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Cameron promises 'new direction' Cameron promises 'new direction'
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Tory leader David Cameron has promised to "get Britain working" again as his party gathers in Manchester for its annual conference.Tory leader David Cameron has promised to "get Britain working" again as his party gathers in Manchester for its annual conference.
Mr Cameron is expected to announce he would scrap the Labour government's New Deal programme if elected.Mr Cameron is expected to announce he would scrap the Labour government's New Deal programme if elected.
Writing in the News of the World newspaper, he also promised a big shake-up in the welfare system.Writing in the News of the World newspaper, he also promised a big shake-up in the welfare system.
And Mr Cameron told the Sunday Telegraph the country was "crying out" for a "radical new direction".And Mr Cameron told the Sunday Telegraph the country was "crying out" for a "radical new direction".
The Tory leader has also been facing fresh questions about Europe after the Irish Republic ratified the Lisbon Treaty on Saturday.The Tory leader has also been facing fresh questions about Europe after the Irish Republic ratified the Lisbon Treaty on Saturday.
Mr Cameron has so far failed to repeat his promise to hold a referendum on the treaty, now it looks likely that it will be approved by every other EU member state.Mr Cameron has so far failed to repeat his promise to hold a referendum on the treaty, now it looks likely that it will be approved by every other EU member state.
In Sunday newspaper articles, Mr Cameron has stressed his party's domestic agenda.In Sunday newspaper articles, Mr Cameron has stressed his party's domestic agenda.
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Cameron said the party would not be "playing it safe" at what will be the last conference before the election.Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Cameron said the party would not be "playing it safe" at what will be the last conference before the election.
Labour have tested to destruction the idea that big government can solve all our problems Conservative leader David CameronLabour have tested to destruction the idea that big government can solve all our problems Conservative leader David Cameron
He said a Cameron government would scrap the New Deal and "through tax reform and deregulation" help employers take on new staff and encourage the creation of businesses.He said a Cameron government would scrap the New Deal and "through tax reform and deregulation" help employers take on new staff and encourage the creation of businesses.
And he told the News of the World that he would embark on changes to the welfare system that had proved too radical for Labour.And he told the News of the World that he would embark on changes to the welfare system that had proved too radical for Labour.
Under the Get Britain Working scheme, Mr Cameron said he would give the long-term unemployed "the personalised support they need to get back to work".Under the Get Britain Working scheme, Mr Cameron said he would give the long-term unemployed "the personalised support they need to get back to work".
The Sunday Times said the initiative, to be unveiled on Monday, will be an "assault on the dependency culture" by copying ideas pioneered in the United States.The Sunday Times said the initiative, to be unveiled on Monday, will be an "assault on the dependency culture" by copying ideas pioneered in the United States.
The paper said most people who have been unemployed for more than six months, including the disabled and single mothers, would have their benefits cut if they refused to join privatised training schemes.The paper said most people who have been unemployed for more than six months, including the disabled and single mothers, would have their benefits cut if they refused to join privatised training schemes.
It said the government would employ private training firms to prepare the unemployed for work.It said the government would employ private training firms to prepare the unemployed for work.
Medical checks
Under the government's Flexible New Deal programme, claimants on Jobseekers allowance for more than 12 months are obliged to join a training scheme or risk losing their benefits.Under the government's Flexible New Deal programme, claimants on Jobseekers allowance for more than 12 months are obliged to join a training scheme or risk losing their benefits.
Conservative sources said one of the aims of Get Britain Working was to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of the 2.6 million people currently on incapacity benefit.Conservative sources said one of the aims of Get Britain Working was to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of the 2.6 million people currently on incapacity benefit.
The Sunday Times said the Tories would introduce rigorous medical checks to establish whether people claiming incapacity benefit are capable of working.The Sunday Times said the Tories would introduce rigorous medical checks to establish whether people claiming incapacity benefit are capable of working.
Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Cameron said: "Labour have tested to destruction the idea that big government can solve all our problems."Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Cameron said: "Labour have tested to destruction the idea that big government can solve all our problems."
He added: "It is big government that has stifled innovation and crushed enterprise - the very engines of growth and job creation."He added: "It is big government that has stifled innovation and crushed enterprise - the very engines of growth and job creation."