Theresa May vowed that "a change is going to come" as she set out her plan for the Conservatives to occupy the centre ground of British politics.
In her keynote address to the Tory Party conference in Birmingham, the Prime Minister spoke of her "vision for Britain" and insisted she had the "determination" to see it through.
A "quiet revolution" set in motion Britain's departure from the European Union, Theresa May said.
The Prime Minister, addressing the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, described Brexit as a "once-in-a-generation chance to change the direction of our nation for good".
May told the conference that the vote to leave the EU on June 23 meant that change is inevitable.
"Change has got to come too because of the quiet revolution that took place in our country", she said.
"A revolution in which millions of our fellow citizens stood up and said they were not prepared to be ignored any more".
She added: "This is a turning point for our country, a once-in-a-generation chance to change the direction of our nation for good.
"To step back and ask ourselves what kind of country we want to be".
Young mother tells ITV News that the prime minister's pledge to help those "just managing" rings hollow to families like hers.
Theresa May is to set out her vision of how the Conservatives can position themselves in "the new centre ground of British politics.