the bid for london, we are going to win the bid for london, from seb coe to our very own dame tessa jowell. [applause] and you know what friends, we succeeded, because of one reason more than any other, we succeeded because of us. we succeeded because of us, us the british people, us the british people who welcomed the athletes from abroad, who cheered them on. who found ourselves talking to each other each morning about what had happened at the olympics the night before, in a way that we hadn't talked to each other before. we succeeded because we came together as a country we worked together as a country. we joined together as a country. that's why we achieved more than we imagined possible. you know, i'll just tell you this. i can't remember a time like it in the whole history of my lifetime. i can't remember a time like it, that sense of a country united, that sense of a country that felt it was together. that is the spirit this labour party believes in. [applause] but i may not remember that spirit, but that spirit has echoed through british history. you know, 140 years ago, 140 years

we are going to win the bid for london to our very dame tessa jowell. [applause] you know what? e. nowak, friends, we succeeded because of one reason more than any other. we succeeded because of bias. we succeeded because of us, as the british people, us the british people who welcome the athletes from abroad, who chairs the non, found ourselves talking to each other each morning about what happened at the olympics the night before. whether we hadn't talked to each other before, we succeeded because we came together as a country. we were together as a country. we join together as a country. that is why we achieve more than we imagined possible. you know, i'll have to tell you this. i can't remember a time like this in the whole history. i can't remember a time like, the sense of a country united, that sense of the country at felt it was together. that is the spirit this labor party believes them. [applause] but i may not remember that spirit. but that spirit has occurred rough british history. you know, 140 years ago, 140 years ago to the year, another leader of the opposition gave