[Music] [Applause] [Music] thank you thank you an and thank you to all of our speakers speaking so powerfully about things that really really matter and Bliss that was incredible and um Bliss has never spoken in public like this from a stage like this before in our life I saw about half an hour 45 minutes ago a little at ensive but you absolutely nailed it there Bliss well done and what an amazing [Music] contribution an amazing contribution you're already making to our country so thank you for that and as an said it is really great to be here at the iconic Pinewood Studios the spiritual home of Britain's film industry and you know the leader of the opposition thinks that if you do a couple of shifts in McDonald's uh then you can become working class so by that logic if I keep coming back here I could be the next James Bond but this really is an incredible place I'm sure you felt it when you came in countless Oscars produced here an engine of growth which supports 8,000 jobs and more than that a a a beacon to the world of British creative Brilliance so I'm delighted to be here to launch our plan for change because this is about who we are as a nation how do we project our values fight for our values show our strength in an Ever more volatile world but also to show to the British people that their country can still do great things and to be honest not just great things things that they should be able to take for granted the basic functions of the state take the NHS mentioned earlier because perhaps more than any other institution it represents the bigger us Millions owe everything to it and two of them are here my family of course no difference and I I know I've said this before but I would not be here without the NHS it's the reason my mom was able to have children when she was first told aged 11 that that would never happen and that's because the NHS never gave up on her and behind every single door in this country there's a family with their own version of these stories and yet here we are the NHS even the NHS losing the trust of the British public record dissatisfaction unable to provide the timely care and dignity that Britain relies on a precious contract between the state and the people broken broken by public services in crisis unable to perform their basic functions broken by an economy that leaves Millions working harder just a stand still and broken by po politicians who promised change and never delivered broken but not Beyond repair because one thing the British people do know in their bones is that this is a great nation no matter how tough things are for their family and their Community they know that and they're right because they recognize it in themselves after all in the last 14 years years they tightened their belts when they were told we're all in it together they closed ranks to defeat a deadly virus and they never once wavered in their commitment to stand with Ukraine and all they asked for in return was a government to meet them halfway and there's hope in that the hope of a government finally able to match their ambition with a credible plan for unlocking their potential a great nation rediscovering it can do great things renewing that contract with the people delivering the change that they voted [Music] for but but that's the catch isn't it the purpose of this government is to make our public services and economy work for working people strengthen our country in a world that increasingly Praise on weakness it's a cause that demands nothing less than the full power of government yet that's precisely what's broken isn't it as I've said a number of times fixing the foundations it is like finding damp in your wall you can paint for it and get the hair dryer out and dry it all done that hope it goes away or you can strip it out rip out the plaster and deal with the problem once and for all but unless we fundamentally reform the way government goes about its business unless we first change how we try to change the country then the haird dryer is all we've got and this is a big job prisons over overflowing the NHS on its knees a 22 billion pound black hole in our public finances which to put that in context is nearly half of what we spend on defense of our country now I don't want to use that as an excuse I expect to be judged on my ability to deal with it and the work of change has begun 25 billion pounds invested in the NHS Asylum returns up 53% the minimum wage raised by a record amount stabilizing the economy fixing the foundations clearing up the mess so we can take the country forward with our missions now that doesn't happen by accident there's no investment in our public services without difficult decisions no solution to the housing crisis without approving controversial development and no taking our country forward without leveling with you honestly about the tradeoffs we must face together now the path of change is long it's hard there are few thanks in the short term but mark my words with this plan for change we will stick to it country first party second [Music] so in that country first Spirit we change our plan a plan for change a plan that does two things at the same time first it doubles down on our national missions a strategy that for all the turbulance of the world around us has remained robust since we published it nearly two 2 years ago a strategy that will give the government and the nation whether in calm or choppy Waters the stabilizing certainty of the clear destination guide us towards a decade of national renewal yeah some will say we've heard these missions before where's the rabbit out the Hat in Westminster they always say that but I make no apologies for sticking to our our plan and no apologies for fixing the eyes of whiteall not on the distraction of Westminster but on the long-term good of our country however to drive those missions forward in this Parliament and show our progress towards them today we publish new Milestones measurable Milestones that will also give the British people the power to hold our feet to the fire because that accountability that is part of how we shift the focus in Westminster towards long-term change second our plan commits whal to Mission Le government an approach to governing that won't just deliver change but also itself fix the foundations and make no man will land on desks across whiteall with the heavy thud of a gauntlet being thrown down a demand given the urgency of our times for a state that is more Dynamic more decisive more Innovative less hostile to Devolution and letting things go on the deployment of Technology harnessing its power to rethink service is rather than replicate the status quo in digital form artificial intelligence is particularly crucial here an unprecedented opportunity for this country we are strong already and we must become stronger still and we must also Tear Down the Walls of whiteall let the nation in a state that builds its capacity through partnership rather than viewing itself as the only source of expertise because ultimately Mission Le government is a plan for the nation a partnership businesses Charities campaigners unions investors England Scotland Wales and Northern Island the people of these islands all pulling in the same direction all focused on taking our country forward because at the end of the day we all have a state in change we all look forward and see the same Horizon we all feel the burden of where we are as a country the contract which must be repaired is ours and that requires change so this is our plan it begins as we set out in our Manifesto with strong foundations economic stability National security border security those fundamentals never change and we will never risk them that's the argument we made and continue to make about the values of a changed labor party serving the real concerns of working people not changing the conversation not walking away or talking down to them and that's not just about immigration but as ever that shows the argument take these statistics that were published last week which revealed with total Clarity how the Tores lost control of immigration opened the borders deliberately to cover up the extent of their economic stagnation zero regard for the damage to trust in politics absolutely unforgivable and this government will reduce immigration legal and illegal because that is what working people want and not just on migration itself also the way that they want the economy to grow for them that is absolutely the change that we promised at the election and we're not hanging around we're clearing the asylum backlog processing thousands more claims than when we came to office returns of foreign National offenders up 29% on track for the highest overall number of returns for six years that is what dealing with the problem seriously looks like a much more meaningful deterrent than spraying taxpayers money up the wall all the ridiculous Rwanda gimmick and then on those strong foundations we rebuild Britain with our national missions driven forward in the harsh light of accountability by the milestones for this Parliament one Higher Living standards in every region of the country as we target the highest sustained growth in the G7 so working people have more money in their pocket the burden of the cost of living crisis no longer intruding on the joy of their family life two Britain rebuilt with 1. 5 million new homes so the security I enjoyed when I was growing up the base camp aspiration of home ownership doesn't move further and further away from workingclass families like mine three safer streets more police on the beat stamping out antisocial behavior in every Community because nobody should feel insecure in the streets that they call home for the best start in life for every child with a record proportion of 5-year-olds starting school ready to learn because it's a scandal an affront to the British value of equal respect if we do not give every child whatever their background a fair chance to succeed five clean Power by 2030 homegrown British energy making our country more secure so never again can a tyrant like Putin attack the living standards of working people waiting lists in our NHS cut the 18we target from referral to treatment finally met a symbol of the NHS back on its feet facing the future dignity and Care restored to Millions now some people uh that's pretty brave you've seen the books now you know how hard that NHS Milestone is but 1. 5 million homes is ambitious perhaps a little too ambitious and look I'll be honest they're right we Face An Almighty challenge to hit these Milestones by the end of this Parliament like I say we're starting from Ground Zero waiting lists over 7 million housing starts and permission the lowest for a decade one in three children not ready for school at the age of five and that's kids in reception who aren't starting to read They're struggling to speak and you know in fact given our inheritance let's say on housing starts clearly if we don't Turbo Charge house building with reform we won't meet that milestone and if that level of cander surprises you then honestly it shouldn't after all what is the point of setting a Target that you can deliver without bold action that's not public service that's political cynicism no the job of these Milestones is to take our country forward drive reform through the public sector it's not about making the government look good so yes they are risky for US country first party second because that is something we've totally lost sight of in British politics and to be honest across White Hall as well I I don't think there's a swamp to be drained here but I do think that too many people in whiteall are comfortable in the tepid bar of managed decline have forgotten to paraphrase JFK that you choose change not because it's easy but because it's hard I totally get that when trust in politics is so low we must be careful about the promises we make but across whiteall and Westminster that's been internalized as a don't say anything don't try anything too ambitious set targets that will happen anyway like Russia sunx inflation Target for example and then they wonder why working people won't give you a pat on the back wonder why working people no longer believe that politics can make a real difference to their lives our plan for change is a break both with the unrealistic Bluster of Boris Johnson but also with the acceptance of decline that was Rishi sunak five pledges our plan for change is the most ambitious and credible program for government in a generation and we embrace the risk that comes with it because if there was no Jeopardy if there was no resistance no blockages or impediments for us to remove then as sure as night follows day that will be a sign that we're not serious about delivering change and I will never never do that the Mandate was for Change and change is what we will [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] deliver so to those who still need to hear it change and reform are coming that's what this plan means productivity in the public public sector is 2.
6% lower than this time last year 8. 5% down compared with just before the pandemic now that would not be accepted in any other sector or Walk of Life and I'm not going to subsidize it with ever Rising taxes on the British people take our neighborhood policing guarantee as an example that will deliver 30 ,000 extra neighborhood police visible on the beat tracking down on antisocial Behavior are named contactable officer in every Community a relief for millions of people scared to walk their own streets that pledge is only made possible because we're matching investment with reform standardizing procurement streamlining specialist capabilities like digital forensics ending The Madness of each of our 43 forces purchasing their own cars and their own uniforms or take our planning system a blockage in our economy that is so big it obscures an entire future stops this country building roads grid connections Laboratories train lines warehouses wind farms power stations you name it a choke hoold on the growth our country needs suffocating the aspiration of Working Families I mean you walk around our country you look at our infrastructure and it is clear almost immediately that we have long Freel loaded of the British Genius of the past because we won't build a future we haven't built a reservoir for over 30 years and even the projects we do approve are fought tooth and nail and nail and tooth until you end up with the Absurd spectacle of a 100 million pound bat tunnel holding up the country's single biggest infrastructure project driving up taxes and the cost of living beyond belief and I tell you now this government will not accept this nonsense any anymore we will streamline the approval process in the forthcoming planning and infrastructure Bill and driving through reform I can announce another new Target not just 1. 5 million homes but also 150 major infrastructure projects a milestone that will triple the number of decisions on National infrastructure compared with the last Parliament and just as importantly we send a very clear message to the nimbis The Regulators the blockers the bureaucrats the alliance of naysayers the people who say no Britain can't do this we can't get things done in our country but we say to them you no longer have the upper hand Britain says yes because [Music] [Applause] because whether you like it or not we are building a future for working people making our country strong with stability investment and reform and we're building it with urgency because there's no time to lose everyone can see there's a growing impatience with traditional politics everyone can see how people are tired with those who fail to get the job done now populism isn't the answer to Britain's challenges easy answers won't make our country strong but nobody can deny that this kind of politics feeds off real concerns in fact that's that's the Crux of the matter people haven't become radical ideologues we are still in our values a pragmatic Nation what people want from their politics that that hasn't changed they want a stable economy they want their country to be safe their borders secure more cash in their pockets safer streets in their Town opportunities for their children secure British energy in their home and an NHS that is fit for the future and that is why we've set these missions missions to make Country Strong missions to make working people better off missions this government will [Applause] [Music] deliver and I don't think these are unreasonable hopes clearly not but nor do I underestimate how little faith there is from working people most of all but politics can still deliver for them and that's not un raisable either because they kept to the contract worked tirelessly for their family and their Community but the previous government never kept their side of the bargain and that is what we must change that is what these missions add up to I don't want to give you the whole story about my parents all over again but but no matter how tough life was growing up they they always believed that if they worked hard Britain would be better for their children you can call that hope you can call it security you can call it aspiration in the end it amounts to the same thing it's a feeling a belief a confidence that allowed workingclass families like mine to raise their eyes to look forward and build their lives around the future people can call that sentimental if you like but I am convinced that if we unlock that potential there is so much power in this country I'm convinced that if we get these missions right we can make our country stronger I convinced that if we can show that politics can change Britain for the better then we can face the future with confidence a country secure in its values determined to walk through the storm and build a New Britain with 1.
