Greening: education and skills will unlock our nation’s talent

Patrick McLoughlin Working together the Conservatives are building a country that works for everyone

Patrick McLoughlin Working together the Conservatives are building a country that works for everyone

Damian Green A modernising Conservatism is the best way to give hope to every generation

Damian Green A modernising Conservatism is the best way to give hope to every generation

Conference, good afternoon, it’s fantastic to be here in Manchester.
 
For our country to prosper and succeed in the future, we need to make it a country that works for everyone.
 
Education and skills are right at the very heart of that ambition.
 

Thank-you conference.
 
It’s great to be here in Manchester. Or as I call it, the Southern powerhouse.
 
I want to talk to you about the general election. In fact, I want to talk to you about two of them.
 
The first one - two years ago.
 

It’s good to be reminded that this is a Government with a purpose and a mission. To bring to all British people the Conservative principles of fairness, opportunity, pride in our country and openness to the world.
 

Good afternoon conference,
 
If a week in politics is a long time, then a year can seem like a lifetime.
 
As you can see, the months have etched themselves into my forehead…
 

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are just fifteen hundred yards away from the site of the worst terrorist atrocity seen in this country since 7/7.
An attack that was aimed at children.
But, the next day in Albert Square, I saw something that makes me so very proud to be British.