that anniversary is coming up in just a few days‘ time. let's cross to the main conference hall where michael gove is speaking. he will be taking part any panel discussion after this with this with jacob rees mogg and stephen barclay he is talking a bit about the implementation of his plans. the panel will be chaired by the telegraph journalist. panel will be chaired by the telegraphjournalistl panel will be chaired by the telegraph journalist. i do not deny that a without a deal will mean that, initially, there are some

challenges. the eu plans to impose new tariffs, new checks on trade and it is not showing the same generosity to uk nationals as we are showing to eu nationals. but we will stay open for trade, open for business and determine to respect the rights of all eu citizens in this country. applause. and women taking huge steps to get ready. we are investing in new customs procedures —— and we're taking huge steps to get ready. the level of our preparation has accelerated massively since boris became pregnant star. of course, we cannot anticipate every rest, we cannot —— since boris became prime minister. we hope to secure a deal before october the sist secure a deal before october the 31st because it is in their interest as well as ours. if we cannot, then leave we must.

applause. because while the difficulties caused by living with her to deal will pass, the damage to oui’ her to deal will pass, the damage to our democracy in not getting brexit done with endure and represent for much longer. —— can resound for much longer. our democracy is precious and depends on people trusting us as politicians. when we say that we will put our trust on people trusting us as politicians. when we say that we will put our trust in them. on the eve of the referendum result in 2016, it was the late paddy ashton who got to the heart of it. he said, i will forgive anyone who does not accept the sovereign rights of the british people once it has spoken —— the late paddy ashdown. when democracy speaks, we obey. applause. when democracy speaks, we the politicians obey. that has the

possession of a trailer bonded to a democrat, but it is not the position of the party that today calls itself the liberal democrats. they refused to a cce pt the liberal democrats. they refused to accept the sovereign voice of the people. they have worked constantly to delayed and an set. and now they wa nt to to delayed and an set. and now they want to cancel brexit altogether. telling the public they will not be listened to until the day with diva house that —— until they agree with guy verhofstadt. it makes marie antoinette seem like a model of humility. applause. voting liberal democrat does not get backed down, but it risks something else, prime minister jeremy corbyn. voting for any party other than the conservatives risk letting labour into power and carbon

back into downing street. labour government would not get brexit done. they want to prolong a membership of the eu. and they want to negotiate for many months and then agree a deal, but only on the eu's turns and then hold another referendum in which they will be prepared to say that we should stay in the eu forever. when we should be getting on with improving education, strengthening the nhs, fighting crime and creating jobs, labour will be getting on with what it does best, showing weakness abroad, sowing division at home and tearing itself in the country apart. applause. you simply need to look at jeremy corbyn‘s record. how can you let a man who supported sinn fein ira be in charge of our nation's security and who thinks that we should not have immigration controls, be in charge of our borders. a man who thinks that

punishing companies for being successful is, allow him to be in control of our economy. and how on earth can we let a man who has indulged, accommodated and excused the most terrible anti—semitism be in charge of our democracy. the's. soft on terrorism supine on acuity and bankrupt economically and a danger minorities, jeremy corbyn is totally unfit to be by minister of oui’ our country. applause. these are testing times, but when our party and our country have been tested in the past, we have been tested in the past, we have met and listed the challenges of our times. conservatives are rose to the industrial revolution whether the courage to cut tariffs and with the courage to cut tariffs and with the compassion to pass laws to protect factory workers. conservatives responded to the

turbulence of the 1930s with investment in health and housing for the poorest and the resolution to rearm in the face of dictatorships. conservatives also reverse the decline of a nation in the 1980s. by spreading wealth, extending home ownership, increasing educational opportunity and facing down marxism at home and abroad. and of course, after the great crash of 2008, it was conservative leadership that repaired our economy reformed their skills helps millions into work put rehabilitation at the heart of justice, thought climate change and enhance our environment, and how the light of liberty are not well freedom came under attack across the globe. now we have the chance, this generation of conservatives, to embrace a new decade of renewal. to make our country at the best in the world for education and science. the best in the world when it comes to using technology to banish anger, fight climate change and end

poverty. they most civilised, tolera nt poverty. they most civilised, tolerant and welcoming home to people of all backgrounds, the most creative, imaginative, entrepreneurial place on earth. a nation renewed and emission to lead the world stop that is our challenge and are calling. let's be worthy of it together. prospect. -- applause thank you very much, michael. moving oi'i thank you very much, michael. moving on to thank you very much, michael. moving ontoa thank you very much, michael. moving on to a couple of questions. the first question, with the most number of optics if you like, as will be deliver brexit by the 315t of october, but i think if i put that to the saviour you will go on a monosyllabic answer, so let's try and move on from that. the next one

is how will we stop the hopeless government of national disunity, as people seem to call it, from taking over numberten? people seem to call it, from taking over number ten? do you want to start you do not unite the country by denying democracy and ignoring the biggest but in our history. by denying democracy and ignoring the biggest but in our historyfi is not unity to have a government formed by just is not unity to have a government formed byjust one side of the argument. and the biggest issue in terms of the rise of populism is parties that do not respect democratic decisions. that is why we will be out on the 31st of october, because we are the party that will a lwa ys because we are the party that will always trust the people and deliver on their vote. this applause. the problem with the initials government of national unity as it makes a government of national unity as it makesa gnu... government of national unity as it makes a gnu... and it seems to me

thatis makes a gnu... and it seems to me that is the appropriate place for a gnu and not ten downing st. as the was intimating, not unity at all, it has a remoaner who in the come—uppance they will get, if they defy the electorate will come in the ballot box when we come to a general election, suffer nothing that they try to do. you're nothing of the streams and the stratagem is good because ultimately we will have a general election and a that in a democracy get into great trouble when people have the chance to vote. i would have thought that the liberal democrats, after their experience of coalition, would be wa ry experience of coalition, would be wary of going into coalition with carbon. the last time that they tried it they got wiped out in general elections. how sad that will be. applause.

iam in i am in favour of the government of national unity. how do we get it? we have a general election, put to the people of the essential question of who should govern a general election, put to the people the essential question of who should govern oui’ essential question of who should govern our country. i'm comparable -- i'm govern our country. i'm comparable —— i'm confident of what the answer will be, boris johnson —— i'm confident of what the answer will be, borisjohnson be elected, a majority and is concentrating on what we need to do as a government, making this country the best it has in the world. the next most popular question is what progress is being made any brexit talks. and if any, please, add a sort of supplementary to that. given that the prime minister has today that it will not, when we see a deal, it is not going to be a return to mrs may's deal, how confident are you that it is going to be a substantially different deal cut michael? steve is in the lead with these negotiations and stephen boris and dominic raab have secured big changes on what the eu has said that they would be prepared to do.

before but as the gameplay minister, before steve started these negotiations, intensively in the last few months attachment before bodies became prime minister. the eu said that the agreement was sacrosa nct said that the agreement was sacrosanct and could not be changed. they also said that the backstop was available. that was the only way that we had an answer for the challenges of the island of ireland, but now actually they are saying that the backstop can be replaced, they are not emotionally attached to it. those are significant gains and down to the fact that boris has given us clear leadership on this issue and that steve, dominic and the respective teams have been engaging with eager leaders to make them appreciate how important it is to get a deal that will pass the house of commons. jacob? i am going to defer to my candidacy because it is there any other expertise. i have a comparatively easy task along with the chief whip of trying to get what they agree to the house of commons. laughter there is a question with your name written on it. still, it is your

department. the deal has to be one that will pass through parliament and we know that parliament has rejected the backstop, that is why it has to go because it is at odds with their tradition as a conservative and unionist party. it is at odds with the above good friday agreement which is built on the consent of both communities and because it would involve multiplying in northern ireland over which people will not have a say. when i travel across european capitals, the very clear message that comes from those capitals is that they want a deal. both sides recognise that a deal. both sides recognise that a deal is the best outcome, but we've been very clear and the permanence has been very clear thread this summer, that come what may, we are leaving —— of the prime minister has been very clear throughout the summer been very clear throughout the summer stop we are leaving because thatis summer stop we are leaving because that is what democracy requires.

with that i think we can move onto second speaker. the right honourable jacob rees—mogg mp, the leader of the house of commons. thank you. applause . ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much. there seems to be some enthusiasm in the sulphur getting brexit done and i did not realise there were so many members of the north—east of somerset conservative association here. with him i always had a little deal at fringe events that if i needed a little bit of an extra plus i will tell, yellow, so you are now led into the secret. it is an extraordinary honour for me to be here speaking at this conference because i'd love to this party since i was because i'd love to this party since iwasa because i'd love to this party since i was a mere youth and i am sorry to confess that i was once a mere youth. i have sat like you in the

seats and conferences were held at the seaside and i cannot tell you how pleased i am that year, the members, are once again the focus of the sessions. applause thank you, somebody agrees with me. it was here in manchester that really captured the essence of conservative principles in his 1870 toa conservative principles in his 1870 to a speech at the free trade hall, which lasted over four hours, out of interest. don't worry. when he said had our priorities for the constitution and for the condition of the people. especially their health. he also noted that the audience that he was addressing hours of the highest intelligence, but not one that could compete with the billions, scratch make the brilliance of the audience who are in front of me today we are better

than disraeli's audience. and he knew that the conservative party was a grass—roots party. you are the sorts of other intellectual and energetic nutrition. and it is right that your heart of our conference. we are you a debt of gratitude, an enormous debt, for your robustness and resolve now that the constitutional storm clouds muster over this nation. we feel a bit like gulliver, tied down at another pet, tied down by ragtag motley collection of feeble, footling, feckless politicians —— tied down at lilliput. all having a single aim, to renege on the solemn promise that they need to the british people and to try to cancel a single scratch make the largest single democratic mandate in our history. on the left, not you ladies and gentlemen, on the left we've gotjeremy corbyn, self admired marks is, arguably the most left—wing leader the labour party has ever had. who has achieved the

most remarkable feat of being even more unpopular on his side than on ours. laughter applause. i never thought i'd get such a plasma jeremy corbyn anti—tory party conference. mr corbin would at the public believe that he has a man of principle —— i never thought i'd get so principle —— i never thought i'd get so much applause forjeremy corbyn at the tory party conference. and his campaign for remain. and now carbon's surrender act offers more confusion and delay at the cost of a every week —— corbyn's surrender act. this is from the gentleman who has demanded an immediate general election, only now to run away from an election once it was offered to

him asa an election once it was offered to him as a model of georgia prodigy, —— gorgy porgy. that night,... under his leadership it has become the second party in this nation's history after the bnp to be firm investigated for racism. i do not believe thatjeremy corbyn is a batman, but he is a weak man, too wea k to batman, but he is a weak man, too weak to lead his party certainly two—week to lead his country and behind him there may be struggling, lex keir starmer, poised as if brutus, stiletto in hand, awaiting the moment to strike. the striking of course been something that the left are quite fond of. the suppose

it mastermind of a labour's breaks policy has much wanted horsemanship has steered at the labour party into the impossible streets of claiming that they want to negotiate logic for you. in the middle muddle, we havejo swinson, liberal democrat by name but not by nature. liberal in accepting the yoke of brussels. democratic only in her own mind. it is they who have taken an extreme position — they want to cancel brexit entirely without giving the people a say.

on the right we have nigel farage — supported by the finest politician we have sent to brussels — my sister. applause however we must not delude ourselves into thinking that a vote for the brexit party does anything other than increase the risk of brexit being cancelled entirely. and then we have the speaker. as a parliamentarian, i have been a great admirer of the speaker. he has helped mps hold the government to account and seek redress of grievance. but he has now flown too close to the sun. in my view.

as he comes to retire, let us hope that the good he has done is not forgotten, but his recent mistakes have damaged the standing of the house of commons amongst the public, to my deep regret as its leader. applause. so how can this current impasse — created by mr corbyn and those supporting him who want to cancel the referendum — be resolved? it is simple. this is a tory party slogan that goes back to sir randolph. we must trust the people.

ladies and gentlemen, you have spoken. we are not your leaders, we are your servants, and it is our responsibility to do what you have willed. parliament has promised to do it, over 80 % of members of parliament were elected on a pledge to respect the result. the sovereignty of parliament does not come to parliament out of a void. it comes to parliament from the people. yet this parliament is now holding the people in contempt. they are holding you in contempt. hence we must have a general election. it is time for a new parliament. a new egg must be laid that will not be addled. we trust the people. our opponents do not. because it only a conservative government led by this great conservative prime minister, which can get brexit done and deliver on the people's priorities — boosting the nhs, providing more police on the streets, creating more good school places and cutting the cost of living. so let me conclude with disraeli.

disraeli set out the glorious balance of our constitution. that balance has been disturbed, distorted and displaced, it is our responsibility to restore that balance once more, and this will be done in a general election through the good sense of our masters — the british people. thank you very much, jacob. the next most popular question does have your name written on it. i think you would be in the best position to answer this. this question is, i believe boris and the team will get a good deal from the eu, but how it will be get a majority in parliament to vote for it? it is a very important question, but i think the

mood has changed in the country at large, that everybody now wants to leave and start talking about other things. and i think that is true in the house of commons as well. and i think, if the dup are happy with the deal, they will be that if you conservatives, including those who are without the web, where then against the deal and that point there are a number of people and other parties who think, yes, we must now just other parties who think, yes, we must nowjust finish this. your great brexiteers, you have got any fantastic posters to hold up, thank you very much. who here wants to stop talking about brexit and talk about other things after the 31st of october? hands up. even if i were chairman of the labour party conference, that motion was carried. i'm a little bit sorry, but in a little bit conscious of the time that we have is with michael or steve have nothing burning to add to that in response to that question,

may now ask the right honourable steve barclay to address the audience. applause dealing brexit has come at a cost. it has cost us trust in our democracy. for those who, it has cost us trust in our democracy. forthose who, in it has cost us trust in our democracy. for those who, in good faith at the last general election believed that the promises of members of parliament who said that they would honour a vote to leave they would honour a vote to leave the eu. it has a financial cost an extra payment to the eu and it cost an extra £1 billion every month that we delay. how much has the delay cost in lost opportunities? the very opportunities that we voted for, to

lower living costs by forging new trade deals around the world. with so trade deals around the world. with so much delay, is it any wonder that my good friend jacob has taken to laying down on the government front bench? laughter. there has been won immediate cost from dealing brexit the blunt uncertainty has caused worry and concern to over 3 million eu citizens living in our country. for those eu citizens living here, i have a direct message today. you're not part of the negotiation. your life and livelihood in the uk is not in doubt. applause the payments are the site on the

first minute on downing street. he made it clear that he wants the citizens to stay. we are proud that we have chosen to bring up our families and our communities and work in our public services and businesses. and in our nhs. where there are over 700 were eu doctors today than at the time of the referendum. we value the contribution that you make to our country and are pleased that you have chosen to make your home here. we have guaranteed that your rights to live, work and stay in the uk with full sisson's rights for as long as you choose. now it is time for the eu to match that guarantee —— with a full citizen's rights. we believe the we believe the conservative party conference there. steve barclay offering assurances to

eu citizens in the uk. we also heard from dominic raab, the foreign secretary and jacob rees—mogg. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes hello there. all the heavy rain we've seen over the last 2a hours or so continues to work down the river catchments and we have a number of flood warnings in force across england and wales. and with more heavy rain in the forecast over the next couple of days, the situation could get worse for some before it gets better. mind you, it's quite ropey at the moment. the roads near hathersage in derbyshire are locally flooded. today's weather has been brought by this curl of cloud, but we're monitoring this next one. this is going to be bringing some heavy rain back to england and wales as we go through monday and tuesday. so, as i say, things could get worse before they get better. the radar picture at the moment is picking up

an area of persistent rain across parts of northern and eastern england, plenty of showers elsewhere so it has been a pretty unsettled day and it's all down this to area of low pressure. as the slow start to pull eastwards during this evening, the winds will start to strengthen for a time across east anglia and south—east england, but for the second half of the night, those winds will fall night for many of us. light for many of us. and with clear skies, there will be if you mist and fog patches a few mist and fog patches forming, particularly in some of the river valleys. and it is going to be a chilly one — temperatures in the towns and cities down to single figures, a few showers continuing across northern scotland and that's how we start the day on monday. otherwise, a bright start to the day and dry for many of us with some sunshine, but it's not going to stay that way. the next area of low pressure quickly bringing cloudy weather and some heavy rain are back in across england and wales as the day goes by. we could see as much as 70 millimetres of rain across the high ground, so again, that could lead to some localised flooding issues, certainly there will be some very difficult driving conditions out and about. the rain continues through monday

night and into tuesday. it very gradually it is as go through eases as we go through the day as the low pressure pulls its way eastwards. it might be raining in the south, but it is going to turn a noticeably cooler. 12 for belfast and factor in those winds and it will feel quite chilly. that cooler air works its way all the way down to the south of the united kingdom as we head into wednesday. a chilly start to the day, but it should be a decent day for many of us with probably the best weather of the week. it should best weather of the week. it should be fine with some sunshine, cloud bubbling up, perhaps running to the north sea coast. highs of 13 in london. that is your weather.

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