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Labour 'ripped heart out of NHS' Cameron: Only Tories can save NHS
(40 minutes later)
David Cameron will accuse Labour of "ripping the heart out of the NHS" in a speech at the Conservative spring conference in Nottingham. David Cameron has accused Labour of "ripping the heart out of the NHS" in a speech at the Conservative spring conference in Nottingham.
In a stinging attack on Labour's record, Mr Cameron will say government targets have turned the health service into a "vast inhuman machine". In a stinging attack on Labour's record, Mr Cameron said government targets have turned the health service into a "vast inhuman machine".
And it is only the Tories - not Labour - who can restore staff morale and improve patient care, he will say. And he said it was only the Tories who could restore staff morale and improve patient care.
Labour say no-one will believe Tory promises on the NHS. Labour called his accusations "absurd" and said no one would believe them.
But Mr Cameron has used the two-day rally to portray the Conservatives as the party of public services, claiming Labour has lost its way. The Liberal Democrats accused both parties of "cynically turning the NHS into a political football".
In his boldest move yet on to traditional Labour territory, Mr Cameron used his closing speech at his party's spring conference to project the Conservatives as the party of the public services.
He also mounted a direct attack on Chancellor Gordon Brown - the man he expects to face at the next general election - accusing him of being obsessed with spin.
"His idea of social action is dinner with Kylie Minogue," Mr Cameron joked.
Spin
The Tory leader also hit back at criticism his environmental policies lacked substance, arguing his proposal to tax aviation proved he meant business - although he stressed they would be offset by tax cuts elsewhere.
"Anyone can say they're green. It's easy to do the softer things like ride your bike, visit glaciers and rebuild your house to make it green.
"But it's only clear you mean it when you do the tough things as well".
I think we now look like the alternative government George OsborneShadow chancellorI think we now look like the alternative government George OsborneShadow chancellor
He will tell delegates: "It used to be said that Labour were the party of the NHS - not any more." On the NHS, he told delegates: "It used to be said that Labour were the party of the NHS - not any more."
Labour is "undermining" the health service "because of their values and philosophy", Mr Cameron will say. It was not that Labour did not care about the NHS, but that their "values and philosophy" were undermining it.
"Labour's mania for controlling and directing things from the centre."Labour's mania for controlling and directing things from the centre.
"Labour's pessimism about human nature, Labour's belief that if people aren't told what to do, they'll do the wrong thing. Labour just don't trust people.""Labour's pessimism about human nature, Labour's belief that if people aren't told what to do, they'll do the wrong thing. Labour just don't trust people."
'Heart and soul''Heart and soul'
Mr Cameron will say Labour has turned the NHS into a "vast, inhuman machine, a pen-pusher's paradise at the mercy of the management consultants' latest wheeze". Mr Cameron said Labour has turned the NHS into a "vast, inhuman machine, a pen-pusher's paradise at the mercy of the management consultants' latest wheeze".
And he will insist "today's Conservative Party backs the NHS, heart and soul". And he insisted "today's Conservative Party backs the NHS, heart and soul".
Meanwhile, shadow chancellor George Osborne has reiterated the party's commitment to raising aviation taxes, and giving tax breaks to married couples and those in civil partnerships.
We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good William HagueShadow foreign secretaryWe have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good William HagueShadow foreign secretary
He told Andrew Marr's Sunday AM programme that the Tories were making tough, long-term decisions. Senior Tories have been in an optimistic mood during the Nottingham conference and they were given a further boost by a YouGov poll in the Sunday Times, which suggested the party had increased it's lead over Labour
"I think we now look like the alternative government," he said. Promises
Senior Tories have been in an optimistic mood during the Nottingham conference. Shadow chancellor, George Osborne told BBC One's Sunday AM: "I think we now look like the alternative government."
Former leader William Hague told delegates on Saturday: "In the last 15 months no-one can doubt any longer that the Conservative Party has begun its journey back to power.Former leader William Hague told delegates on Saturday: "In the last 15 months no-one can doubt any longer that the Conservative Party has begun its journey back to power.
"We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good.""We have set the pace, made the news, won elections and topped the polls, and after a decade-and-a-half in the doldrums that feels good."
A You Gov survey for the Sunday Times suggests the party has extended its lead on Labour. But Labour will not give up its traditional role as the party of the NHS without a fight - and they claim voters will not believe Tory promises on health.
The survey of 1,900 voters puts the party on 38%, compared with Labour's 32% - a one-point increase on last month. "The more David Cameron and the Conservatives talk about the NHS the more they are going to be found out," Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt told ITV's Sunday Edition.
'Mistake' She said the Conservatives had voted against reforms and their spending plans would mean annual cuts of £28bn in services.
But Labour say the Conservatives have made a mistake by going on the attack over the health service, with health minister Andy Burnham saying the Tories "brought the NHS to its knees" when they were in power.
Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Stephen Timms said no-one would believe Mr Cameron's promises.
"George Osborne and David Cameron have opposed every penny piece of investment we have provided for the NHS," he said.
"They have opposed the increase in National Insurance to fund the NHS and are now proposing to cut the very funding that a modern National Health Service needs."