Theresa May’s keynote address at the Conservative party conference this afternoon was supposed to reinvigorate the beleaguered PM’s vision for the nation.
But beyond the talk of policies and politics, one phrase in particular stood out - “British Dream”, which cropped up 22 times in the speech. The title of the speech? “Renewing the British Dream”.
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