Yesterday, he was largely responding to pressure from backbenchers. We are going to have Liz Truss Rocking up are going to have Liz Truss Rocking up here in about 90 minutes� time to give a big speech on her tax vision. Yes, it is very similar to the one that she had last year that ended very badly for her spell as Prime Minister. But she has not gone away, she is still popular with some elements of the Conservative Party. She is still seeking to put pressure on the Prime Minister. On the Prime Minister. Nick, were ust auoin on the Prime Minister. Nick, were just going to on the Prime Minister. Nick, were just going to cross on the Prime Minister. Nick, were just going to cross live on the Prime Minister. Nick, were just going to cross live now on the Prime Minister. Nick, were just going to cross live now as on the Prime Minister. Nick, were just going to cross live now as you | just going to cross live now as you are speaking to the Speech Being Given by claire cortina. Lets drop in now. 5 given by claire cortina. Lets drop in now. � ,. ,. ,. , in now. As we look to a general election. In now. As we look to a general election. In in now. As we look to a general election, in 2019 in now. As we look to a general election, in 2019 we in now. As we look to a general election, in 2019 we were election, in 2019 we were responsible for four out of seven of the winning responsible for four out of seven of the winning manifesto ideas. Seven out of the winning manifesto ideas. Seven out of eight cpf members actively campaign out of eight cpf members actively campaign. 0ur largest consultations are always campaign. 0ur largest consultations are always those on ideas for the next are always those on ideas for the next manifesto. And thank you to our incredible next manifesto. And thank you to our incredible membership for the time and commitment they spend in sharing their vision and commitment they spend in sharing their vision through policy ideas for our their vision through policy ideas for our fantastic party. People are keen for our fantastic party. People are keen to for our fantastic party. People are keen to engage. 0ur for our fantastic party. People are keen to engage. Our membership has increased keen to engage. Our membership has increased by two and a half thousand increased by two and a half thousand in the increased by two and a half thousand in the past increased by two and a half thousand in the past 12 months, to thousand. Number in the past 12 months, to thousand. Number of in the past 12 months, to thousand. Number of active cpf Association Groups number of active cpf Association Groups has tripled. That is because we at groups has tripled. That is because we at cpf groups has tripled. That is because we at cpf are listening. We are listening we at cpf are listening. We are listening to the need to campaign with our listening to the need to campaign with our winning wednesdays. We are listening with our winning wednesdays. We are listening to with our winning wednesdays. We are listening to the voices of our rural communities, to our barnstorming initiative communities, to our barnstorming initiative where we have joined with the conservative rural forum, to ensure the conservative rural forum, to ensure that the conservative rural forum, to ensure that rural voices are truly heard~ ensure that rural voices are truly heard~ we ensure that rural voices are truly heard. We are listening to our youth vote, heard. We are listening to our youth vote, with heard. We are listening to our youth vote, with our ambition for a conservative policy youth ambassador within conservative policy youth ambassador within each conservative policy youth ambassador within each region, and joint initiatives within each region, and joint initiatives with the Young Conservatives and young conservative women conservatives and young conservative women all conservatives and young conservative women. All of you are members of cpf through women. All of you are members of cpf through your women. All of you are members of cpf through your party membership. Become through your party membership. Become an active member today. We become an active member today. We are become an active member today. We are ust become an active member today. Are just going become an active member today. Are just going to leave the stage there. That is not Claire Courtinho there. That is not Claire Courtinho the secretary, we will be crossing to her life when she does come on stage. What are we expecting her to focus on. Green issues are really a huge contentious issue, and often a way to get younger voters. You huge contentious issue, and often a way to get younger voters. Way to get younger voters. You are absolutely right. Way to get younger voters. You are absolutely right. I way to get younger voters. You are absolutely right. I think way to get younger voters. You are absolutely right. I think the way to get younger voters. You are absolutely right. I think the way. Absolutely right. I think the way the conservatives are looking at it at the moment is they want clear water between themselves and labour, when it comes to how they are pitching on green issues. We know that labour have made a big thing of their green credentials. When we go to the conference next week i suspect they will be talking a lot more about their green industrial plans that are at the heart of their economic strategy. The conservatives arent giving up on net zero. We should point out that the 2050 policy still remains in place. It is a legally binding target. What has changed is that there are many conservatives around here, who look at the result at the by election in london a few weeks ago, where the tories won against the odds on the subject of the low Emission Zone that has been extended in london, and they think, maybe we are onto something. Maybe some people are prone net zero but they are not pro policies that will cost them money. So what i think we will hear Claire Courtinho saying, over the next few minutes, is that she is still committed to net zero, she is still committed to net zero, she is still committed to net zero, she is still committed to lower output when it comes to energy, but she wants to do it in a way that takes people with her. That is controversial, that is going to come under a lot of criticism. There are a lot of people here from the energy sector, lobbyists who are pretty frustrated at the way the government have dealt with this over the past few weeks. In political terms, and this is a political conference, the conservatives think they are onto something and that a lot of people, evenif something and that a lot of people, even if they are pro net zero, arent necessary lee pro some of the policies that have been in place recently. I policies that have been in place recentl. ~ ,. ,. , recently. I think if you look at what we are recently. I think if you look at what we are expecting recently. I think if you look at what we are expecting from l recently. I think if you look at what we are expecting from Claire Courtinho, but then you look at what rishi sunak was saying a little earlier, his u turn on banning the sale of diesel cars. As we were talking we are now going to head to Claire Courtinho, the secretary for Energy Security and net zero, who was speaking now. It Energy Security and net zero, who was speaking now. Was speaking now. If we get this riaht was speaking now. If we get this ri. Ht the was speaking now. If we get this right the british was speaking now. If we get this right the british people was speaking now. If we get this right the british people will was speaking now. If we get this| right the british people will enjoy greater right the british people will enjoy greater prosperity in the decades ahead~ greater prosperity in the decades ahead it greater prosperity in the decades ahead. If we dont, we lose jobs and investment, ahead. If we dont, we lose jobs and investment, and our path to a greener investment, and our path to a greener future. Investment, and our path to a greenerfuture. I investment, and our path to a greener future. I first want to pay tribute greener future. I first want to pay tribute to greener future. I first want to pay tribute to my predecessor, grant shapps. Tribute to my predecessor, grant shapps, who was relentless in making the case shapps, who was relentless in making the case for shapps, who was relentless in making the case for Energy Security. He rightly the case for Energy Security. He rightly said that we cannot be at the mercy rightly said that we cannot be at the mercy of tyrants like Vladimir Putin the mercy of tyrants like Vladimir Putin who the mercy of tyrants like Vladimir Putin, who seek to weaponised oil and gas putin, who seek to weaponised oil and gas against us. Our best defence is in ensuring our own Energy Independence. That Energy Independence. That Energy Independence is exactly what the conservatives are delivering. We dont conservatives are delivering. We dontiust conservatives are delivering. We dontjust have the worlds conservatives are delivering. We dont just have the Worlds Largest offshore dont just have the Worlds Largest offshore wind farm, we have the second offshore wind farm, we have the second largest, and the third, and, yes, we second largest, and the third, and, yes, we have second largest, and the third, and, yes, we have the fourth and imminently the fifth largest, too. All built imminently the fifth largest, too. All built under our watch. We are investing all built under our watch. We are investing in all built under our watch. We are investing in solar, infusion, and in Hydrogen Investing in solar, infusion, and in hydrogen, and rather than relying on imports, hydrogen, and rather than relying on imports, as hydrogen, and rather than relying on imports, as keir starmer would have it, imports, as keir starmer would have it. We imports, as keir starmer would have it. We are imports, as keir starmer would have it, we are backing our own northey. We are it, we are backing our own northey. We are delivering the first large Scale Nuclear project since margaret large Scale Nuclear project since margaret thatchers government. In fact, each margaret thatchers government. In fact, each and every operational nuclear fact, each and every operational Nuclear Power plant in britain began its life Nuclear Power plant in britain began its life under a conservative government. Applause. We have done this all the while meeting our Climate Change ambitions and growing the economy. {lager meeting our Climate Change ambitions and growing the economy. And growing the economy. Over the last 30 years and growing the economy. Over the last 30 years we and growing the economy. Over the last 30 years we have and growing the economy. Over the last 30 years we have cut and growing the economy. Over the last 30 years we have cut our last 30 years we have cut our emissions last 30 years we have cut our emissions by half. We now get close to half emissions by half. We now get close to half of emissions by half. We now get close to half of our power from renewables, up from just 7 when labour renewables, up from just 7 when labour left renewables, up from just 7 when labour left office. Lets never forget, labour left office. Lets never forget, ed miliband described the idea of forget, ed miliband described the idea of the uk getting to 40 renewables as pie in sky. It is this Conservative Party, delivering for our people and our environment. Our leadership our people and our environment. Our leadership is our people and our environment. Our leadership is also bringing wealth to our leadership is also bringing wealth to our economy and to british workers to our economy and to british workers. Since 2010, we have secured £200 workers. Since 2010, we have secured £200 billion workers. Since 2010, we have secured £200 billion in low carbon investments, with up to 375 billion on the investments, with up to 375 billion on the wav~ investments, with up to 375 billion on the way. Carbon capture will see 50,000 on the way. Carbon capture will see 50,000 high skilled britishjobs in places 50,000 high skilled britishjobs in places like teesside and the come by. Places like teesside and the come bv 0ur places like teesside and the come by. 0urworld places like teesside and the come by. Our world leading offshore wind farms by. 0ur World Leading Offshore Wind Farms Witt by. Our world leading offshore wind farms will see 100,000 jobs by 2030, from aberdeen to cornwall. 0ur Pioneering Hydrogen industry is bringing Pioneering Hydrogen industry is bringing jobs right here in the North West Of England and over the border North West Of England and over the border in North West Of England and over the border in north wales. In conference we are border in north wales. In conference we are not border in north wales. In conference we are notjust border in north wales. In conference we are not just creating energy we are saving we are not just creating energy we are saving energy too. When labour left power. Are saving energy too. When labour left power, less than 12 of homes were considered energy efficient. Now that were considered energy efficient. Now that figure is 50 . It is we conservatives who are delivering the practical conservatives who are delivering the Practical Solutions to ensure we have Practical Solutions to ensure we have secure, cheap energy, reducing bills and have secure, cheap energy, reducing bills and protecting the environment. Yet despite our success, environment. Yet despite our success, we need to be honest about the challenges ahead. The transition to clean the challenges ahead. The transition to clean energy should be a cause of optimism to clean energy should be a cause of optimism for the country. It should mean optimism for the country. It should meanjobs optimism for the country. It should meanjobs and optimism for the country. It should mean jobs and opportunities and pride mean jobs and opportunities and pride that mean jobs and opportunities and pride that we are playing our part in a global pride that we are playing our part in a global challenge. However for too many in a global challenge. However for too many people, it had started to feel like too many people, it had started to feel like an too many people, it had started to feel like an intolerable cost, at a time feel like an intolerable cost, at a time when feel like an intolerable cost, at a time when, after the last few years, they felt time when, after the last few years, they felt they could least afford it. They felt they could least afford it across they felt they could least afford it. Across europe we are seeing the consequences when the public feel that they consequences when the public feel that they are being forced into the wrong that they are being forced into the wrong decisions for their homes and their families. Wrong decisions for their homes and theirfamilies. In wrong decisions for their homes and their families. In germany the climate their families. In germany the Climate Sceptic Afd is now polling. In Climate Sceptic Afd is now polling. In france Climate Sceptic Afd is now polling. In france overa Climate Sceptic Afd is now polling. In france over a quarter of people think in france over a quarter of people think that in france over a quarter of people think that Climate Change is a conspiracy. In the netherlands the rise of conspiracy. In the netherlands the rise of a conspiracy. In the netherlands the rise of a new Net Zero Sceptic Party stormed rise of a new Net Zero Sceptic Party stormed their local elections. Meanwhile, in the uk, only 7 of people meanwhile, in the uk, only 7 of people think that net zero is going to be people think that net zero is going to be good for them and their family in the to be good for them and their family in the near to be good for them and their family in the nearterm. Uxbridge to be good for them and their family in the near term. Uxbridge showed us what happens when you tax people for usin what happens when you tax people for using their what happens when you tax people for using their cars, without thinking about using their cars, without thinking about how using their cars, without thinking about how they would be able to get around about how they would be able to get around otherwise. Applause. Conference, i have worked with families running. Conference,