RUSHES: Conservative Party conference 2022: Liz Truss speech - main camera

Conservative Party conference 2022: Liz Truss speech - main camera; Part 2 of 9 ENGLAND: Birmingham: ICC Birmingham: INT Liz Truss MP (Prime Minister) speech SOT. - I want what you want. I have fought to get where I am today. I have fought to get jobs, to get pay rises and get on the housing ladder. I have juggled my career with raising two wonderful daughters. I know how it feels to have your potential dismissed by those who think they know better. I remember as a young girl being presented on a plane with a “Junior Air Hostess” badge. Meanwhile, my brothers were given “Junior Pilot” badges. It wasn’t the only time in my life that I have been treated differently for being female or for not fitting in. It made me angry and it made me determined. Determined to change things so other people didn’t feel the same way. I remember growing up in Leeds, where I saw too many children being let down. Let down by low expectations. Let down by a Labour council who were more interested in political correctness than they were in school standards. But I was lucky to have been brought up in a family that cared about education. They taught me the value of hard work and enterprise. And I stand here today as the first Prime Minister of our country to have gone to a comprehensive school. That taught me two things. One is that we have huge talent across the country. And two, that we’re not making enough of it. This is a great country. I’m so proud of who we are and what we stand for. But I know that we can do better and I know that we must do better. And that’s why I entered politics. I want to live in a country where hard work is rewarded... …Where women can walk home safely at night.… …And where our children have a better future. To deliver this, we need to get Britain moving. We cannot have any more drift and delay at this vital time. Let’s remember where we wer...