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| David Cameron has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “hating” Britain in his most outspoken attack on the new Labour leader, as he sought to sharpen the dividing lines between his party and his principal opponents. | David Cameron has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “hating” Britain in his most outspoken attack on the new Labour leader, as he sought to sharpen the dividing lines between his party and his principal opponents. |
| The prime minister delivered a direct warning about the threat posed by his opposition rival in a speech at the Conservative party conference in Manchester. | The prime minister delivered a direct warning about the threat posed by his opposition rival in a speech at the Conservative party conference in Manchester. |
| “Thousands of words have been written about the new Labour leader,” he told party members. “But you only really need to know one thing: he thinks the death of Osama bin Laden was a ‘tragedy’. | “Thousands of words have been written about the new Labour leader,” he told party members. “But you only really need to know one thing: he thinks the death of Osama bin Laden was a ‘tragedy’. |
| “A tragedy is nearly 3,000 people murdered one morning in New York,” he said. “A tragedy is the mums and dads who never came home from work that day. A tragedy is people jumping from the towers after the planes hit. | “A tragedy is nearly 3,000 people murdered one morning in New York,” he said. “A tragedy is the mums and dads who never came home from work that day. A tragedy is people jumping from the towers after the planes hit. |
| “My friends – we cannot let that man inflict his security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating ideology on the country we love.” | “My friends – we cannot let that man inflict his security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating ideology on the country we love.” |
| Corbyn faced criticism during the leadership campaign over remarks made after the 2011 killing of the al-Qaida chief by US special forces, calling it was a “tragedy” that he had been assassinated rather than put on trial. | Corbyn faced criticism during the leadership campaign over remarks made after the 2011 killing of the al-Qaida chief by US special forces, calling it was a “tragedy” that he had been assassinated rather than put on trial. |
| Cameron also said he would end the “passive tolerance” of the promotion of extremist Islamist ideas, promising to shut down Muslim madrasa schools that teach children hatred and intolerance. | Cameron also said he would end the “passive tolerance” of the promotion of extremist Islamist ideas, promising to shut down Muslim madrasa schools that teach children hatred and intolerance. |
| “If an institution is teaching children intensively, then whatever its religion, we will, like any other school, make it register so it can be inspected. And be in no doubt: if you are teaching intolerance, we will shut you down. | “If an institution is teaching children intensively, then whatever its religion, we will, like any other school, make it register so it can be inspected. And be in no doubt: if you are teaching intolerance, we will shut you down. |
| “Half the world is crying out for these freedoms – they see what we’ve achieved with them.” | “Half the world is crying out for these freedoms – they see what we’ve achieved with them.” |
| The prime minister also pledged to launch an all-out assault on the “scourge of poverty” and to turn the Conservatives into the party of the “equal shot”, as he declared that he would use his final term in Downing Street to eradicate all forms of discrimination. | The prime minister also pledged to launch an all-out assault on the “scourge of poverty” and to turn the Conservatives into the party of the “equal shot”, as he declared that he would use his final term in Downing Street to eradicate all forms of discrimination. |
| Cameron also moved to sharpen division lines with Corbyn, who faced a shadow cabinet challenge at the Labour conference when he ruled out the use of Trident in all circumstances, by saying that he would fully replace the nuclear programme. “Because our independent nuclear deterrent is our ultimate insurance policy – this government will order four new trident submarines,” he said. | Cameron also moved to sharpen division lines with Corbyn, who faced a shadow cabinet challenge at the Labour conference when he ruled out the use of Trident in all circumstances, by saying that he would fully replace the nuclear programme. “Because our independent nuclear deterrent is our ultimate insurance policy – this government will order four new trident submarines,” he said. |
| In his speech to the Conservative conference, the prime minister highlighted his determination to occupy the centre ground in the wake of Corbyn’s election as Labour leader as he promised to tear down the “brick wall of blocked opportunity”. | In his speech to the Conservative conference, the prime minister highlighted his determination to occupy the centre ground in the wake of Corbyn’s election as Labour leader as he promised to tear down the “brick wall of blocked opportunity”. |
| “You can’t have true opportunity without real equality,” Cameron said as he cited the example of a black Briton who had to change her name to Elizabeth to secure a job interview. | “You can’t have true opportunity without real equality,” Cameron said as he cited the example of a black Briton who had to change her name to Elizabeth to secure a job interview. |
| “And I want our party to get this right. Yes us, the party of the fair chance; the party of the equal shot, the party that doesn’t care where you come from, but only where you’re going. Us, the Conservatives, I want us to end discrimination and finish the fight for real equality in our country today.” | “And I want our party to get this right. Yes us, the party of the fair chance; the party of the equal shot, the party that doesn’t care where you come from, but only where you’re going. Us, the Conservatives, I want us to end discrimination and finish the fight for real equality in our country today.” |
| Hailing campaigners for gay rights and suffragettes, he said: “Freedom. Democracy. Equality. These are precious. People fought for them – many died for them in the trenches, a century ago; on the beaches, 30 years later, in the suffragettes, in gay pride. | Hailing campaigners for gay rights and suffragettes, he said: “Freedom. Democracy. Equality. These are precious. People fought for them – many died for them in the trenches, a century ago; on the beaches, 30 years later, in the suffragettes, in gay pride. |
| The prime minister’s speech, in which he balanced his message about turning the Tories into the party of social reform with a sharp attack on the new Labour leader, was designed to set the framework for the government over the next five years as it builds on its surprise parliamentary majority and responds to the election of Corbyn. | The prime minister’s speech, in which he balanced his message about turning the Tories into the party of social reform with a sharp attack on the new Labour leader, was designed to set the framework for the government over the next five years as it builds on its surprise parliamentary majority and responds to the election of Corbyn. |
| In one of his more relaxed speeches, Cameron lampooned Lord Ashcroft for his book and Richard Murphy, the father of Corbynomics. Cameron mentioned Ashcroft by recalling Boris Johnson’s speech in which the London mayor joked about how had played a tight-head prop in rugby whose job was to bind on tightly to the hooker in the scrum. Cameron said: “Boris, the tight-head prop. I was a hooker. And by the way that is a factual statement, not a chapter of Michael Ashcroft’s book.” | |
| On Murphy, Cameron said: “He’s written a book. It’s called The Joy of Tax. I’ve got it. I took it home to show Samantha. It’s got 64 positions and none of them work.” | |
| Cameron said he would stand up for the British values of “freedom, democracy and equality”, telling activists that he wanted to see “less Britain-bashing, more national pride”. | Cameron said he would stand up for the British values of “freedom, democracy and equality”, telling activists that he wanted to see “less Britain-bashing, more national pride”. |
| The prime minister confirmed his plan to step down by the election scheduled for 2020, and said he wanted his time in power to be seen as a “turnaround decade” when the UK not only sorted out its economy but dealt with entrenched social problems. | The prime minister confirmed his plan to step down by the election scheduled for 2020, and said he wanted his time in power to be seen as a “turnaround decade” when the UK not only sorted out its economy but dealt with entrenched social problems. |
| He said the Tories should be proud of their journey as a “modern, compassionate, one-nation Conservative party”, as he listed the women, children of immigrants and working-class MPs who sit in the cabinet and on the party’s benches in Westminster. | He said the Tories should be proud of their journey as a “modern, compassionate, one-nation Conservative party”, as he listed the women, children of immigrants and working-class MPs who sit in the cabinet and on the party’s benches in Westminster. |