That's all from us. Thank you for following our live coverage of Ulster Unionist Leader, Mike Nesbitt's conference address.

Nesbitt will be live on Sunday Politics tomorrow morning. That's at 10:00 BST on BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer.

Nesbitt concludes his address by turning to the state of the Ulster Unionist Party. He tells delegates that his party is now energised, more stable, and with finances in a better state".

"We’re keen to deliver. To deliver hope through prosperity."

Nesbitt calls for politicians to be "more sensitive about our words and actions. We need to put the human cost of what we do and say front and centre of politics. We need to be honest, because we always have choices, whether it’s about today or yesterday."

"Justifying anything with claiming “we had no choice”, doesn’t cut it. If you pick up a gun, you choose to pick it up. If you detonate a bomb, you choose to set the timer, or press the detonator."

Nesbitt turns to the health service - an area he is responsible as a minister in the Stormont Executive. He rejects criticism that the service is broken, calling it an "insult" to health service staff.

"The numbers waiting unacceptably long times are falling and falling quickly. No one should have to wait four, five or six years. Some lists – especially paediatric or children’s – are being cleared entirely.

"Of course, there is more to do, but my ambition is to set a direction of travel the next minister feels compelled to follow."

Addressing the constitutional future of Northern Ireland, Nesbit says unionist politicians could hold the balance of power in a new all-Ireland parliament. "Why would a proud Irish person want me, or Gavin Robinson or Jim Allister choosing their next taoiseach?"

"As I grew up, I was well used to the republican cry of “Brits Out!” And of course I took that very personally, particularly after the IRA bombed the family business. Now it appears to be “Brits In!” in a new Ireland. Why? What changed? It’s not for you or me to explain. But does it not affirm our belief that nobody needed to die to get where society is today."

Nesbitt warns his party that "while unionists have always looked over their shoulder at Irish nationalists as the biggest threat to Northern Ireland’s place in the Union, Irish nationalists have been knocked off the gold medal spot by English nationalism".

"Last time I joined our team at Westminster, I was struck by the number of MPs sporting lapel badges, not with the flag of the UK, but the flag of St George. Since then, of course, waving the flag of England has become a campaign for many English people. Like Brexit, they see it as another campaign to 'take back control'."

Nesbitt, who is also Stormont's health minister, tells the conference that he has made "difficult decisions" as a minister.

"Difficult and unpopular decisions. I did so because it was the right thing to do and I shall continue to do the right thing - for Northern Ireland and for its people", he says.

"For the first time, there a genuine opportunity to agree to work together, for the benefit of all our people. It's time to recreate the hope this party injected into society in 1998 with the Agreement – an agreement unionists reject or abandon at their peril", Nesbitt tells the party faithful.

He adds: "compromise. Let us be clear, compromise is not a dirty word. And it should never be confused with appeasement. Appeasement is when only one side moves to close a gap. Compromise requires all sides to be flexible. As was the case so remarkably in 1998."

Nesbitt tells delegates that in his 15 years in politics, he has "never been more positive about the future. Why? Because for the first time in Northern Ireland's history, every mainstream political party has a reason to make Northern Ireland work."

He asks, "when was the last time you heard a leading republican politician describe this place as "a failed, ungovernable statelet?"

"Clearly, we have different motivations. Ours is because it's the right thing to do. It's the best way to secure the Union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", he adds.

This is Mike Nesbitt's second conference since his return to the party leadership in August 2024. However, he contracted Covid in the run up last year's gathering and had to deliver his address remotely.

He opens this afternoon's address by looking back. "I've turned up in person."

This afternoon's session is running behind schedule. Councillor Richard Smart is now on stage introducing Mike Nesbitt. Nesbitt is now due to speak at 15.00 BST

Party leader Mike Nesbitt is expected to tell UUP delegates that English nationalism is now the "main threat" to the Union.

He'll say: "While unionists have always looked over their shoulder at Irish nationalists as the biggest threat to Northern Ireland's place in the union, Irish nationalists have been knocked off the gold medal spot on the rostrum by English nationalism."

Welcome to our live coverage of leader Mike Nesbitt's speech to the UUP party conference.

He's expected to start his speech at about 14:30 BST.