Our future is in our hands
Today our Prime Minister, Theresa May, gave her speech to close the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham saying when we come together, there is no limit to what we can achieve –
"A decade after the financial crash, people need to know the austerity it led to is over.
"At the Spending Review next year, debt as a share of the economy will continue to go down – and support for public services will go up.
"We should be proud of our record – but not blind to the challenges ahead."
That’s why as part of fixing the housing market, the Prime Minister announced we will remove the cap on how much local councils can borrow to get them building homes again.
"We cannot make the case for capitalism if ordinary working people have no chance of owning capital."
Doing more
Theresa May also unveiled a new cancer strategy which will boost people’s chances of surviving cancer through early diagnosis – meaning by 2028, 55,000 more people will be alive five years after their diagnosis compared to today.
"We know we need to do more to help people with the cost of living –
- "We will freeze fuel duty for the ninth year in a row.
- "We're putting money in the pockets of hard working people from a Conservative government which is on their side."
Brexit
And on Brexit, the Prime Minister explained it is time to come together and act in the national interest –
- "Our proposal takes back control of our borders, laws and money.
- "It is good for jobs, good for the Union and delivers on the referendum.
- "If we all go off in different directions in pursuit of our own visions of the perfect Brexit, we risk ending up with no Brexit at all."
"This is a moment of opportunity. Motivated by our enduring principles of security, freedom and opportunity – we can offer the decent, moderate, patriotic government this country needs."
- Transcript of the Prime Minister's speech at the 2018 Conservative Party conference.
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