Decision steve rotherham, having taken the decision to steve rotherham, having taken the decision to put buses under control, that we decision to put buses under control, that we can decision to put buses under control, that we can do things that really matter. That we can do things that really matter, Changing A Big Thatcher Reform matter, Changing A Big Thatcher Reform of matter, Changing A Big Thatcher Reform of the big 1980s. I think the movement reform of the big 1980s. I think the movement is buying into english devolution and it is great to have the Leader Devolution and it is great to have the leader of the party know in advance the leader of the party know in advance of his speech pledging to ive advance of his speech pledging to give more advance of his speech pledging to give more power to local areas. From our own give more power to local areas. From our own point give more power to local areas. From our own point of view, i have a big lad our own point of view, i have a big tad to our own point of view, i have a big tad to create our own point of view, i have a big lad to create an alternative to the University Lad to create an alternative to the University Rate for young people. That is University Rate for young people. That is a University Rate for young people. That is a big change that we need. It that is a big change that we need. It also that is a big change that we need. It also the that is a big change that we need. It also the ability to build more homes it also the ability to build more homes for social rent. These are things homes for social rent. These are things that homes for social rent. These are things that Greater Manchester is ready things that Greater Manchester is ready to things that Greater Manchester is ready to do and it would be brilliant ready to do and it would be brilliant to work with the Labour Government to deliver them. Let� s government to deliver them. Lets dwell on housing. Government to deliver them. Lets dwell on housing. We government to deliver them. Let� s dwell on housing. We knows keir starmer has big, bold pledges on housing. He was talking about 300,000 houses a year. One of the problems has always been some local areas have a lot to say about where those houses should be built. Sometimes they want to stop them. How do you square the circle there and make sure that all these houses are built but she still have that local control . Local control . You do listen to local control . You do listen to local communities local control . You do listen to local communities as local control . You do listen to local communities as best local control . You do listen to local communities as best you local control . You do listen to local communities as best you can put you local communities as best you can put you still need to find places for those put you still need to find places for those homes. We have done that in greater for those homes. We have done that in Greater Manchester and people could in Greater Manchester and people could look to us to see how you can tiring could look to us to see how you can bring forward a plan. We have a plan to tiring bring forward a plan. We have a plan to tiring nine bring forward a plan. We have a plan to bring nine tenths local authorities. It is difficult, dont et authorities. It is difficult, dont get me authorities. It is difficult, dont get me wrong, but we now have a plan which get me wrong, but we now have a plan which means get me wrong, but we now have a plan which means we can help a Labour Government deliver those homes. I would government deliver those homes. I would hope that many of them would be a would hope that many of them would he a new would hope that many of them would be a new generation of council housing, be a new generation of council housing, Net Zero Homes for social rent, housing, Net Zero Homes for social rent. Homes housing, Net Zero Homes for social rent, homes for young people, housing, Net Zero Homes for social rent, Homes Foryoung people, home is cheaper rent, Homes Foryoung people, home is cheaper to rent, Homes Foryoung people, home is cheaper to rent and cheaper to run is cheaper to rent and cheaper to run that is cheaper to rent and cheaper to run that is is cheaper to rent and cheaper to run. That is a big answer to the cost run. That is a big answer to the cost of run. That is a big answer to the Cost Of Living Crisis, and the housing Cost Of Living Crisis, and the housing crisis, too. Cost of living crisis, and the housing crisis, too. Cost of living crisis, and the housin crisis, too. ~ ,. ,~ housing crisis, too. When you speak to eole housing crisis, too. When you speak to peeple in housing crisis, too. When you speak to peeple in the housing crisis, too. When you speak to people in the north housing crisis, too. When you speak to people in the north of housing crisis, too. When you speak to people in the north of england i housing crisis, too. When you speak| to people in the north of england do you get the sense that they are enthused by labour at the moment, or are they just frustrated with enthused by labour at the moment, or are theyjust frustrated with the government. I are they just frustrated with the government are they just frustrated with the government. I think it is growing all of the time. Government. I think it is growing all of the time. Certainly government. I think it is growing all of the time. Certainly that all of the time. Certainly that frustration with the government is ireing frustration with the government is ireing fett frustration with the government is being felt by voters of all parties. In manchester last week i think they saw how in manchester last week i think they saw how the government treated the north saw how the government treated the north of saw how the government treated the north of england and i dont think it went north of england and i dont think it went down very well. Increasingly we are it went down very well. Increasingly we are working as one north, and if you can we are working as one north, and if you can deal we are working as one north, and if you can deal with a north in one way everyhody you can deal with a north in one way everybody sees it and you can all stand everybody sees it and you can all stand at everybody sees it and you can all stand at each other. The Balance Of Power stand at each other. The Balance Of Power is stand at each other. The Balance Of Power is shifting. For me, i have been power is shifting. For me, i have been around a long time, i remember labour been around a long time, i remember labour conferences of the mid 90s, and this labour conferences of the mid 90s, and this conference feels like that. I and this conference feels like that. I believe and this conference feels like that. I believe sir keir starmer today will say i believe sir keir starmer today will say more about what motivates them, will say more about what motivates them, what he wants to do as prime minister. Them, what he wants to do as prime minister. So them, what he wants to do as prime minister. So i them, what he wants to do as prime minister, so i think he will answer the point minister, so i think he will answer the point that you are making. I think the point that you are making. I think people will have a clear connection with labour and with its later coming out of this speech today later coming out of this speech toda. ,. ,. ,. , today. How important is it that he nets it today. How important is it that he gets it right . Today. How important is it that he gets it right . The today. How important is it that he gets it right . The argument today. How important is it that he gets it right . The argument you l gets it right . The argument you heard last week from senior conservatives is nice think they are still in the game because yes, people are frustrated with what has happened over the last couple of years, but they dont think support for labour is that deep, and they are confident that when they start scrutinising labour a bit more they can make up the ground. That scrutinising labour a bit more they can make up the ground. Can make up the ground. That was their gamble can make up the ground. That was their gamble in can make up the ground. That was their gamble in manchester. Can make up the ground. That was their gamble in manchester. It can make up the ground. That was| their gamble in manchester. It was can make up the ground. That was i their gamble in manchester. It was a desperate their gamble in manchester. It was a desperate role of the dice going on because desperate role of the dice going on because they took a plan that had been because they took a plan that had been worked on for years, something that george been worked on for years, something that George Osborne promised us ten years ago. That George Osborne promised us ten years ago, hsz, they took a gamble with that years ago, hsz, they took a gamble with that plan and basically they ribbed with that plan and basically they ripped it with that plan and basically they ripped it up in front of us in the middle ripped it up in front of us in the middle of ripped it up in front of us in the middle of manchester. If you look at other middle of manchester. If you look at other thing middle of manchester. If you look at other Thing Ministers were saying, it was other Thing Ministers were saying, it was like other Thing Ministers were saying, it was like the last thing they read on social it was like the last thing they read On Social Media to went out and set it, On Social Media to went out and set it. It On Social Media to went out and set it. It was On Social Media to went out and set it, it was quite unbelievable. These were it, it was quite unbelievable. These were desperate gambles, the desperate acts of a dying government. This conference feels very. Government. This conference feels very. Very government. This conference feels very, very different. I have been to both. Very, very different. I have been to both. This very, very different. I have been to both, this one feels serious, united. Both, this one feels serious, united, focused on labour going into government. No one takes anything for granted, but i think change is coming for granted, but i think change is cominu. � for granted, but i think change is cominu. ~ , for granted, but i think change is cominu. ,. , coming. About h52, the government said it will replace coming. About h52, the government said it will replace what coming. About h52, the government said it will replace what was coming. About h52, the government said it will replace what was going i said it will replace what was going to be birmingham to manchester leg with lots of things around the north of england, some of which are a lot more concrete than others, some of which have come under a lot of scrutiny and may be not stood up to scrutiny. What do you want to see labour do if you do win power . Is it to find a way of resurrecting hs2 or is it a go with the new plan . fin to find a way of resurrecting h52 or is it a go with the new plan . On the government is it a go with the new plan . On the government because is it a go with the new plan . On the government because my is it a go with the new plan . On the government because my plan is it a go with the new plan . On the government because my plan for. Government because my plan for Network Government because my plan for network zero network north. Two brobtems. Network zero network north. Two problems. It network zero network north. Two problems, it is neater an network nor is problems, it is neater an network nor is it problems, it is neater an network nor is it in problems, it is neater an network nor is it in the north. Beyond those problems. Nor is it in the north. Beyond those problems. I nor is it in the north. Beyond those problems, i suppose you could say it is fine problems, i suppose you could say it is fine. Serious point, what is labour is fine. Serious point, what is labour going to do . I think we have a real labour going to do . I think we have a real chance labour going to do . I think we have a real chance now to get an east west a real chance now to get an East West Tine a real chance now to get an East West Line across the north of england west line across the north of england that meets the norths ambitions. For me that is a line from ambitions. For me that is a line from liverpool, all the way through manchester, bradford, leeds, then up grating manchester, bradford, leeds, then up grating manchester, bradford, leeds, then up grating up manchester, bradford, leeds, then up grating up grating to leeds. Is grating up grating to leeds. [55 that grating up grating to leeds. That more grating up grating to leeds. Is that more important than getting the h52 that more important than getting the hs2 line back . For that more important than getting the hs2 line back . H52 line back . For me, i always said the east to h52 line back . For me, i always said the east to west h52 line back . For me, i always said the East To West Line h52 line back . For me, i always said the East To West Line was h52 line back . For me, i always said the East To West Line was more the East To West Line was more important. We need to look at the connection important. We need to look at the connection between birmingham and manchester. You have to upgrade birmingham to manchester. Things were thrown Up In The Air last week, they have were thrown Up In The Air last week, they have become clear here because labour they have become clear here because labour has they have become clear here because labour has a they have become clear here because labour has a big ambition for that no Timetine Labour has a big ambition for that no timeline going right the way through no timeline going right the way through as i described. There is considerable uncertainty about the birmingham to manchester element. It has to birmingham to manchester element. It has to be birmingham to manchester element. It has to be Something Else if it is not h52~ has to be Something Else if it is not h52. ~ ,. , has to be Something Else if it is not h52. ~ ,~. , ,. Not h52. When you see the conference like this, i know not h52. When you see the conference like this, i know you not h52. When you see the conference like this, i know you love not h52. When you see the conference like this, i know you love your not h52. When you see the conference like this, i know you love yourjob, like this, i know you love yourjob, are you ever tempted back to westminster to make these arguments . Im going to turn the question wrong. Im going to turn the question wrong. For im going to turn the question wrong, for he is somebody who lives in this wrong, for he is somebody who lives in this westminster bubble, do you not think in this westminster bubble, do you not think the north west is the place not think the north west is the place to not think the north west is the place to be . The north west is a great place to be . The north west is a great place to be. Steve rotherham has done great place to be. Steve rotherham has done great work youre in liverpool has done great work youre in liverpool. We have just had confirmation today that evertons new ground will be in 2028, which is a good new ground will be in 2028, which is a good thing. If you look at our city as a good thing. If you look at our city as well, the government sought last week. City as well, the government sought last week, there is real change in manchester. The skyline as much changed manchester. The skyline as much changed. There are buses under public changed. There are buses under public control on our streets. Things public control on our streets. Things are public control on our streets. Things are happening in the north west things are happening in the north west of things are happening in the North West Of England. The reason i left westminster was to get the north where westminster was to get the north where it westminster was to get the north where it should be. What we saw last week as where it should be. What we saw last week as the where it should be. What we saw last week as the north of england will never week as the north of england will never get week as the north of england will never get justice week as the north of england will never getjustice if we stay week as the north of england will never get justice if we stay with the political status quo. We need to make the political status quo. We need to make devolution work, but then reform make devolution work, but then Reform Parliament to make it work for the Reform Parliament to make it work for the north as well. That is my mission~ for the north as well. That is my mission i for the north as well. That is my mission. I am for the north as well. That is my mission. Lam happier for the north as well. That is my mission. I