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Labour Party conference 2022: Angela Rayner speech and closing ceremony; ENGLAND: Liverpool:INTAngela Rayner MP (Deputy Labour Leader) speech SOT / - Thank you, Conference, and thank you Sviatlana.The sacrifice you have made for your country sets an example to us all.A woman, a mother who has led a movement, not for personal ambition but to free her country and her people.The Labour Party stands with you, and a Labour government will too.Conference, it’s a great honour to make the closing speech before our traditional anthems.To close the week just as John Prescott did back in the day.Although I look better in a dress.I hope to do him proud.I love the traditions of our movement.From Durham Miners’ Gala to the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival.But there is one part of our history that I will never celebrate – losing elections.Think how it will feel meeting here in this hall in a few years’ time after a term of a Labour government.Back in power.Now, this is the Labour Party.I’ve no doubt we’ll also be discussing how much further we’d like to go.Once we’ve debated the CAC report for twenty minutes, of course.But when the Tories deliver 1% of what they promised, they talk endlessly about that 1% and we never hear about the list of broken promises.When we deliver 99% of what we promised, we talk endlessly about the 1% we didn’t instead.Just think about the historic Labour Governments and their legacy.They didn’t please all of our movement all of the time, including me.But those Labour Governments made history.The NHS.Social security.The welfare state.Council housing.Modern higher education.The Open University.Decriminalising homosexuality.Outlawing racial discrimination.Introducing equal pay.The National Minimum Wage.Sure Start.The Good Friday Agreement.Civil Partnerships.The Equality Act.The Human Rights Act.The world’s first...