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Conservative Party virtual conference: Priti Patel speech; Part 1 of 5 ENGLAND: INT Priti Patel MP (Home Secretary) speech SOT - Good afternoon everyone. As someone who is first and foremost a grassroots Conservative Party member, I am sorry that we are not together in Birmingham this week. As we all know, the world has changed drastically since we last met. Covid is the most challenging global health crisis in many of our lifetimes. It has tested us as a country. But it has also brought us together. Sometimes in tragedy – and I know you will all join me in mourning every person we have lost – but also in determination. The fight against this disease is by no means over. But as our Prime Minister has said, if we stick together and all play our part, there will be better days ahead. Because it is at times like this that we are forced to reflect on what is most important to us all. And we find the answer in the things that bring us together. Family. Community. Country. Our sense of fair play. Which means on the one hand supporting the hardworking majority who play by the rules. And on the other hand, taking tough action against a minority who do not. Delivering a firmer and a fairer system for all. And that is the approach I take when it comes to Law and Order. To uphold the rights of the law-abiding majority, not the criminal minority. To stand proudly alongside the brave men and women of our police and security services. To remain driven by the People’s Priorities - and to deliver on them. Just over a year since Boris Johnson became our Prime Minister, the thugs, the criminals and the terrorists, are in no doubt of our determination. We have already recruited over four thousand three hundred additional police officers. That means more bobbies on the beat keeping our families, our communities and our country safe. In June we saw the United Kingdom’s biggest ever law enforcement raid, led by the National Crime Agency. Demonstrating t...