·      Government
to make final offer to EU on Wednesday 

·     ‘A
fair and reasonable compromise’ that all sides can agree and build on

Boris
Johnson will tomorrow (wed) unveil a new Brexit deal during his first
Conservative Party Conference speech as Prime Minister. 

Mr
Johnson is expected to tell the party faithful details of a ‘fair and
reasonable compromise’ that all sides can agree and build on. 

After
70 days of negotiations, the fresh legal texts for the new deal will be
presented to Brussels tomorrow– but no10 officials have made clear this will be
the final offer.

The
PM will use his speech to contrast his position with Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of
constant delay on Brexit 

He
is expected to say:

‘Voters
are desperate for us to focus on their other priorities – what people want,
what leavers want, what remainers want, what the whole world wants – is to move
on.

‘That
is why we are coming out of the EU on October 31. Let’s get Brexit done – we
can, we must and we will.

‘Corbyn
wants to turn the whole of 2020 – which should be a great year for this country
– into the chaos and cacophony of two more referendums – a second referendum on
Scottish independence, even though the people of Scotland were promised that
the 2014 vote would be a once in a generation vote, and a second referendum on
the EU, even though we were promised that the 2016 vote would be a once in a
generation vote.

‘Can
you imagine another three years of this? That is the Corbyn agenda – stay in
the EU beyond October 31, paying a billion pounds a month for the privilege,
followed by years of uncertainty for business and everyone else.

‘My
friends, I am afraid that after three and a half years people are beginning to
feel that they are being taken for fools. They are beginning to suspect that
there are forces in this country that simply don’t want Brexit delivered at
all. And if they turn out to be right in that suspicion then I believe there
will be grave consequences for trust in democracy.

‘Let’s
get Brexit done on October 31 so in 2020 our country can move on.’

Ahead
of the submission of the legal texts, officials have made it clear that if
Brussels does not engage with the offer made tomorrow, then this Government
will not negotiate further until we have left the EU. They also made it clear
that the Prime Minister will in no circumstances negotiate a delay at the EU
Council on 17-18 October.

A
Senior Number 10 official said:

‘The
Government is either going to be negotiating a new deal or working on no deal —
nobody will work on delay. We will keep fighting to respect the biggest
democratic vote in British history. The EU is obliged by EU law only to
negotiate with member state governments, they cannot negotiate with Parliament,
and this government will not negotiate delay.’

ENDS

Priti Patel, Home Secretary, speaking today at Conservative
Party Conference at The Manchester Convention Centre, said:

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“Today, here in Manchester, the Conservative Party takes its rightful place
as the Party of Law and Order in Britain once again.

We stand with the brave men and women of our police and security
services.

And we stand against the criminals.

The gang leaders, drug barons, thugs and terrorists who seek to do us
harm.  

We say that proudly and without apology.

As the Party that has always backed the forces of law and order, and we
always will.

We ask them to do the most difficult of jobs.

To run toward danger, to ensure that we are not in danger.  

Being here in Manchester it is impossible to forget that.

Just over two years ago, this city was victim to one of the most
sickening terror attacks our country has ever witnessed.

Manchester truly experienced the worst of humanity that night.  But, also the best.

That spineless coward met with the heroism of our emergency workers and
Britain’s finest intelligence agencies.

And as they face up to such danger, they need to know they are not
alone.

They need to know they have a Prime Minister,

a Home Secretary,

and a Government that stands beside them.  

I am that Home Secretary.

Boris Johnson is that Prime Minister.

The Conservative Party is that Government.

One of my first acts as Home Secretary was to start recruiting 20,000
new police officers.

Giving them the strength in numbers they need.

Giving them new and immediate funding.

And supporting and equipping them with the powers they need to keep us
safe.

Including lifting restrictions on emergency stop-and-search powers for
all forces across England and Wales.

Giving police officers the confidence they need to clamp down on violent
crime.

These are the powers police chiefs tell me they need.

I have heard their voice.

I am answering their call.

And I want to tell you why.

There are three reasons:

Firstly, because backing the forces of law and order is central to our
DNA as Conservatives.

Giving people the security they need to live their lives as they choose
is an essential part of our freedom.

We recognise that freedom and security are not opposites, but equals.

And that ensuring people can live their lives free from fear is the
essential foundation for a life of liberty.

Because the people posing the threats are ever more callous and the job
we ask the police to do is ever more difficult and dangerous.

These are the facts that I never forget.

Almost every day, I pass the gates of the Houses of Parliament.

There stands the memorial to PC Palmer killed in the line of duty on
22nd March 2017, during a terror attack at the heart of our democracy.

His sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Around the corner from my office stands the National Police Memorial,
and a book containing the names of 4,000 men and women killed as they went
about their work.

Tragically, we must now add a new name to that proud roll of honour.

PC Harper, a 28-year-old newlywed, senselessly and brutally killed in
the line of duty on 15th August this year.

He too will always be remembered.

I will always remember visiting Thames Valley police the day after he
was killed.

The shock and sorrow was palpable.

But the determination to come together, to carry on and continue the
relentless pursuit of justice was inspiring.

Their safety, their dedication and their loyalty are what I think of
every single day.  

The second reason we must back the police is to remove the grip gangs
and organised criminals have on our communities.

They just don’t care who they hurt or abuse.

The kingpins of these criminal gangs are exploiting children.

Forcing them to carry crack cocaine and heroin across rural and coastal
communities.

Threatening them into carrying guns and knives as “protection”.

Manipulating them into killing innocent people.  

Faced with this new and growing danger, our police will know that I will
back them to get this under control.

If there has been any doubt about that commitment in the past.

Let that end here today.

Recruiting 20,000 police officers is just the start.

I am equipping Police Officers with the kit and tools they need to
protect themselves and others from harm.

I have created a new fund to give police chiefs the ability to train and
equip police officers with tasers.

It is the job of Chief Constables to make that operational decision.

It is the job of the Home Secretary to empower them to do so.  

I am giving them that power.

And today I am announcing a £20 million package to roll up county lines
drugs gangs.  

To stop them terrorising our towns and villages and exploiting our
children.

And a new £25 million Safer Streets fund for new security measures for
Britain’s worst crime spots.

And as well as giving the police the kit and powers they need, we must
do more to recognise their commitment, their bravery, and their
professionalism.  

I have been humbled by the officers I have met and the experiences they
have shared with me.  

This is why I have personally accelerated work to establish the Police
Covenant.

This is a pledge to do more as a nation to help those who serve our
country.

To recognise the bravery, the commitment and the sacrifices of serving
and former officers.

And we will enshrine this into law.

We will also ensure that anyone who assaults a police officer receives a
sentence that truly fits the crime, to make the thugs who would attack an
officer, think twice.  

That’s what I mean by backing the police.

And there’s a third reason we must back our police.

It is because this is what the people want and what they expect us to
do.

This is a Government driven by the people’s priorities.  

Hardworking, honest, law-abiding people whose needs are humble, whose
expectations are modest and whose demands of their government are simple.

They want us to listen.

They ask us to respond.

And they expect us to do what we say.

From crime, to immigration, to leaving the European Union, we are ready
to listen and to do what they want.

It’s called democracy.

That shouldn’t really be a controversial statement.

They are the masters and we are their servants.

Our job is to deliver on their priorities.

But too many people are losing faith in politics and politicians.

And they are questioning the health of our democracy.

Because over three years ago, the British public turned out to vote in
their millions.

They knew what they were voting for. They were told that the final
result would be delivered.  

But their euphoria and optimism of that referendum day has given way to
frustration and anger.

As a group of politicians led by Jeremy Corbyn think they know better.

And have done everything possible to stand in the way of democracy,
ignoring the will of the people.

I was proud to be part of the referendum campaign.

A campaign that was electrified by one man.

 

Who encouraged us to believe in a brighter Britain.  

And I am proud to serve in his government as we work as a team and focus
on getting Brexit done.

And as Home Secretary at this defining moment in our country’s history,
I have a particular responsibility when it comes to taking back control.

It is to end the free movement of people once and for all.

Instead we will introduce an Australian style points-based immigration
system.

One that works in the best interests of Britain.

One that attracts and welcomes the brightest and the best.

One that supports brilliant scientists, the finest academics and leading
people in their fields.

And one that is under the control of the British Government.

Because, let me tell you something.

This daughter of immigrants, needs no lectures from the North London
metropolitan liberal elite.

That’s what you get with a government that is driven by the people’s
priorities.

Of course, there will be only two dissenting voices.

Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn.

Because the choice isn’t just who the people want to be our next Prime
Minister.

It’s also about who the people want to be their next Home Secretary.

Do we really want a Labour Home Secretary who would leave our
communities and our country less safe?

A Labour Party who won’t even attempt to take back control of our
borders.

Because they want to surrender our border control and extend free
movement.

And on policing The Labour Party would stop the police from doing their
job.

And when it comes to our brilliant intelligence agencies, well – what
can I say?

The Labour Party trust our foes more than our friends.

To all of this, I say, no, no no.

Only the Conservative Party is driven by the people’s priorities and
that means backing our police, our communities and our great country.

That pragmatic approach, grounded in the good sense of the British
people, keeps us focused on what truly matters today.

That’s the lesson I took from the person who inspired me to join our
Party.

A Conservative Prime Minister first elected forty years ago, this year.

Margaret Thatcher knew that if you made the British people your compass.  If you took time to understand their lives
and their priorities, then your direction would always be true.

“My policies”, she said, “are based not on some economics theory, but on
things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day’s work for an
honest day’s pay; live within your means; pay your bills on time; and support
the police”  

That advice is as sound today as it was forty years ago.

Support the police we will.

This Party, our Conservative Party, is backing those who put their lives
on the line for our national security.

So as we renew our place as the Party of Law and Order in Britain, let
the message go out from this hall today:

To the British people – we hear you.

To the police service – we back you.

And to the criminals, I simply say this:

We are coming after you.

We stand for the forces of right, and against the forces of evil.

We stand for the law-abiding majority, not the criminal minority.

We stand by those who seek to do right by themselves, their families and
their communities.

And we stand by Britain, ready to give the leadership our great country
deserves.

So as Conservatives, we must remind the public what we stand for.

And as the Party of the United Kingdom, we will get Brexit done and
deliver on the people’s priorities.  

Thank you.”

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Rt
Hon Robert Buckland QC MP, Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor, speaking
today said:

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“Good afternoon Conference.

I’m sorry I can’t be with you in Manchester for this
session.  

One of my duties as Lord Chancellor is to attend the
Opening of the Legal Year at Westminster Abbey, so that’s what I have been
doing today.  

The Opening of the Legal Year is a great occasion. 

A celebration of the Rule of Law.  

Ever since Magna Carta, over 800 years ago, the Rule of Law has been
the cornerstone of our Constitution.

And our independent, impartial judiciary is renowned throughout the
world.

***

One of the key components of the Rule of Law is openness
and transparency.

I’ve spent a lifetime working in criminal justice.

Firstly as a barrister, part-time judge, and then in
politics as Solicitor General, Prisons Minister and now in Cabinet.  

As a sentencing judge, I
have had to make hard choices: sending people to prison is never easy, but
often, it is absolutely necessary.

But time and again, over many decades, I have talked to
victims of crime who feel let down by the system.

Victims who just don’t see that openness and transparency.

Victims who experience a system that sees rapists getting
sentenced to nine years in prison but later automatically released after half
that time.

Don’t get me wrong – some form of earlier release has its
place in the criminal justice system. 

It can be used to incentivise good behaviour. 

But this is not the system we have, Conference. 

There used to be a tougher system.

But in 2005, Labour replaced it with automatic release at
the half-way point.

It didn’t matter to Labour if prisoners pose a risk to the
public. 

It didn’t matter to Labour if prisoners misbehaved in
prison. 

It didn’t matter to Labour if criminals didn’t show
remorse. 

This is madness.

***

The Conservatives are going to fix it.

We’re going to restore faith in the
sentencing system. 

Because we Conservatives believe
release should be earned. 

We have, of course, made great strides in criminal justice
in the past nine years of Conservative Government. 

But there is more to be done.

And that’s why, for the most serious violent and sexual
offenders, I’m announcing this Conservative Government will abolish automatic early release at the halfway point.

These criminals will be required to serve two-thirds of
their sentence behind bars.

Because keeping the most dangerous violent and sexual
offenders in prison for longer means they won’t be out on the streets with the
opportunity to commit
crime.

We owe it to victims to make this change.

And just as it is right
that criminals face proper punishment, it is also right that we do our best to
support them to go straight.  

We need to be tough, but
we also need to be humane.

Punishment and
rehabilitation are not opposites.

We have to do both.

Conservatives believe in
offering a second chance to those who are ready to change. 

Prisons simply cannot be
giant academies of crime.

So we will do more to
improve rehabilitation in prison, and support our probation services in their
vital work to supervise and resettle former prisoners. 

And we will ask
employers to play their part too.

***

Conference, only the Conservatives can be trusted on law
and order.

You may not have heard of Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Justice
Secretary, Richard Burgon, and you can be forgiven for that.

He’s not known for his brilliant ideas about criminal
justice.

Rather, he’s better known for saying “Zionism is the enemy
of peace”.  

Then he denied using these vile, anti-Semitic words.

Then video emerged.

Then he admitted he actually did say it.

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell were two of only three
MPs to vote against sending people caught carrying a knife a second time to
prison.

The fact is, Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour is loose with the
truth, soft on prisoners and weak on sentencing.

Soft on crime and soft on the causes of crime.

We cannot let that happen.

We must keep the public safe.

That’s why, with one of his first acts, the Prime Minister
announced we will recruit twenty thousand new police officers.

More bobbies on the beat means more arrests, more victims
getting justice.

And an investment of two-and-a-half billion pounds to
deliver ten thousand new prison places.

More and better prisons to support our brilliant prison
officers, the unsung heroes who day in, day out face huge risks in their
workplace.

To help them, we have announced one hundred million pounds
for new security measures, such as the scanners at Her Majesty’s Prison Leeds,
checking people as they go in and out of prisons. 

These scanners show us the ways drugs are smuggled in are
often creative.

When we visited HMP Leeds, the Prime Minister wondered
what exactly the small plastic container coming up on the body scanner was – I
think we all had something of a Kinder Surprise.

The PM then wondered aloud how the small capsule had got
to where it was.

Now, there’s always that moment with a new boss when
you’re not quite sure what you can and can’t say.

I did think about explaining, but I knew in my gut it was a
bad idea.

Much as the prisoner did!

***

More seriously, Conference, prison is a hugely important
tool to tackle crime but it is not the only one. 

We must make use of smart technologies to prevent
offenders from becoming re-offenders.

Because prison only works if it reduces reoffending.

We want former prisoners to be fully-productive members of society,
but they must abide by the law at all times when they are back on our streets.

Many criminals who carry out anti-social behaviour have
problems with alcohol. 

Get a grip on this, and we can massively reduce crime.

When he was Mayor of London, the Prime Minister piloted
putting sobriety tags on offenders. 

If criminals drink alcohol, they are instantly detected,
brought in front of a Judge and may be sent to prison. 

The pilot was a huge success with over 90%
compliance. 

So, we’re going to take that idea and establish it
nationally.

I am pleased to announce, Conference, that from next year,
sobriety tags will be used across the country to monitor criminals and reduce
re-offending.

***

Conference, in London today I’ve been taking part in a
ceremony almost as ancient as our criminal justice system itself.

I know we must restore public faith in sentencing.

We must be clear only criminals who earn their liberty should
have it.

We must keep Britain safe for everyone who lives here.

Thank you.

***

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Shaun Bailey, Conservative
Party Candidate for the 2020 London Mayoral Election, speaking today at
Conservative Party Conference at The Manchester Convention Centre, said:

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“Thank you, conference.  

Last year, I introduced myself as your next
Mayor of London and shared my story with you all.

Well for the last twelve months I have
been meeting thousands of other Londoners, working out how I can make their
lives better.

And what I’ve found is simple. Londoners
don’t want to spend their days thinking about the Mayor of London.

Londoners want to get to work on time,
for a reasonable price.

Londoners want more houses so they can
have a corner of the city they call home.

Londoners want to breath freely in
clean air.

Most of all, Londoners want to be able
to make the most of their city in safety.

Londoners are busy, optimistic,
energetic, ambitious.

It is the Mayor’s job to make sure that
London never gets in the way of Londoners.

Conference, I could stand here and talk
to you for hours about how Sadiq Khan is neglecting to do that job.

Since I last stood in front of you last
year, more than 100 people have been murdered in our Capital city.

4k people have been stabbed, 20k people
have been sexually assaulted, 70k homes have been burgled.

In the last few weeks there have been
stabbings in Camden, Wandsworth, Croydon, Harrow, Fulham.

Just two days ago there was a stabbing
in Ladbroke Grove, where I grew up.

These are real people; real families
being torn apart. Every victim is a Londoner who has been failed by their
Mayor.

As the Police and Crime Commissioner, the
Mayor of London should spend his days working to keep Londoners safe.

 

But Sadiq Khan spends his time building
‘Brand Khan’ – hosting beach parties, bidding for Labour leadership and plastering
his own face all over our city.

And even though the clue is in the job
description – POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER – with Sadiq Khan, it is always
somebody else’s fault.

He’s blamed the Government, he’s blamed
parents and he’s blamed teachers for the rise in crime.

Meanwhile violent crime is destroying
lives and it is plaguing London.

London is the greatest city on earth –
and Londoners deserve better.

And we have had better. Does anyone remember the
last Mayor of London? Our Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Conference, let’s just remind ourselves about what was
achieved the last time London had a Conservative Mayor:

The murder rate – cut by half

Overall crime – cut by 20%

And 11,000 knives were taken off the streets

On his first day in No10, the Prime Minister
committed to recruiting 20,000 more police officers.

Our Party gets delivery and safety in a way that the
Labour Party simply doesn’t.

And Boris showed everyone what could be achieved –
making Labour failings even clearer.

And with a Conservative Mayor, who
loves and understands our great city, we could achieve so much.

Many of you already know my story.

And those that don’t, you already know
it too – it’s a very London story.

I grew up on an estate in the shadow of
Grenfell – not far from the stabbing last week.

Welfare was a lifeline. Work was a
life-changer.

I was a youth worker for 20 years –
helping young people grab the opportunities our city offers.

And now I have my own family. I have a
house. I’m an elected representative. I’m your mayoral candidate.

Everyday, I’m thankful for being born
in a city that has allowed me to build the life I wanted to live.

And I know what can be achieved when
the barriers are removed and crime is under control.

If our young people are protected from
gangs, they can avoid crime.

If our young people can find work, then
they have a path out of the hood.

If we support families, then our
communities struggle less.

You see conference, what London really
needs is a full-time Mayor, someone focused on making the city a safer place to
live.

Whose ambition is not to improve their
own public image, but to lift up millions of people in London and show them
that they have another choice.

Because I know that my first duty as
Mayor would be to keep Londoners safe.

If we have safe streets, we have safe
schools.

If we have safe streets, businesses can
invest.

If we have safe streets, communities
feel secure.

London needs better transport, cleaner
air and far more homes for people to live in.

But if the streets aren’t safe, our
Capital simply cannot thrive.

And I have a plan to make our streets
safe.

To fund a record number of police in
London using the money that already exists in City Hall.

To take a zero-tolerance approach to tackling
crime.

To call for mandatory sentences for
those who carry knives and acid on the first offence.

And I will introduce Operation London Ceasefire,
a programme to de-escalate tensions on the streets by providing opportunities
to London’s young people.

Conference, we need a ‘get real’
approach. That’s what I am offering.

As part of the ‘get real approach’:

I will launch Homes for London – a City
Hall backed developer with a singular goal: to build the homes that Londoners
need.

I will electrify London’s entire bus
fleet – the equivalent of taking a million cars of the roads.

As a start, I’ll build five youth zones
across London – to help our young people get the support and learn the skills
they need to succeed.

But the first step has got to be to
solve London’s crime emergency.

So I pledge to you today that I will
fight every minute of every day for the next eight months for a safer London.

And WHEN we win in London

WHEN we win in London

I will work tirelessly – so you don’t
need to spend any of your time thinking about the Mayor of London.

I will make sure that our city always works
for us. Keeps us moving. Keeps us secure. Keeps us safe.

So that Londoners can concentrate on
seizing the opportunities that London offers.

Conference, please stand with me.

Thank you.”

ENDS

 
• National Living Wage set to reach £10.50 by 2024 with a new target to reach two thirds of median earnings

 

• It will be extended to 23-year olds from 2021 and 21-year olds within five years

 

• This will be a pay rise of £4,000 a year by 2024 for the average full-time worker on the National Living Wage

 

• Follows commitments from the Chancellor to a multi-billion infrastructure investment in roads, buses and broadband and a levelling-up of devolved powers across the country

 

The
 Chancellor Sajid Javid MP today announced plans to end low pay in the UK with
 a new target for the National Living Wage and extending it to many more
 workers.

The
 landmark extension to the rules on pay were announced by Sajid Javid in his
 keynote speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.

He
 also unveiled a package of pledges backing “the People’s Priorities”. These
 include:

 
• A multi-billion pound infrastructure investment in local roads, buses and next generation broadband for hard-to-reach areas.

 

• A £500m Youth Investment Fund to build new youth centres and refurbish existing ones to give young people somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

 

• Levelling up devolved powers across the country to support local growth and deliver better public services where you live.

 

• A £16.6bn commitment to replace EU funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland up to 2030, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

• A Brexit Red Tape Challenge online portal to give businesses the opportunity to tell government where red tape can be cut to help them boost growth

   

The
 National Living Wage applies only to those over the age of 25. But today’s
 announcement means that within five years two new targets will have been met
 – raising the value of the NLW to two thirds of median earnings and reducing
 the age limit to 21. Low pay is widely defined as being less than two thirds
 of median earnings.

Today’s
 announcement will benefit over 4 million people. By 2024, full-time workers
 on the National Living Wage will see an increase in their annual pay of over
 £4,000 a year compared to the earnings of a full-time worker on the current
 National Living Wage. On current projections, it means the NLW is set to rise
 to £10.50 by 2024.

The
 Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid said:

“Growing
 up above the shop my mum made clothes for, I know the importance of backing
 hard-workers earning the lowest wages.

“It’s
 also important that we support young people starting to build a life for
 themselves.

“Because
 of the hard work of the British people and the difficult decisions of
 successive Conservative governments we are now moving forward from a decade
 of recovery to a decade of renewal.

“We
 will end low pay, deliver an infrastructure revolution and spread opportunity
 to every corner of country.”

ENDS