And some of his newly elected mps mAde their entrAnce to their pArty conference. And when it comes to policies, the lib dem leAder is Also sticking to the sAme themes thAt were pArt of the formulA thAt brought him electorAl success, sAying his pArty will Aim to be A constructive force in pArliAment. A constructive force in pArliAment. A constructive force in ArliAment.. pArliAment. The priority of heAlth And pArliAment. The priority of heAlth And cAre, pArliAment. The priority of heAlth And cAre, weve pArliAment. The priority of i heAlth And cAre, weve been rAising it AlreAdy At prime ministers questions, the 72 new lib dem mps were rAising it for our constituents And our country. We will be A better opposition thAn the conservAtives who Are very weAk And divided, extreme, they do not represent the mAinstreAm vAlues of even former lifelong conservAtives. The lib dems do. While they Are revelling in brighton And whAt they cAll their best Election Result ever, the lib dems Are trying to distinguish themselves from lAbour too. The government hAs sAid the Nhs will only get more money if it reforms. Ed dAvey hAs sAid the CAsh And ChAnge should go HAnd In hAnd. Otherwise, decline is inevitAble. He wAnts the Nhs to be given over 4 Billion A yeAr. On stAge, there Deputy LeAder led the celebrAtions with the 72 Mp5 Led the celebrAtions with the 72 mps the led the celebrAtions with the 72 mp5 the lib led the celebrAtions with the 72 mps the lib dems now hAve. Up 72 mps the lib dems now hAve. Up from jUst 15 of the Election. Up from Ust 15 of the Election. Up from Ust 15 of the Election. ... Election. Im going to Ask All of my fellow Election. Im going to Ask All of my fellow mps Election. Im going to Ask All of my fellow mps to Election. Im going to Ask All of my fellow mps to stAnd i Election. Im going to Ask All| of my fellow mps to stAnd up And fAce of my fellow mps to stAnd up And fAce the rest of you. Lets give And fAce the rest of you. Lets give them And fAce the rest of you. Lets give them A round of ApplAuse they give them A round of ApplAuse they Are give them A round of ApplAuse they Are hoping this week to lAy out more policies of their own too. Such As An extension of Free School MeAls to Another 900,000 children. All pArt of the lib dem effort to turn their electorAl gAins into enduring politicAl influence. We will go live to brighton to our correspondent who is there for us now. Lets see if she cAn heAr me. She is All in blue there. Over to you. As such It BAck i cAn heAr you, All is well, The Sun is shining here in brighton. The lib dems hAve picked their weekend. Ed dAvey you were heAring there, like his stunts, And i expect there will be plenty more As The PArty enjoys the brighton seAside. PArty enoys the brighton seAside.. ~ pArty enoys the brighton seAside.. ~. seAside. He wAs tAlking eArlier to the bbc seAside. He wAs tAlking eArlier to the bbc About seAside. He wAs tAlking eArlier to the bbc About their seAside. He wAs tAlking eArlier to the bbc About their policies| to the bbc About their policies thAt they Are trying to set out. Lets hAve A listen to whAt he hAd to sAy. Its importAnt we keep the trusty its importAnt we keep the trusty belt up, we Are going to tAlk About the Nhs And cAre, we Are going tAlk About the Nhs And cAre, we Are going to tAlk About sewAge And the Are going to tAlk About sewAge And The Cost Of Living. AlreAdy, the government hAs mAde AlreAdy, the government hAs mAde two big mistAkes in those three mAde two big mistAkes in those three AreAs At leAst. And we will hold three AreAs At leAst. And we will hold them to Account. On the cost will hold them to Account. On The Cost Of Living, they Are withdrAwing their Winter Fuel PAyment from millions of pensioners who Are struggling. Energy pensioners who Are struggling. Energy bills Are going up by 10 Energy Bills Are going up by 10 this Energy Bills Are going up by 10 this winter, they Are mAking 10 this winter, they Are mAking A mistAke on the cost of we Are mAking A mistAke on the cost of we Are opposing. We Are worried in the we Are opposing. We Are worried in the Nhs we Are opposing. We Are worried in the Nhs debAte, they Are tAlking in the Nhs debAte, they Are tAlking About reform before investment when you think they need investment when you think they heed to investment when you think they need to be Root Form And investment. We will hold them to Account. WhAt will be different from the conservAtives, being constructive meAns you hAve A different constructive meAns you hAve A different tone. Are you do not do the different tone. Are you do not do the politics thAt people Are tired do the politics thAt people Are tired of do the politics thAt people Are tired of. And you Also put your AlternAtives forwArd. At prime ministers questions lAst week when ministers questions lAst week when i ministers questions lAst week when i wAs opposing the Government WithdrAwAl of Winter Fuel PAyments we were sAying there Fuel PAyments we were sAying there is Fuel PAyments we were sAying there is A Fuel PAyments we were sAying there is A finAnciAl Deficit Teft there is A finAnciAl deficit left by there is A finAnciAl deficit left by the tories, but there Are other left by the tories, but there Are other wAys to do with thAt problem Are other wAys to do with thAt problem. And we put them forwArd problem. And we put them forwArd. RAtherthAn problem. And we put them forwArd. RAther thAn punishing pensioners. ForwArd. RAther thAn punishing pensioners pensioners. LAbour hAs A mAjority pensioners. LAbour hAs A mAjority of pensioners. LAbour hAs A mAjority of 167 pensioners. LAbour hAs A mAjority of 167 And pensioners. LAbour hAs A mAjority of 167 And they. Pensioners. LAbour hAs A mAjority of 167 And they hAve suspended mps for dAring to disAgree with him On The Run site, you sAy you wAnt to be heArd And you wAnt to be listened to in A different wAy, they dont hAve to listen to you. CAn you Admit thAt . Anyone who hAs been you. CAn you Admit thAt . Anyone who hAs been A you. CAn you Admit thAt . Anyone who hAs been A british you. CAn you Admit thAt . Anyone who hAs been A british politics i who hAs been A british politics in opposition sees thAt size A MAiority in opposition sees thAt size A mAjority And knows you hAve to do A mAjority And knows you hAve to do A position in A pArticulAr wAy do A position in A pArticulAr wAy to do A position in A pArticulAr wAy to get hurt. I think the Tone WAy to get hurt. I think the tone thAt wAy to get hurt. I think the tone thAt we Are Adopting, we Are Avoiding the politics, the responsible for the mess left by the responsible for the mess left by the conservAtives, we will put forwArd the ideA is chAmpioned At the Election, And thAt gives chAmpioned At the Election, And thAt gives us A chAnce to get heArd~ thAt gives us A chAnce to get heArd~ A thAt gives us A chAnce to get heArd. A Record Number of mps, 72, lArgest heArd. A Record Number of mps, 72, lArgest number for the heArd. A Record Number of mps, 72, lArgest Numberforthe Lib dems 72, lArgest Numberforthe Lib dems for 72, lArgest Numberforthe Lib dems for over 100 yeArs, there will be dems for over 100 yeArs, there will be chAmpions for their iocAi will be chAmpions for their locAl constituents. I sAid thAt At the locAl constituents. I sAid thAt At the Election. We will hAve locAi At the Election. We will hAve locAl chAmpions And they will et locAl chAmpions And they will get their locAl chAmpions And they will get their voice heArd for the people get their voice heArd for the people who put their trust in them people who put their trust in them. No in people who put their trust in Them N people who put their trust in them. N. them. No in hAving A different tone which them. No in hAving A different tone which thoughts them. No in hAving A different tone which thoughts of them. No in hAving A different tone which thoughts of our. Tone which thoughts of our viewers might think greAt, i would like people to bejust constructive . Will you get heArd . Will you be tough enough . When rAchel reeves Announced A review of public finAnces injuly, she cut entirely the proposAls on SociAl CAre thAt the conservAtives hAd, And i know how much you cAre About SociAl CAre. LAbour dropped out And there hAs bArely been A peep from your pArty. If it hAd been A tory government thAt hAd dropped plAns you would be going After them hAmmer And tongs. Going After them hAmmer And tonAs. ~. going After them hAmmer And tons. ~. tongs. We hAve criticised the government tongs. We hAve criticised the government for tongs. We hAve criticised the government for thAt. Tongs. We hAve criticised the government for thAt. Just tongs. We hAve criticised the government for thAt. Just As | tongs. We hAve criticised the I Government for thAt. Just As we criticise government for thAt. Just As we criticise the conservAtives Are doing criticise the conservAtives Are doing the criticise the conservAtives Are doing the sAme thing. We hAve sAid thAt doing the sAme thing. We hAve sAid thAt in the October The 30th sAid thAt in the October The 30th budget, we need to see A Budget 30th budget, we need to see A budget for the Nhs And for CAre Budget for the Nhs And for cAre. We Are putting forwArd our ideAs cAre. We Are putting forwArd our ideAs. They will include investment in SociAl CAre, it is Absolutely essentiAl. They tAlk About reform And they Are right tAlk About reform And they Are right to, tAlk About reform And they Are right to, but we hAve got to Et Right to, but we hAve got to get the right to, but we hAve got to get the right type of reform. We hAve get the right type of reform. We hAve Argued And i think we Are the we hAve Argued And i think we Are the only pArty Arguing with this intensity, thAt SociAl CAre this intensity, thAt SociAl CAre is this intensity, thAt SociAl CAre is A this intensity, thAt SociAl CAre is A criticAl pArt, the most cAre is A criticAl pArt, the most importAnt pArt of thAt reform most importAnt pArt of thAt Reform I most importAnt pArt of thAt reform. I do not believe you cAn reform. I do not believe you cAn sort reform. I do not believe you cAn sort out some of the problems in hospitAls where people problems in hospitAls where people cAnnot get dischArged, peobie people cAnnot get dischArged, people keep going bAck And its A Revolving Door And let you sort A Revolving Door And let you sort out A Revolving Door And let you sort out SociAl CAre. Better cAre sort out SociAl CAre. Better cAre mArker stAff, better domiciliAry cAre service, pAying domiciliAry cAre service, pAying cAre workers more. We sAid pAying cAre workers more. We sAid thAt pAying cAre workers more. We sAid thAt out in our Election cAmpAign. We Are going to be bAnging cAmpAign. We Are going to be bAnging the drum for cAre And sociAl bAnging the drum for cAre And SociAl CAre becAuse we think thAts SociAl CAre becAuse we think thAts the only wAy you cAn sAve thAts the only wAy you cAn sAve the thAts the only wAy you cAn sAve the Nhs. ThAts the only wAy you cAn sAve the Nhs. MAny viewers miAht sAve the Nhs. MAny viewers might like sAve the Nhs. MAny viewers might like thAt sAve the Nhs. MAny viewers might like thAt ideA sAve the Nhs. MAny viewers might like thAt ideA but sAve the Nhs. MAny viewers might like thAt ideA but it i might like thAt ideA but it cost A lot of money. We hAve looked At the figures behind one of your mAin proposAls to provide free personAl cAre in englAnd in A similAr wAy to how it hAs provided in scotlAnd. Use it would cost 2. 7 billion. Experts we checked with sAid it would be more like six or 7 billion. Now you Are A bigger pArty, you wAnt to be seen As A more influentiAl outfit, do you hAve to hAve A closer look At your own numbers . But from whAt we see And they dont Add up. We hAd this debAte in the Election, our numbers Are the right Election, our numbers Are the right ones. Election, our numbers Are the right ones, im hAppy to tAlk to the right ones, im hAppy to tAlk to the people who did your workings And show them our workings workings And show them our workings. There is the money AlreAdy workings. There is the money AlreAdy on workings. There is the money AlreAdy on the government port, we will AlreAdy on the government port, we will include thAt becAuse thAt we will include thAt becAuse thAt cAn we will include thAt becAuse thAt cAn be used for pArt of this thAt cAn be used for pArt of this work, And secondly, if you look this work, And secondly, if you took At this work, And secondly, if you took At the this work, And secondly, if you look At the AnAlysis, if you do free look At the AnAlysis, if you do free personAl cAre, it sAys the Nhs free personAl cAre, it sAys the Nhs the free personAl cAre, it sAys the Nhs The End of this decAde over 3 Nhs The End of this decAde over 5 Billion Nhs The End of this decAde over 3 billion A yeAr becAuse it frees 3 billion A yeAr becAuse it frees up 3 billion A yeAr becAuse it frees up the Nhs. It is so much to look frees up the Nhs. It is so much to look After people in CAre Homes to look After people in CAre Homes Are in their own homes in the wAy homes Are in their own homes in the wAy We Homes Are in their own homes in the wAy we Are proposing. Our numbers the wAy we Are proposing. Our numbers Are very robust, ActuAlly numbers Are very robust, ActuAlly. ReAlly hAppy to hAve thAt debAte. Whether it is with the government Are your sAles becAuse the government Are your sAles becAuse its so importAnt. I cAnnot becAuse its so importAnt. I cAnnot stress enough, when i go to nty cAnnot stress enough, when i go to my locAi cAnnot stress enough, when i go to my locAl hospitAl in kingston, reAlly well run hospitAl, fAntAstic cAre, greAt stAff, hospitAl, fAntAstic cAre, greAt stAff, their biggest chAllenge is they stAff, their biggest chAllenge is they cAnnot find plAces for the people they hAve treAted. They the people they hAve treAted. They hAve elderly pAtients, disAbled pAtients who should not be disAbled pAtients who should not be in hospitAl. But the cAnt not be in hospitAl. But the cAnt go not be in hospitAl. But the cAnt go to A CAre Home or into their cAnt go to A CAre Home or into their own cAnt go to A CAre Home or into their own homes becAuse the cAre their own homes becAuse the CAre PAckAge Isnt there. WhAt is so CAre PAckAge Isnt there. WhAt is so crAzy CAre PAckAge Isnt there. WhAt is so crAzy About this And why it needs is so crAzy About this And why it needs reform As its wAy more it needs reform As its wAy more expensive to keep people in hospitAl, And its not good for them in hospitAl, And its not good for them And in hospitAl, And its not good forthem And their in hospitAl, And its not good for them And their fAmilies. Our for them And their fAmilies. Our reform proposAls, i cAn tAke our reform proposAls, i cAn tAke you our reform proposAls, i cAn tAke you to mAny hospitAls Across tAke you to mAny hospitAls Across the country, our reform proposAls Across the country, our reform proposAls At the right ones. We hAve proposAls At the right ones. We hAve been proposAls At the right ones. We hAve been tAlking About them And Are hAve been tAlking About them And Are going for them. WhAt upsets And Are going for them. WhAt upsets me is to be ActuAlly mAnAged to legislAte for A lot of our mAnAged to legislAte for A lot of our reforms in 2014 in the cArers of our reforms in 2014 in the cArers Act, of our reforms in 2014 in the cArers Act, And the conservAtive sAid they were going conservAtive sAid they were going to conservAtive sAid they were going to bAck it, And then when they going to bAck it, And then when they were going to bAck it, And then when they were by themselves, After they were by themselves, After the 2015 they were by themselves, After the 2015 generAl Election, they threw the 2015 generAl Election, they threw it the 2015 generAl Election, they threw it out. There Are Over1 Miition threw it out. There Are over1 million pensioners And disAbled people million pensioners And disAbled people who Are not getting cAre now thAt people who Are not getting cAre now thAt would hAve done if the conservAtives hAd kept their word conservAtives hAd kept their word And followed the lib dem legislAtion. HAving seen how the conservAtives hAve fAiled At so the conservAtives hAve fAiled At so mAny pensioners And disAbled At so mAny pensioners And disAbled people And fAil the Nhs disAbled people And fAil the Nhs becAuse it did not proceed with those reforms, i Am Nhs becAuse it did not proceed with those reforms, lAm more determined thAn i hAve ever been determined thAn i hAve ever been to determined thAn i hAve ever been to hold this new government to Account on SociAl CAre the first mp for the lib dems for 100 yeArs. CongrAtulAtions to you. WhAt hAs it been like wAtching The PArty grow in the wAy it hAs in the pAst five yeArs . WAy it hAs in the pAst five eArs . ; wAy it hAs in the pAst five yeArs . Joyful. The Atmosphere is buzzing yeArs . Joyful. The Atmosphere is buzzing. The yeArs . Joyful. The Atmosphere is buzzing. The pArty yeArs . Joyful. The Atmosphere is buzzing. The pArty is yeArs . Joyful. The Atmosphere is buzzing. The pArty is in is buzzing. The pArty is in good spirits. And for good reAson. After so mAny yeArs of A government thAt wAs grinding the country down, not reAlly cAring, you know, obsessed with its own internAl squAbbles, to ActuAlly hAve picked out thAt government And elected so mAny, 72 AmAzing lib dem mps to fight for their locAl AreAs, obviously, everyone is ecstAtic About these results. The strAtegy About these results. The StrAtegy ChAnge About these results. The StrAtegy ChAnge between 2019 And 2024, much more tArgeted And 2024, much more tArgeted And certAin constituencies where The PArty thought they could win. Do you regret not doing thAt 2019 . Son . We did tArget A lot of the sAme constituencies And got them over the line this time which is reAlly good news. Is reAlly good news. EAch Election is reAlly good news. EAch Election is is reAlly good news. EAch Election is different, is reAlly good news. EAch Election is different, thAtj is reAlly good news. EAch Election is different, thAt wAs totAlly the right strAtegy. BrilliAntly executed As well. And we Are seeing the results now with such A strong lib dem pArty. Now with such A strong lib dem lA. now with such A strong lib dem A.. now with such A strong lib dem pArty. You Are A new mp, hAve ou hAd pArty. You Are A new mp, hAve you hAd Any pArty. You Are A new mp, hAve you hAd Any time pArty. You Are A new mp, hAve you hAd Any time to pArty. You Are A new mp, hAve you hAd Any time to enjoy pArty. You Are A new mp, hAve you hAd Any time to enjoy the l you hAd Any time to enjoy the Activities on offer here in britAin At the moment . We Are luc to britAin At the moment . We Are lucky to be britAin At the moment . We Are lucky to be in britAin At the moment . We Are luc