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| NHS safe in my hands says Cameron | NHS safe in my hands says Cameron |
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| David Cameron said the NHS is safe in his hands as he brought the annual Conservative conference to an end. | |
| Mr Cameron accused Labour of mismanaging the health service and said he would be taking to the streets with a campaign to stop the cuts. | Mr Cameron accused Labour of mismanaging the health service and said he would be taking to the streets with a campaign to stop the cuts. |
| The Tory leader also hit out at those accusing him of pedalling spin rather than substance. | |
| He warned against rushing out policies and argued the Conservatives were "getting ready to serve again". | |
| Health priority | Health priority |
| Mr Cameron called the NHS was one of the 20th Century's greatest achievements. | |
| "Tony Blair explained his priorities in three words: education, education, education," he told Tory activists in Bournemouth. | "Tony Blair explained his priorities in three words: education, education, education," he told Tory activists in Bournemouth. |
| "I can do it in three letters: NHS." | "I can do it in three letters: NHS." |
| Substance is not about a 10-point plan, it is about deeper things than that David Cameron Tory conference at-a-glance We can indulge Boris - Hague | Substance is not about a 10-point plan, it is about deeper things than that David Cameron Tory conference at-a-glance We can indulge Boris - Hague |
| Mr Cameron, who has a severely disabled son, continued: "When your family relies on the NHS all of the time - day after day, night after night - you know how precious it is. | Mr Cameron, who has a severely disabled son, continued: "When your family relies on the NHS all of the time - day after day, night after night - you know how precious it is. |
| "So, for me, it is not just a question of saying the NHS is safe in my hands - of course it will be. My family is so often in the hands of the NHS, so I want them to be safe there." | "So, for me, it is not just a question of saying the NHS is safe in my hands - of course it will be. My family is so often in the hands of the NHS, so I want them to be safe there." |
| He promised "no more pointless and disruptive reorganisations". Instead, change would be "driven by the wishes and needs of NHS professionals and patients". | He promised "no more pointless and disruptive reorganisations". Instead, change would be "driven by the wishes and needs of NHS professionals and patients". |
| No easy answers | No easy answers |
| At the end of a week which has seen demands for tax cuts from senior party figures such as backbencher Edward Leigh, he once again insisted he would make no "pie in the sky" promises. | At the end of a week which has seen demands for tax cuts from senior party figures such as backbencher Edward Leigh, he once again insisted he would make no "pie in the sky" promises. |
| It is about character, and judgement, and consistency. It is about policy, yes. But it is about developing policy for the long-term. David Cameron Key quotes: Cameron speech In full: David Cameron speech | It is about character, and judgement, and consistency. It is about policy, yes. But it is about developing policy for the long-term. David Cameron Key quotes: Cameron speech In full: David Cameron speech |
| He said: "I want to deal with this issue about substance. Substance is not about a 10-point plan, it is about deeper things than that. It is about knowing what you believe, it is about sticking to your guns. | He said: "I want to deal with this issue about substance. Substance is not about a 10-point plan, it is about deeper things than that. It is about knowing what you believe, it is about sticking to your guns. |
| "It is about taking time to think things through, not trotting out the easy answers that people want to hear. | "It is about taking time to think things through, not trotting out the easy answers that people want to hear. |
| "It is about character, and judgement, and consistency. It is about policy, yes. But it is about developing policy for the long-term." | "It is about character, and judgement, and consistency. It is about policy, yes. But it is about developing policy for the long-term." |
| 'No sacking for Boris' | 'No sacking for Boris' |
| Mr Cameron did say that he believed a low tax economy was a strong economy. | Mr Cameron did say that he believed a low tax economy was a strong economy. |
| On other issues, he said immigrants should learn to speak English. | On other issues, he said immigrants should learn to speak English. |
| He also backed the creation of new faith schools, adding that Muslim schools must admit a quarter of pupils from non-Muslim backgrounds - as Church of England schools are now set to do. | He also backed the creation of new faith schools, adding that Muslim schools must admit a quarter of pupils from non-Muslim backgrounds - as Church of England schools are now set to do. |
| "If these schools are to be British state schools, they must be part of our society, not separate from it. So they must do more than provide a good education," he said. | "If these schools are to be British state schools, they must be part of our society, not separate from it. So they must do more than provide a good education," he said. |
| All schools must teach children that wherever they came from they are "inheritors of a British birthright", he argued. | All schools must teach children that wherever they came from they are "inheritors of a British birthright", he argued. |
| Tony Blair has attacked the Tories for distancing themselves from both Europe and the White House. | Tony Blair has attacked the Tories for distancing themselves from both Europe and the White House. |
| But Mr Cameron said he wanted a "steadfast not slavish" relationship with America and said he pleaded guilty to "wanting to be a British prime minister pursuing a British foreign policy". | But Mr Cameron said he wanted a "steadfast not slavish" relationship with America and said he pleaded guilty to "wanting to be a British prime minister pursuing a British foreign policy". |
| Marriage | Marriage |
| On the environment, Mr Cameron urged Tony Blair to use the Queen's Speech to promise new legally binding targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. | On the environment, Mr Cameron urged Tony Blair to use the Queen's Speech to promise new legally binding targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. |
| He also attacked Labour's record on crime, promising to tackle the causes of crime. | He also attacked Labour's record on crime, promising to tackle the causes of crime. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY As a floating voter, I have to confess to being pleasantly surprised by the Tory conference Tony Baillot, Stoke-on-Trent Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY As a floating voter, I have to confess to being pleasantly surprised by the Tory conference Tony Baillot, Stoke-on-Trent Send us your comments |
| And he said he wanted to replace the Human Rights Act with a British bill of rights to ensure the fight against terrorism was not hampered. | And he said he wanted to replace the Human Rights Act with a British bill of rights to ensure the fight against terrorism was not hampered. |
| Mr Cameron also said there was "something special" about marriage - a "vital institution" which must be valued more through tax breaks, flexible working, family centres and relationship centres. | |
| And backing civil partnerships, he said marriage meant something "whether you're a man and a woman, a woman and a woman or a man and another man". | And backing civil partnerships, he said marriage meant something "whether you're a man and a woman, a woman and a woman or a man and another man". |
| The last day of conference has also seen maverick frontbencher Boris Johnson hail chef Jamie Oliver as a "messiah" after appearing to criticise his healthy school meals campaign a day earlier. | The last day of conference has also seen maverick frontbencher Boris Johnson hail chef Jamie Oliver as a "messiah" after appearing to criticise his healthy school meals campaign a day earlier. |
| Mr Cameron joked that having Mr Johnson on his team showed the Conservatives, unlike New Labour, did not mind people going off message sometimes. | Mr Cameron joked that having Mr Johnson on his team showed the Conservatives, unlike New Labour, did not mind people going off message sometimes. |