Theresa May says a “good” Brexit deal will mean end of austerity
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Theresa May has signalled an end to the age of austerity – provided she can secure a “good” Brexit deal.
Ten years after the financial crash, the prime minister said the British people were crying out for light at the end of the tunnel and “our message to them must be this: ‘we get it'”.
Delivering her speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Mrs May said the Tories needed to show voters they were “not just a party to clean up a mess”, but also capable of guiding Britain to a “better future”.
SkyNews reports that May said that sound finances are essential but they are not the limit of our ambition.
“Because you made sacrifices, there are better days ahead.
“So when we’ve secured a good Brexit deal for Britain, at the spending review next year we will set out our approach to the future. Debt as a share of the economy will continue to go down, support for public services will go up.
“Because a decade after the financial crash, people need to know that the austerity it led to is over and that their hard work has paid off.”
In what was overall a positive and upbeat speech, Mrs May declared: “If we come together, there is no limit to what we can achieve. Our future is in our hands.”
