Boris Johnson for Victory And Amersham for granted. They even sent borisjohnson for Victory Photo up sent borisjohnson for Victory Photo up with the candidate ten days before polls open. That is how convinced the conservatives were that no one could beat them in global buckinghamshire but they had not counted on our brilliant candidate. A determined. Applause Applause A determined campaigner, and a powerful voice for her constituents. The Membership Member of parliament for Chesham And Amersham sarah green. And the tories hadnt counted on the incredible Skill And Determination of our campaign team. They hadnt counted on all of you. They hadnt counted on all of you. The way so many hundreds of you came to Chesham And Amersham to make sure local people knew they had a real choice. They didnt have to just settle for being just another brick in the blue wall. They could have a Liberal Democrat who would listen to them, work hard for them and be their local champion. And all they needed to do was vote for her and dated. And together with us, the people of Chesham And Amersham may have achieved what we said they could achieve, with jewel of conservative plans to silence communities over planning and development. Applause but there was one more crucial ingredient that the tories missed in Chesham And Amersham. An ingredient that made our defeat are planning reforms and sarahs historic victory possible. And that is a groundswell of Frustration And Discontent from people who feel ignored and taken for granted by this conservative government. We heard it loud and clear on the doorsteps, in the high streets, in the cafe is, from people who had voted conservative all their lives but now feel completely let down by the trade. We work hard and pay ourfairshare in down by the trade. We work hard and pay our fair share in taxes, they said. We play our part in the community, we do our bit for the environment, they told us. So why cant we afford decent childcare . Why are the road so full of potholes . Why people face exorbitant Care Bills and still not get the Care Bills and still not get the care they need . It is the same frustration i have been hearing for months from families and businesses across the uk but especially from traditionally conservative voters along the blue wool. Theyjust dont feel that Boris Johnson along the blue wool. Theyjust dont feel that borisjohnson represents them, orshares feel that borisjohnson represents them, or shares the values. They are not convinced the Prime Minister is competent or worse still decent. Applause Applause A persons true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity, the saying goes. These last 18 months have been full of adversity for us all. From family separated to businesses closed, from education installed to Loved Ones lost. The british people have shown their true nature in the face of this adversity in their courage and their kindness. The bravery of the nhs and care workers, the resilience of Front Line workers, everyone who kept to the rules and made enormous personal sacrifices to protect others, to look after their kids and to save their businesses. So many people fighting back against coronavirus. You all make me so proud of our country. Applause. But then there is the Prime Minister and. But then there is the Prime Minister and his. But then there is the Prime Minister and his cabinet,. But then there is the Prime Minister and his cabinet, revealing their true nature in this time of great adversity. You know, i honestly wanted to be surprised with the enormity of the challenge facing our country, i hoped against hope that Boris Johnson our country, i hoped against hope that borisjohnson would show he cared about other people after all. That unlikely though it seemed that he would step up and lead us responsibly through the crisis. I offered help, working constructively across parties to support decisions based on scientific Evidence And Expert advice. Sadly the terrible adversity of this pandemic has indeed revealed the governments true nature. It is not a pretty picture. Lets look at the freshly reshuffled cabinet. The chancellor who is cruelly cutting the incomes of millions of low paid workers by slashing Universal Credit, who used covid as an excuse to slash £4 billion from the help we give to the worlds poorest people during a global pandemic. Applause and a chancellor who refused to help our children recover their lost learning, refusing them the Catch Up Funding they schools need, giving them just one tenth of what the governments own advisers said our children need. And it gets worse. Priti patel. Somehow still the Home Secretary. You know, shes had the Border Force on high alert all week. Apparently she has heard reports of a half romanian half chinese immigrant with a dangerous serve trying to get back into the country. Applause but Priti Patel thinks its ok to turn her back on refugees. Our countrys proud tradition of providing sanctuary to people in need. Ok to press ahead with her draconian plans to crackdown on the Fundamental British right to peaceful assembly and protest. And Priti Patel thinks its ok to give a real terms Pay Cut to Tens Of Thousands of brave police officers, a tory Pay Cut for officers on the Front Line in the fight against covid who have put themselves at risk to keep us safe. What a disgrace. Applause and then there is Dominic Raab. Who did such a wonderfuljob as foreign secretary that Boris Johnson did such a wonderfuljob as foreign secretary that borisjohnson has secretary that Boris Johnson has promoted him to deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary Of State forjustice. I understand Dominic Raab accepted on the basis that three jobs would come with three times the holiday entitlement. Applause Dominic Raab sat On The Beach while afghanistan fell to the taliban. He wouldnt even pick up the phone to get interpreters to safety. Afghan nationals who served so bravely alongside our troops for the last 20 years, let down and left behind so Dominic Raab could work on his tan. Wherever you look in this shocking Government Truth is that over the last few years Boris Johnson has remade the conservative party in his own image, and it is and at least site. Behaviourthat own image, and it is and at least site. Behaviour that would get most people fired from theirjobs, in Borisjohnsons Government it makes you employee of the month. He is casual disregard for facts or truth, his trail of woken promises, from Mo Border in the irish sea, to no Tax Rises. His kneejerk responses of Say Anything, do nothing, take no responsibility whatsoever. And his total lack of shame or decency. Borisjohnson is not a Prime Minister were the of our great united kingdom. His conservatives are not a government worthy of the british people. This Prime Minister and these conservatives have got to go. Applause. Now, i hear borisjohnson wants to bring back imperial measurements. Well, i dont care if borisjohnson is1 Million kilometres away well, i dont care if borisjohnson is 1 Million kilometres away from Downing Street or1 Million miles away. Wejust Downing Street or1 Million miles away. We just need Downing Street or1 Million miles away. Wejust need him out. Applause so, how do we do it . My firstjob in our party was working for our dear friend paddy ashdown, our much missed former leader. Id like to tell you what hed be saying now about borisjohnson although i dont think aloud to use those words on daytime tv. But i can remind you of what he said to us 29 years ago in the aftermath of a general election that left another tired and divisive conservative government in power. Paddy gave us our mission. Our role, he said, is to be the catalyst, the Gathering Point for a broader movement dedicated to winning the battle of ideas which will give britain an electable alternative to conservative government. Friends, paddy was right. That was the role of the Liberal Democrats then and it is the role of the Liberal Democrats today. Applause we must be the Gathering Point for everyone Fed Up with the Indecency And Incompetence of this conservative government. Make no mistake, the electoral arithmetic is clear. These Conservatives Cant be defeated next time unless we, the Liberal Democrats, Win Tory seats. Borisjohnson will Liberal Democrats, Win Tory seats. Boris johnson will stay Liberal Democrats, Win Tory seats. Borisjohnson will stay in Downing Street unless we phone him out. This is a heavy responsibility unless we throw him out. Frankly it is all the motivation i need and i know that its all the motivation you need too. Applause and its why our victory in Chesham And Amersham was so important. We showed against all the odds that evenin showed against all the odds that even in deepest bluest Bucks The Tories can be beaten and we showed that the lib dems are the ones to do it. We did it by listening to people, by understanding their concerns, by showing that sarah could be their champion in westminster. And yes, we worked quite hard too. In fact the tory candidate complained that we worked too hard, saying that we won by throwing the Kitchen Sink at him. Conference, before the next election we are stocking up on Kitchen Sinks applause because were going to do it again, right across the uk, knocking down the blue wall, in cambridgeshire and the blue wall, in cambridgeshire and the cotswolds, stockport and surrey, hampshire and hertfordshire, everywhere the conservatives have taken people for granted. Applause and winning seats from labour where their councils have taken people for granted. In wales where Jane Dodds is an independent voice forjobs, the environment. And young people. And in scotland where the liberal opposition to nationalism can make all the difference between the Break Up of our country and its salvation. We have an excellent leader in alex cole hamilton. Alex, picking up their but on from the brilliant Willie Rennie and breathing new hope into scottish politics. With nationalists and government in scotland and england, getting more Liberal Democrats elected to stand up Liberal Democrats elected to stand up for our Liberal Democrats elected to stand upfor our union, for our Liberal Democrats elected to stand up for our union, for ourfamily Liberal Democrats elected to stand up for our union, for our family of nations, has never been more crucial. And as we work tirelessly to repeat victory is like Chesham And Amersham, lets not forget paddys advice, to focus on the battle of ideas. We must show people we have the new bold ideas that the country needs. We must rediscover the confidence of the liberal giants who brought the Country Everything from the State Pension to the brilliant nhs, liberals who shaped the 20th Century Britain from lloyd george, William Beveridge and shirley williams. Before i come to those ideas, let me say a few words about our wonderful shirley. One of the founders of our party and a giant of half a century of british politics. Shirley was a wonderful Human Being and an unstoppable force of nature. As im sure so many of you experienced first hand it was always a joy to around shirley, whether she was offering wise counsel, persuading you with a force of argument or making you laugh with another one of her captivating anecdotes. I always loved campaigning with shirley. She connected to people in a deep and personal way. She truly cared about their lives and about making them better. Politics is for people with the title of shirleys first book. Whether it was expanding education in the uk or tirelessly campaigning for peace around the world, shirley never lost touch with people and communities who drove her political freight. For shirley and all great social democrats, liberals and Liberal Democrats, their winning ideas began with a focus on making people more powerful and holding the already powerful to account. And that, my friends, remains the liberal Democrat Calling and purpose today. Applause you know, people dont expect government to magically solve all their problems. They dont want a free ride. They dont always expect life to be easy. What they do want, what they rightly expect is a government that empowers them, a government that empowers them, a government that empowers them, a government that enables them to take on the challenges they face, in getting the best education for their children, in growing their Small Business to createjobs children, in growing their Small Business to create jobs and opportunity and getting the best possible care for their Loved Ones. Liberal democrats in powerful citizens. If you want to do your bit for yourfamily, citizens. If you want to do your bit foryourfamily, community or for your family, Community Or Country foryourfamily, Community Or Country we want to help you. To put meaningful power in your hands, to give you the Control And Opportunity you deserve. The Liberal Democrats want to hold the already powerful properly to account. The Global Tech Giants and big Property Developers, the Fossilfuel Giants and big Property Developers, the Fossil Fuel companies and investment banks. We have to play by the rules and do whats right, so why dont they . Applause people are sick and tired of the conservatives making the powerful even more powerful. Rigging the game for theirfriends. Even more powerful. Rigging the game for their friends. Creating special Vip Lanes for tory donors to get juicy taxpayerfunded Vip Lanes for tory donors to get juicy taxpayer funded contracts, while excluding 3 Million Self Employed People from basic covid support. The tories, taking millions in donations from Property Developers and writing new laws so those same developers can ignore you and your community. Tory ministers doing specialfavours and your community. Tory ministers doing Special Favours for their mates while Dodging Accountability for their own actions. And a Prime Minister who will do anything and Say Anything for a donation or a vote, except take responsibility for his industrial scale deceits. Applause its time this abuse of power was stopped. Its time for a government thats decent, time these powerful people were held to account. Ive always believed in a healthy democracy and a prosperous economy, that it was essentially a contract, a deal between the government and the people. A Fair Deal. If you do your bit, if you play by the rules, your bit, if you play by the rules, you should be able to afford a decent home in a safe, clean neighbourhood with a comfortable retirement when the time comes. Your children should be able to go to a good school and get a good job and have real opportunities to fulfil their potential. You should be able to know if someone in your family is ill, frail or disabled they will get the high Quality Health and Social Care they need. A contract of fairness, where the rules are the same for everyone, no matter how wealthy or well connected. Not one rule for you and another rule for them. But that deal, that Fair Deal, has been shattered by this government and by this Prime Minister. A Fair Deal that should be a hallmark of modern democracy is being torn up. I want our party to restore the british Fair Deal and make it even better. Applause i want us to start with families, parents and children. As weve seen in the pandemic, parents will sacrifice so much. Pouring endless Love And Devotion into the dreams they have for their children. Even when the struggle is made much tougher when a parent dies, the child has Special Needs and disabilities. Believe me, parents neverstop disabilities. Believe me, parents never stop striving for opportunities for their children. And Liberal Democrats must be there, to help every parent, to help them help their children. Our party, the party of empowering people, must make supporting parents and children our Top Priority in the new Fair Deal we offer. Ill be frank, my thinking on this has developed due to covid. Pandemic parenting has been tough for so many of us. I feel ifeel more i feel more involved ifeel more involved in her education than ever before and i believe covid should mark a watershed in how we educate our children and young people. Im not talking about online learning. Im talking about online learning. Im talking about online learning. Im talking about Parentss Involvement with their Childrens Education, something we all know. Children do better when their parents are interested in their education. Thats why i want to argue notjust for a massive Education Catch up fund which schools desperately need, but also for a radical new role for parents. I think we need a massive Covid Education Catch Up plan, and i think it is urgent. If we are to reverse childrens loss learning, and to repair the impact on their Mental Health Ministers should implement what their own Catch Up expert suggested, implement a fund of at least £15 billion. Applause we must start with two major reforms. This Education Catch up cash is well spent and used to fire up cash is well spent and used to fire up a fresh direction for education. First, schools should be free to spend their covid cash as they see best. Head teachers and teachers know their pupils better than any Tory Minister ever will. This conservative government must stop micromanaging schools and wasting money. We have been the party of education and we must be the party of education again. We must invest and trust in our nurseries, our schools, colleges and nurseries again. And the second reform, a third of the Education Catch up fund should go to parents directly. In the most radical empowering of parents ever. Parents should get Catch Up vouchers to spend on what they want for their childs education. Parents could choose to spend it with their childs own school or an after school homework club, one to one tuition, extracurricular activities from sports to music lessons, provided for that child by their school. More parents could choose to spend it on to wish and very organised, with a Music Teacher they find or on Therapy And Counselling and so on. As long as it supported the education and Well Being of their child, it would be the parentss choice. Our idea of a three Year Programme of Education Catch up vouchers would become the worlds biggest ever parent listening exercise. Applause where schools and government have to listen to parents. Many schools already do a greatjob engaging with their parents. Where others offer a better deal for that child, the parents will have the power, they will have the cash to choose what is best for their child. One more point on this idea. For many people like myself it is the most important. There are children and young people who dont have a parent who cares for them. Who dont have a lifelong guardian or dont live with a close loving family member. As someone who lost both parents as a child, i will never forget children and young people who dont have someone close. I was super lucky. Even though my parents died i had an amazing family, especially my brothers and my nan and grandad. I wouldnt have needed special help. When i think of children and young people in care, when i think of children of parents who werent able to care for them for whatever reason, my heart goes out to them. Im sure yours does too. Because as Liberal Democrats we want the best for every child. They are all our concern. When i talk of a new Liberal Democrat parent revolution, for the education and opportunities for our children, let me be crystal clear. The extra support of our Catch Up vouchers would be doubled and in some cases tripled for children in care, for disadvantaged children and those with special educational needs. Applause from the party that Empowered Children Two schools with a pupil premium, our Catch Up vouchers would empower the most disadvantaged children now. Applause you know, conference, i didnt think it would be possible to find a worse Education Secretary than michael gove. Somehow borisjohnson did as parents and schools worked our socks off for children through the pandemic, what on earth was Gavin Williamson doing . Chaos has reigned. Last minute changes have left schools and parents scratching their heads in disbelief. Disbelief that a minister could be so hopeless. And disbelief that it took so long for him to be sacked. Gavin williamson and the conservative party dont listen to parents. We must. If parents want a Fair Deal for their Childrens Education the education of all children in our country the party that has proven that it cares and has exciting new ideas, let it be the Liberal Democrats they look to for the future of education. Applause and my first speech as leader, i promised to be the voice of carers. So when i sat in the House Of Commons listening to Borisjohnson Blustering away about his so called Care Social Care Plan, which is an unfair Tax Rise for workers and businesses, i thought of the hundreds of carers ive spoken to over the last year, the millions of people across the country who at that very moment we are making big sacrifices, struggling to make ends meet, and feeling utterly exhausted, as they do all they can to look after their Loved Ones. For my mum, my nan and my sonjohn and all those the Prime Minister has let down, and ifelt angry. As the Prime Minister has let down, and i felt angry. As carers we know johnsons claim to have fixed the crisis in social Care Isjust another of his broken promises. Applause we know his Plan Wont insure our Loved Ones get the Quality Care they need. We know it completely fails to tackle Problem Number one, the dangerous shortage of Care Staff. Care staff who the Home Secretary dismisses as unskilled. Care staff who the conservatives are hitting with their unfair national insurance Tax Rise and their heartless Universal Credit cuts. The conservativess social Care Plan is so perverse it will make the shortage of carers worse. So conference, let Liberal Democrats be the party to solve the Care Staff crisis. Lets offer a Fair Deal where everyone gets the Quality Care that they need. Applause and a Fair Deal empowering their carers. By giving unpaid carers, Family Carers and people they care for their care budget. Giving people Control Over the care that they get, Control Over the care that they get, Control Over the care that they get, Control Over who is the carer, Control Over who is the carer, control on when they get the care and when the Family Carer gets a break. Conference, its obvious to everyone now, borisjohnson doesnt care. Lets show its Liberal Democrats who do. Applause now, to deliver Ourfair Applause now, to deliver our Fair Deal we need to get the economy growing again, strongly and sustainably. To correct the jobs and opportunities people deserve and to fund our ambitious policies. That means supporting Small Businesses. Like the brewery i visited in sunderland. They have innovated their way through the pandemic and the pub closures. Offering brewing masterclasses, giving virtual brewing terse, creating good jobs for young people in the North East and serving up a very drinkable brown ale, too like the shop in romsey where i got to make my own peanut butter. A Shop Run by young people serving their community and helping to protect our planet too. There are millions of Small Businesses across the uk creating newjobs, generating new ideas, competing with the big multinationals and giving consumers real choice. These are the businesses that are so fundamental to our local economies, communities and high streets. Of course Liberal Democrats are the champions. Are there champions. How do we and empower these businesses and on spinners . With a Radicalfair Deal for businesses where Business Rates are replaced with a land tax. And where the biggest businesses pay more tax. The worlds richest bosses might be racing Each Other to go to mars, but before they left off, can they pay their taxes here on Planet Earth . Applause and speaking of Planet Earth, i think you know where im going next, conference our planet is in danger. From biodiversity loss, from climate change. And those currently in power dont seem to recognise just how urgent this is. With pouring mps are still arguing, urgent this is. With pouring mps are stillarguing, unbelievably, urgent this is. With pouring mps are still arguing, unbelievably, about how quickly the uk should act or whether we should act at all. Liberals were the first political party in britain to warn, decades ago, about these environmental threats and we have the best record of any party in britain on taking action to stop pollution and tackle climate change. Under my leadership well take our proud history and our great record on the environment to even higher levels because we must. The government needs to do far, far more to make it easierfor Industry Government needs to do far, far more to make it easier for industry and people to play their part in tackling climate change. But conference, we know the truth. Even if we succeed, Ultra Rapid charging up if we succeed, Ultra Rapid charging up of Climate Action here in the uk, we know we can only survive with global action too. Thats why this Years Summit in glasgow is so important and why im so alarmed by the Way Borisjohnson and conservatives are approaching it. Just take their cuts to overseas aid. Lets be clear, cutting aid to the worlds poorest at any time but especially in a pandemic is indecent, immoraland especially in a pandemic is indecent, immoral and wrong. Applause but as a way of winning friends and influencing governments, just before you host this most crucial of global climate summits, cutting aid is a disaster. Instead the uk should be leading the world on Climate Action, with a radical new approach. To move trillions of dollars, yen, euros and pounds out of Fossil Fuels and into renewables. By properly holding to account the powerful Fossil Fuel firms and the powerful in the city of london. Banning new oil, Gas And Coal companies from the London Stock exchange, stopping the flow of money from your Pension Funds into the dirty industries of the past. As we host the global climate talks in glasgow, we should stop london hosting the worlds Fossil Fuel investments