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October 01 Cameron to talk tough in speechWhat’s happening:
At 2:30pm today, David Cameron will deliver his keynote speech to Tory MPs and activists at the final day of the Conservative Party conference. Last week, at the Labour conference, Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested the 41-year-old Conservative leader was “a novice” – too inexperienced to lead the UK out of the financial crisis. Today it’s Cameron’s turn – and he’s going to shoot Brown’s jibe down. What people are saying: Not a lot, as it happens. The Tories had hoped to avoid bad headlines during the conference, but because of the economic turmoil, they’ve barely had any headlines at all. Extracts of Cameron’s speech have already released, though, and he’s expected to say: “To do difficult things for the long term, or even get us through the financial crisis in the short term, it’s not experience we need, it’s character and judgement.” Why we should give a damn: This time last year, Cameron gave his famous ‘unplugged’ speech – his first as Conservative leader – speaking for over an hour with no autocue and no notes. The dynamic address bounced the Tories to an 11-point lead over Labour. But now, with the global economy in a tailspin, Cameron’s lead over Brown has dipped. His mission now is to realign the Tories as the party of The City, says The Guardian’s Michael White. The Telegraph’s Iain Martin, however, says there will be more to his speech than money. I’ll be live blogging throughout the speech, and bringing you the best opinion and analysis once the dust has settled. See you in a couple of hours. In the meantime, what do you think he should be focussing on? Here are a few words from the man himself:
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