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Thank you.

Thank you, Ange

And thank you, to all of our speakers.

Bliss has never spoken on a stage like this before but you absolutely nailed it there Bliss, well done and what an amazing contribution that youre already making to our country so thank you for that.

A positive story of change.

Andas Ange said,its great to be here at the iconic Pinewood Studios

The spiritual home of Britains film industry.

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But look - this really is an incredible place.

Countless Oscars produced here

An engine of growth which supports 8,000 jobs.

A beacon, to the world

Of British creative brilliance.

So Im delighted to be here today to launch our Plan for Change.

Because thisisabout who we are as a nation.

How we project our values

Fight for our values

Show our strength in an ever more volatile world.

But also show the British people

That their country can still do great things.

And to be honest not just great things

Things they should be able to take for granted

The basic functions of the state.

Take the NHSmentioned earlier.

Because perhaps more than any institution

It represents the bigger us.

Millions owe everything to it

And two of them are here.

My family no different.

In fact, as Ive said before

I wouldnt be here without theNHS.

Its the reason my mum was able to have children

When she was first told, aged 11

That would never happen.

Because the NHS never gave up on her.

And behind every single door in this country

There is a family who has their own version of these stories.

And yet here we are.

The NHS eventhe NHS

Losing the trust of the Britishpublic.

Record dissatisfaction.

Unable to provide the timely care and dignity that Britain relies on

A precious contract between the state and the people broken.

Broken - by public services in crisis, unable to perform their basicfunctions.

Broken - by an economy that leaves millions working harder just to stand still.

Broken - by politicians who promised change and never delivered.

Broken

But not beyond repair.

Because one thing the British people do know in their bones

Is that thisisa great nation.

No matter how tough things are for their family and their community

They know that and they are right.

Because they recognise it in themselves.

After all, even in the last fourteen years

They tightened their belts when they were told were all in it together.

They closed ranks to defeat a deadly virus

Never once wavered in their commitment to stand with Ukraine

And all they asked for in return

Was for the Government to meet them half-way.

And theres hope in that.

The hope of a Government finally able to match their ambition

With a credible plan for unlocking their potential

A great nation - rediscovering it can do great things

Renewing that contract with the people

Delivering the change they voted for.

But thats the catch isnt it?

The purpose of this Government is to make our public services and economy work for working people

Strengthen our country in a world that increasingly preys on weakness.

Its a cause that demands nothing less than the full power of government.

Yet thats precisely whats broken isnt it?

As I said a number of times.

Fixing the foundations its like finding damp on a wall

You can paint over it

Get the hairdryer out

Hope it goes away.

Or you can strip it out, rip out the plaster, and deal with the problem once and for all.

But unless we fundamentally reform the way government goes about its business

Unless we first changehowwe try to change the country

Then the hairdryer is all weve got.

And this is a big job.

Prisons overflowing

The NHS on its knees

A 22bn black hole in our public finances

Which, just to put it into context

Is nearly half what we spend on the defence of our country.

Now, I dont want to use that as an excuse.

I expect to be judged on my ability to deal with this.

And the work of change has begun

25bn invested in the NHS

Asylum returns up 53%

The minimum wage raised by a record amount

Stabilising the economy

Fixing the foundations

Clearing up the mess - so we can take the country forward with our missions.

This doesnt happen by accident.

Theres no investment in our public services, without difficult decisions.

No solution to the housing crisis, without approving controversial development

And no taking our country forward, without levelling with you honestly

About the trade-offs we must face together.

No, the path of change is long

It is hard

And there are few thanks in the short-term

But mark my words with this Plan for Change

We will stick to it

Country first, party second.

So in that country first spirit

We launch our Plan for Change.

A plan that does two things at the same time.

First it doubles-down on our national missions.

A strategy that, for all the turbulence of the world around us

Has remained robust since we published it nearly two years ago.

A strategy that will give government and the nation

Whether in calm or choppy waters

The stabilising certainty of the clear destination

Guide us towards a decade of national renewal.

Yes, some people will say weve heard these missions before

Wheres the rabbit out the hat?

In Westminster they always say that.

But I make no apologies for sticking to our plan

And no apologies for fixing the eyes of Whitehall

Not on the distractions of Westminster

But on thelong-termgood of our country.

However, to drive those missions forward inthisParliament

And show our progress towards them

Today, we publish new milestones

Measurable milestones

That will also give the British people the power to hold our feet to the fire.

Because that accountability

That is part of how we shift the focus in Westminster towards long-term change.

Second our plan commits Whitehall tomission-led government.

An approach to governing that wont just deliver change

But also change the nature of governing itself.

Fix the foundationsandfind new tools for the job.

Make no mistake this plan will land on desks across Whitehall

With the heavy thud of a gauntlet being thrown down.

A demand, given the urgency of our times

For a state that is more dynamic

More decisive

More innovative

Less hostile to devolution and letting things go

Creative - on the deployment of technology

Harnessing its power torethinkservices

Rather than replicate the status quo in digital form.

Artificial intelligence is particularly crucial here

An unprecedented opportunity for this country

We are strong already and we must become stronger still.

We must also tear down the walls of who let the nation build its capacity from partnership.

But also I want us to tear down the walls and let the nation in

A state that builds its capacity throughpartnership

Rather than viewing itself as the only source of expertise.

Which begins today

Because ultimately mission-led government is a plan for the nation

A partnership

Businesses

Charities

Campaigners

Unions

Investors

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The people of these islands

Allpulling in the same direction.

Allfocused on taking our country forward.

Because, at the end of the day weallhave a stake in change.

Wealllook forward and see the same horizon.

And we all feel the burden of where we are as a country

The contract which must be repaired isours.

And that requires change.

So this is our plan.

It begins, as we set out in our manifesto, with strong foundations

Economic stability

National security.

Border security

Those fundamentals never change.

And we will never risk them.

Thats the argument we made and continue to make

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Serving therealconcerns of working people

Not changing the conversation

Walking away.

Or talking down to them.

Thats not just about immigration

But, as ever, that shows the argument.

Take, the statistics published last week

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This government will reduce immigration legal and illegal.

Because that is what working people want.

And not just on migration itself

Also - th

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