RUSHES: Conservative Party conference 2023: Suella Braverman speech

Conservative Party conference 2023: Suella Braverman speech; ENGLAND: Manchester: INT Suella Braverman MP (Home Secretary) speech SOT / cutaways of audience including Mel Stride MP and Tom Tugendhat MP. - Let me start ladies and gentlemen by thanking a few people. First of all my brilliant ministerial team. They’re here. Chris Philp, Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat, Sarah Dines, Simon Murray, Andrew Sharpe, and also my Parliamentary team, James Sunderland, Shaun Bailey, Kieran Mullan, Scott Mann and Byron Davies. Thank you for your fantastic work. I’d also like to thank all the Home Office civil servants who work flat out to keep this country safe. And of course, the Greater Manchester Police and all the officers from around the country who are doing their duty here. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but as Home Secretary, I do occasionally receive a modicum of criticism. Sometimes I’m asked if I ever read what my critics say about me. Well, the answer is: yes, I do. I’m made of strong stuff, so I’m prepared to wade through the personal abuse, the wild invective, and the wilful misrepresentation. Because I believe that all of us should strive for improvement. And if we close our ears to anyone who disagrees with us…we are less likely to identify our mistakes. One of the reasons why the Conservative Party has survived and thrived for so long…it is because we are not afraid to admit when we get it wrong…and adapt accordingly. We listen, we learn, and we renew ourselves. And that’s what we are doing this week in Manchester. We are raising our game.