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| Economic mess daunting - Cameron | Economic mess daunting - Cameron |
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| Conservative leader David Cameron has said the "scale of the economic mess" he would inherit if he became prime minister was "incredibly daunting". | Conservative leader David Cameron has said the "scale of the economic mess" he would inherit if he became prime minister was "incredibly daunting". |
| Mr Cameron told the BBC he was "looking the British people in the eye" and saying public spending had to be cut. | Mr Cameron told the BBC he was "looking the British people in the eye" and saying public spending had to be cut. |
| Decisions taken on spending and tax had to be "fair", he said, adding that the wealthy would "pay their fair share". | Decisions taken on spending and tax had to be "fair", he said, adding that the wealthy would "pay their fair share". |
| He added that there was no complacency because the party had an "enormous mountain" to climb to win the election. | He added that there was no complacency because the party had an "enormous mountain" to climb to win the election. |
| The Norwich North victory - where the Conservatives reversed a comfortable Labour majority to win by 7,348 - had been a "great success" but he was taking "one step at a time". | |
| He added: "We are well aware that Margaret Thatcher had to win around 40 seats to get an overall majority. We want to win 120, we still have an enormous mountain to climb." |