[applause] pm may a little over 40 years ago in a Little Village in oxfordshire, i signed up to be a member of the conservative party. I did it because it is a party that has the ideas to build a better britain. It is understood the hard work and discipline necessary to see them through, and it has at its heart a simple promise that spoke to me, my values and aspirations, that each new generation in our country should be able to build a Better Future. That each generation should live the british dream, and that dream is what i believe in. But what the general election earlier this year showed is that too manylater, for people in our country, that dream feels distant. Our partys ability to deliver it is in question. And the british dream that has inspired generations of britain feels increasingly out of reach. I called the election and i know all of you in this hall, your friends and family, worked day and night to secure the right result. Because of your hard work, we got 2. 3 million more votes and achieved our highest vote share in 34 years. [applause] pm may that simply would not have been possible without the long days and late nights come up the phone calls, the weekends and evenings spent knocking on doors. For everything you do, that me say thank you. [applause] pm may but we did not get the victory wanted because our National Campaign fell short. It was too scripted, to president ial, and it allowed the labour party to paint us as the voice of continuity when the public wanted to hear a message of change. I hold my hands up for that. I take responsibility. I led the campaign and i am sorry. [applause] pm may but the choice before us now is clear. Do we give up, spend our time looking back, or do we do our duty, look to the future and give the country the government it needs . This country will judge us harshly if we get this decision wrong. Because all that should ever drive us is the duty we have to bring and the Historic Mission of this party, this conservative party, to renew the british dream in each new generation. That dream that says each generation should do better than the one before it, each and should be better than the last. The dream that for decades has inspired people from around the world to come to britain, to make their home in britain, to build their lives in britain. The dream that means the son of a bus driver from pakistan served in a conservative cabinet alongside the son of a single mother from a Council Estate in southwest london. And in a way, that dream is my story, too. I know people think i am not very emotional. [laughter] pm may im not the kind of person who wears her heart on her sleeve. I dont mind being called things like the ice maiden. Perhaps george did take the analogy a little too far. [laughter] [applause] let me tell you something, my grandmother was a domestic servant who worked as a ladies made below stairs. Madeorked hard and sacrifices because she believed in a Better Future for her family. And that servant, that ladies her grandchildren, three professors and a Prime Minister. [applause] pm may and that is why the british dream inspires me. That dream of progress between the generations spurs me on. It is why today at this conference, this conservative party must pledge to renew the british dream in this country once again. To renew that dream is my purpose in politics. My reason for being, the things that the thing that drives me on. It has never wavered through good times and hard times. I believe that this conservative government can renew it has always remained strong. We are tested as a nation, this party steps up to the plate. Seven years ago, our challenge was to repair the damage of labours Great Recession and we did it. The deficit is down, spending is under control, the economy is growing again. But we did not limit ourselves to that ambition. We have achieved so much more. An income tax cut for over 30 million people. 4 million taking out of paying it at all. Employment up to a record high. Unemployment down to a historic low. Income inequality at its lowest for 30 years. More women in work than ever before. Over 11,000 more doctors in nhs. Over 11,000 more nurses and ards. Tal w for childcare threeyearolds and fouryearolds. 1. 8 million more children in good or outstanding schools. 3 million more apprenticeships. Crime down by more than a third. More young people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university than at any time the history of our country. Britains leading the world in tackling climate change. Eradicating global poverty and countering terrorism wherever it rears its head. Samesex marriage on the statute book so that two people who love each other can get married no matter their gender. And a National Living wage, giving a pay rise to the lowest earners. Introduced not by the labour party, but by us, the conservative party. [applause] pm may so, let us never allow the left to pretend they have a monopoly on compassion. [applause] a may this is the good conservative government can do and we should never let anyone forget it. But it is easy when you have been in government for a while to fall into the trap of defending your record and is standing for the status quo. Yes, we are proud of the progress we have made, but the world doesnt stand still. Change is constant and inevitable and we must bend it to our will. That means staking out an agenda for britain and uniting behind it, too. The agenda i laid out on day one as Prime Minister still holds. It burns inside me just the same because at its core, its about sweeping away injustice, the barriers that means for some the british dream is increasingly out of reach. About saying what matters is not where you are from or who your parents are, the color of your skin, whether you are a man, woman, rich or poor, how far you go in life should depend on you and your hard work. [applause] pm may thats why i have always taken a vested interest when they are working against the interest of the people, called out those who abuse their position of power and given a voice to those who have been ignored or silenced for too long. When people ask me what i put myself through it, the long hours, the pressure, the criticism that inevitably goes with this job, i tell them this, i do it to root out injustice and to give everyone in our country a voice. And thats why when i reflect on my time in politics, the things that make me proud are not the positions i have held, World Leaders i have met, great global gatherings ive attended, but knowing i made a difference, that i helped those who couldnt be heard. [applause] pm may like the families of the 96 men, women and children who tragically lost their lives at hillsboro. For years they saw people in authority closing ranks and acting against them, but now they are on the way to seeking way to seeing justice served. That is what i am in this for. Of child sexual abuse, ignored for years by people of position of power now on the long road to the truth, that is what im in this for. Paul, a young man who came to this conference three years ago to tell his story, the story of a young black boy growing up in modern britain, who without causing any trouble, without doing anything wrong, found himself being stopped and searched by people in Authority Time and time and time again. Alexander spoke so eloquently about this experience and how he came to mistrust those in positions of power as a result. Example, we by his took action. We shook up the system and the number of black people stocked stopped and searched has fallen by over two thirds. [applause] pm may im sad to have to tell you that last year, alexander, who inspired us all with his passion, was diagnosed with brain cancer, and in june of this year, he tragically passed away. He was just 21. Let us today remember the courage he showed in coming to our conference to speak out against injustice. Ake pride that we gave him platform, and inspired by his example, we doubled our efforts to give a voice to the voiceless at every opportunity. [applause] pm may that is what i am in this for. And that same commitment is the reason why one of my first acts as Prime Minister was to establish the groundbreaking Racial Disparity in order disparity order, investigating how a persons race affects their treatment by Public Services so we can take action and respond. We already know, for example, that members of black and ethnic communities have a higher risk of illness such as high blood pressure, that may lead to the need for organ transplant, but our ability to help people who need transplants is limited by the number of organ donors that come forward. And that is why last year, 500 people died because a suitable organ was not available and there are 6500 on the transplant list today. To address this challenge that affects all communities in our country, we will change the system, shifting the balance of presumption in favor of organ donation, working on behalf of the most vulnerable. [applause] pm may that is what i am in this for. And its why after seeing the unimaginable tragedy unfold at tower,t our grenfell i was determined to find the truth. Because it should never have happened and it cannot be allowed to happen again. So we must learn the lesson, understanding not just what went wrong, but why the voice of the people had been ignored over so many years. Thats what the Public Inquiry will do, and where in the individual or organization is found to have acted negligently, justice must be done. Thats what im in this for. [applause] pm may and because in this as in other disasters before it the reasons grieving families dont get the support they need, we would introduce a independent public advocate for major disasters. An advocate to work on behalf of the families and support them and the public interest. Thats what im in this for. Tackling the injustice and stigma associated with Mental Health is a particular priority for me, so we are building on our record of giving mental and physical health and investing more in Mental Health than ever before. But there is widespread concern that the existing Mental Health legislation passed more than three decades ago is leading to shortfalls in services and open to misuse. Detention rates under the Mental Health act or too high. And it is people from black and minority ethnic populations who are affected the most. So, today i can announce that i have asked a professor to undertake an independent review of the Mental Health act, so we can tackle the longstanding injustices of discrimination in our Mental Health system once and for all. [applause] thats what im in this for. [applause] this is the conservatism i believe in. A conservatism of fairness and justice and opportunity for all. A conservatism that keeps the british dream alive for a new generation. That is what i am in this for and thats what we must all be , in this for. And we must come together to fight for this mainstream conservative agenda, to win the battle of ideas in a new generation all over again. For those ideas are being tested are the verye things we value. , four nationsnion that are stronger as one, threatened by those with their narrow nationalist agendas that seek to drive us apart. The strength of our society in which we understand the obligations and responsibilities we have to one another, under attack from militant forces who preach animosity and hate. Economy, for so long the basis of our prosperity and security, an idea lifted millions around the world out of poverty, called into question by those who would imperil our future by adopting the failed experiments of the past. That idea of free and open markets operating under the right rules and regulation is precious to us. It by which we generate our is a means by which we generate our prosperity as a nation and improve the Living Standards of all of our people. It has helped to cement britains influence as a force for good in the world. It is underpinned a rulesbased International System that helped rebuild postwar europe and the world beyond. It has ushered in the fall of the berlin wall, the end of communism and the dark days of the iron curtain, securing the advance of freedom across europe and across the world. It has inspired 70 years of prosperity, raising Living Standards for hundreds of millions of people right across the globe. So dont try to tell me the free markets are no longer fit the purpose. That somehow they are Holding People back. Dont try to tell me that the innovations they have encouraged, the advances they have brought, the mobile phone, the internet, pioneering medical treatment, the ability to travel freely across the world, are worth nothing. The free market and the values of freedom, equality, rights, responsibilities and the rule of law that lie at its heart remain the greatest agent of collective Human Progress ever created. [applause] pm may so, let us win in this argument for a new generation and defend free and open markets with all of our might, because there has rarely been a time when the choice of a futures for britain is so stark. The difference between the parties so clear. And it is the conservative party open,as a vision of an global, selfconfident britain while our opponent search for the Foreign Policy of neutrality and prepare for a run on the ground. Some people say we have spent too much time talking about Jeremy Corbyns past. You may not have heard me say that. Some people say we have spent too much time talking about Jeremy Corbyns past. [applause] [shouting] pm may shall we [applause] pm may i was about to talk tout somebody i would like give a form to, that is jeremy corbyn. [cheers and applause] pm may we dont need to talk about his past. We need to talk about his present. Because this is a politician who want to pile taxes on business just when we needed them the most to invest in our country. A politician who wants to borrow hundreds of billions of a pounds to nationalize industry without the slightest idea of how much it will cost or how he will ever pay it back. This is a politician who wants to strip us of our Nuclear Deterrent without being honest with the voters about his plan. This is a politician who let antisemitism, misogyny and hatred run free while he doesnt do anything to stop it. [applause] pm may this is a politician who thinks we should take the economics of venezuela as our role model. [laughter] pm may no, jeremy corbyn. [applause] pm may by contrast, when i look around the cabinet table, i have confidence we have a team full of talent, drive and compassion, a team that is determined that this party, this great conservative party, will tackle the challenges of the future together, a team that is determined we will always do our duty by our country. [applause] pm may and our first and most important duty is to get brexit right. The people have decided we have taken their instruction. Britain is leaving the European Union in march 2019. [applause] pm may i know some find the negotiations frustrating, but if we approach than in the right spirit, a spirit of cooperation and friendship with our site set firmly on the future, im confident we will find a deal that works with britain and europe, too. Lets be clear about the agreement we seek. Its the agreement i set out earlier this year at lancaster house and repeated in the speech i gave in florence 10 days ago. Is a special partnership between the strong successful European Union and the sovereign United Kingdom, a partnership that allows us to continue to trade and cooperate with each other because we see shared challenges and opportunities ahead, but a partnership that ensures the United Kingdom is a sovereign nation once again, a country in which of the british people are firmly in control. I believe [applause] i believe it is profoundly in all of our interests for the negotiations to succeed. But i know some are worried whether we are prepared in the event they do not. Its our responsibility as a government to prepare for every eventuality, and let me reassure everyone in this hall, that is exactly what we are doing. So a deep and special partnership is our ambition and our offer, and i look forward to that offer receiving a positive response. [applause] pm may and let me say one more thing, because it cannot be said often enough. If you are a citizen of the eu who have made their life in this country, i know you will feel unsettled and nervous, but let me be clear that we value the contribution you make to the life of our country. You are welcome here. And i urge [applause] and i urge the negotiating team to Reach Agreement on this quickly because we want you to stay. [applause] pm may whatever the outcome of the british dream is still within reach. As we look to the future, we look with the fundamentals of our country strong. 10 years after northern rock, our economy is back on track. The deficit is back to precrisis levels. [laughter] if mymay it sounds as voice is not on track. We are on course to get our National Debt falling in Business Investment is growing. The work to get there has not been easy. I know that the Public Sector has had to carry a heavy burden. The private sector has played its part, too. Businesses,rnment, and the Public Sector working together, we have bounced back, we have created record numbers of jobs. [applause] [coughing] p. M. May so, why we will excuse me. Actill never hesitate to where businesses arent operating as they should. Let this Party Celebrate the Wealth Creators, the