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David Cameron has said that a Conservative Government will give more power, discretion and autonomy to local councils.
But he emphasised that greater power must be backed up with greater accountability to local taxpayers.
Speaking at the Conservative Councillors’ Association, Cameron outlined Conservative plans to require councils to publish the following online:
The full remuneration package of all [...]
Shadow Business Secretary Ken Clarke joined David Cameron and George Osborne in speaking at Thomson Reuters about the state of the economy.
“This weekend showed very vividly why we can’t afford five more years of Gordon Brown”, he said. “There’s a choice to be made, and the choice of Gordon Brown is a very expensive choice [...]
David Cameron promised to defend the Union strongly
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Conservative leader David Cameron will promise a “fresh start” in relations between the Scots and UK governments, should he win the next UK election.
He will set out proposals for a “new relationship” with the Holyrood SNP administration at the party’s Scottish conference, while [...]
Rt Hon David Cameron MP, February, 2010
Last week we had the latest revelations from Parliament. The details might be new but the feelings they provoke are all too familiar. Disappointment. Despair. Even disgust. But as I argued in my speech at the Open University in May last year, anger at the expenses scandal is just [...]
For the first time ever the Conservative Party has outpolled Labour in a national election in Wales. It is also the first time any party has beaten Labour in Wales since 1918.
Welsh Conservatives topped the poll in 17 of the 40 Welsh constituencies, securing a 21%share of the vote, ahead of Labour, Plaid Cymru, and [...]
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David Cameron has announced a series of immediate measures to start to rebuild trust in politics and take action on the issue of expenses.
He has banned Conservative MPs from claiming for furniture, other household goods and food shopping; put an end to the practice of ‘flipping’; and set up a [...]
Cameron starts election petition
Cameron calls for general election
David Cameron has called for an immediate general election, saying the political system has been “paralysed” by the expenses scandal at Westminster.
The Tory leader urged people to sign a petition calling on Gordon Brown to dissolve Parliament and hold a poll.
He said he would [...]
It is with great sadness that David and Samantha Cameron must confirm the death of their six-year-old son Ivan.
Ivan, who suffered from cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy, was taken ill overnight and died at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, early this morning.
David and Samantha are grateful for all the warm messages of support and condolence that [...]
In his first major outing as shadow secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, Nick Herbert will today today go to the National Farmers’ Union conference and launch the Tories’ “Honest Food” campaign.
He asserts that current rules allowing meat imported from abroad – and merely processed in the UK – to [...]