i have just been to buckingham palace, where her majesty the queen has asked me to form a new government, and i accepted. in david cameron, i follow in the footsteps of a great, modern prime minister. under david’s leadership, the government stabilised the economy, reduced the budget deficit, and helped more people into work than ever before. but david’s true legacy is not about the economy but about social justice. from the introduction of same-sex marriage, to taking people on low wages out of income tax altogether; david cameron has led a one-nation government, and it is in that spirit that i also plan to lead. because not everybody knows this, but the full title of my party is the conservative and unionist party, and that word ‘unionist’ is very important to me. it means we believe in the union: the precious, precious bond between england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. but it means something else that is just as important; it means we believe in a union not just between the nations of the united kingdom but between all of our citizens, every one of us, whoever we are and wherever we’re from. that means fighting against the burning injustice that, if you’re born poor, you will die on average 9 years earlier than others. if you’re black, you’re treated more harshly by the criminal justice system than if you’re white. if you’re a white, working-class boy, you’re less likely than anybody else in britain to go to university. if you’re at a state school, you’re less likely to reach the top professions than if you’re educated privately. if you’re a woman, you will earn less than a man. if you suffer from mental health problems, there’s not enough help to hand. if you’re young, you’ll find it harder than ever before to own your own home. but the mission to make britain a country that works for everyone means more than fighting these injustices. if you’re from an ordinary working class family, life is much harder than many people in westminster realise. you have a job but you don’t always have job security. you have your own home, but you worry about paying a mortgage. you can just about manage but you worry about the cost of living and getting your kids into a good school. if you’re one of those families, if you’re just managing, i want to address you directly. i know you’re working around the clock, i know you’re doing your best, and i know that sometimes life can be a struggle. the government i lead will be driven not by the interests of the privileged few, but by yours. we will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives. when we take the big calls, we’ll think not of the powerful, but you. when we pass new laws, we’ll listen not to the mighty but to you. when it comes to taxes, we’ll prioritise not the wealthy, but you. when it comes to opportunity, we won’t entrench the advantages of the fortunate few. we will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you. we are living through an important moment in our country’s history. following the referendum, we face a time of great national change. and i know because we’re great britain, that we will rise to the challenge. as we leave the european union, we will forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world, and we will make britain a country that works not for a privileged few, but for every one of us. that will be the mission of the government i lead, and together we will build a better britain.
brazil's health authority has confirmed a volunteer has died after participating in the clinical trials of the coronavirus vaccine developed by astrazeneca and oxford university. the country's health authority, anvisa confirmed one person died in trials. however, it is understood the man took a placebo rather than the vaccine and the health authority confirmed trials will continue. the drug is currently undergoing phase three clinical trials. brazil has plans in place to purchase the drug and produce it at its biomedical research centre if it clears the final phase of trials. despite the death of the volunteer, oxford university has stated there are no concerns surrounding the safety of the trials. the vaccine is seen as one of the leading drugs, with the uk government signing a deal for 100 million doses. trials of the drug were also put on hold in the us since september 6 after a volunteer fell ill. both india and south africa have resumed clinical trials of the potential vaccine. astrazeneca has also signed an agreement with europe's inclusive vaccine alliance. under this, 400 million doses could be ready to supply european countries who participate in the alliance. the uk has also secured 30 million doses of a separate drug made by biontech/pfizer. another deal worth 60 million doses, has also been agreed with valneva - in total there are six vaccines under consideration by the goverent. despite this, it is uncertain when a vaccine will be in circulation or how successful it will be. the uk's chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, warned it is unlikely a drug will be available until next spring. speaking to the  commons and lords national security strategy committee, he stated the virus will not be completely eradicated either. he said: "it is unlikely we will end up with a truly sterilising vaccine.” previously, officials had claimed the drug produced by astrazeneca could be available by the turn of the year. head of the uk's vaccine taskforce, kate bingham, claimed she was optimistic over the chances of a vaccine being developed by the uk's candidates. she said: "i am optimistic that we will see something – four of our six vaccines are now in phase three studies, and in each of them we’ve seen very positive data in the phase one and two clinical studies, which shows that people who have received the vaccine do elicit a strong immune response, and that, and if you take the neutralising antibodies that are triggered those antibodies are able to kill live covid virus. "so that is very positive and it’s as good as it can be at the moment. "and we now need to see whether or not those immune responses that we see translate into protection." this comes as 26,688 people tested positive for the virus in the uk across all settings - the total now stands at 789,229. there were also 191 deaths reported today.