The Conservative Party Conference took place in Manchester between Sunday 4th October till Wednesday 7th October. It was well attended by West Lancs and South Ribble party activists, members and councillors. Attendees visited many fringe events, key note speeches and much more. The final day was when delegates heard the Prime Minister's speech.
Prime Minster David Cameeon's Speech-
David Cameron has vowed to devote much of his time in office to "an all-out assault on poverty", in his speech to the Conservative Party conference.
The prime minister, who will stand down before the next election, said he wanted to tackle "deep social problems" and boost social mobility. He also announced "dramatic" planning reforms to increase home ownership.
Mr Cameron said he wanted his time in power to be remembered as a "defining decade for our country.. the turnaround decade... one which people will look back on and say, 'that's the time when the tide turned… when people no longer felt the current going against them, but working with them'."
He also:
- Promised to end discrimination and "finish the fight for real equality"
- Said he would not "duck" a fight over EU reform ahead of the UK's membership referendum, saying he had "no romantic attachment to the European Union and its institutions"
- Vowed to tackle "big social problems" including extremism and "segregation" caused by faith schools
- Condemned "passive tolerance" of female genital mutilation and forced marriages
- Defended the decision to launch a drone attack that killed two British Islamic State jihadists, saying he had taken "decisive action to keep Britain safe - and that's what I will always do"
- Prompted a standing ovation with praise for London mayor Boris Johnson
In his speech, Mr Cameron appealed to the centre ground of British politics, with a long section on equality, and said the Conservatives would "keep our head as Labour lose theirs".
Britain has the lowest social mobility in the developed world, Mr Cameron said.
"Here, the salary you earn is more linked to what your father got paid than in any other major country," he said.
"I'm sorry, for us Conservatives, the party of aspiration, we cannot accept that."
He got a standing ovation from Conservative members for a strongly-worded attack on Jeremy Corbyn, telling them: "We cannot let that man inflict his security-threatening, terrorist sympathising. Britain-hating ideology on the country we love."
He accused Labour of giving up "any sensible, reasonable, rational arguments on the economy".
"It's not just that their arguments are wrong, it's the self-righteous way they make them," he said, adding: "Labour ideas don't help the poor, they hurt the poor."
Labour responded to the attacks by saying they were "a sure sign" the PM was "rattled" by Labour.