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| Cameron preparing to rally Tories | Cameron preparing to rally Tories |
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| David Cameron is to rally his party for a possible autumn election by pledging to sweep away Gordon Brown's "cynical" brand of "old politics". | David Cameron is to rally his party for a possible autumn election by pledging to sweep away Gordon Brown's "cynical" brand of "old politics". |
| In his closing speech to the Tory conference, party leader Mr Cameron will urge members to inspire voters. | In his closing speech to the Tory conference, party leader Mr Cameron will urge members to inspire voters. |
| Analysts say it is a make-or-break moment for him, with the PM tipped to announce a poll as early as next week. | Analysts say it is a make-or-break moment for him, with the PM tipped to announce a poll as early as next week. |
| Labour say the Conservatives have been making commitments that would cost billions but they cannot pay for. | Labour say the Conservatives have been making commitments that would cost billions but they cannot pay for. |
| CONFERENCE AGENDA 0945-1100: Quality of life debate1115-1230: Debate on policy reviews1400: David Cameron's closing speech At-a-glance: Tory conference Analysis: Tory mood | CONFERENCE AGENDA 0945-1100: Quality of life debate1115-1230: Debate on policy reviews1400: David Cameron's closing speech At-a-glance: Tory conference Analysis: Tory mood |
| Mr Cameron's speech in Blackpool follows Tory claims, denied by Labour, that Mr Brown played politics by visiting troops in Iraq on Tuesday. | Mr Cameron's speech in Blackpool follows Tory claims, denied by Labour, that Mr Brown played politics by visiting troops in Iraq on Tuesday. |
| The Tory leader said Mr Brown should not have announced cuts in troop numbers to the media before telling MPs. | The Tory leader said Mr Brown should not have announced cuts in troop numbers to the media before telling MPs. |
| And his defence spokesman Liam Fox said: "Many people will see this as cynical politics, playing political football with our armed forces." | And his defence spokesman Liam Fox said: "Many people will see this as cynical politics, playing political football with our armed forces." |
| But Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth accused Dr Fox of "deliberately trying to distort in quite a despicable way" the fact that troop levels in Iraq were falling by a thousand. | But Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth accused Dr Fox of "deliberately trying to distort in quite a despicable way" the fact that troop levels in Iraq were falling by a thousand. |
| "That is true - there is nothing untrue about that. Why Liam Fox wants to try and play politics in the manner that he does with this, really is a disgrace," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | "That is true - there is nothing untrue about that. Why Liam Fox wants to try and play politics in the manner that he does with this, really is a disgrace," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| 'Inspirational ' | 'Inspirational ' |
| Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell urged both parties to focus on the real issue facing British troops in Iraq: the timing of their withdrawal, not the timing of political announcements. | |
| The Conservatives have used their week in Blackpool to set out the policies they believe can win them the next election - including lifting the ceiling on inheritance tax from £300,000 to £1m and cutting stamp duty for first-time buyers. | The Conservatives have used their week in Blackpool to set out the policies they believe can win them the next election - including lifting the ceiling on inheritance tax from £300,000 to £1m and cutting stamp duty for first-time buyers. |
| We have to change from the old politics of easy promises and disappointment to politics you can believe in David Cameron | We have to change from the old politics of easy promises and disappointment to politics you can believe in David Cameron |
| Shadow home secretary David Davis told the BBC: "The party's very much up for an election - Gordon Brown has almost made us that gift by giving us that focus. | Shadow home secretary David Davis told the BBC: "The party's very much up for an election - Gordon Brown has almost made us that gift by giving us that focus. |
| "And today, David will do what actually in many ways he's best at - rising to the occasion. | "And today, David will do what actually in many ways he's best at - rising to the occasion. |
| "We're going to get an inspirational speech, he's going to talk about widening the appeal of politics, and getting across to those people who perhaps have given up on politics - 40% don't vote at the moment." | "We're going to get an inspirational speech, he's going to talk about widening the appeal of politics, and getting across to those people who perhaps have given up on politics - 40% don't vote at the moment." |
| Mr Cameron's speech will not include any new policy announcements, his aides said. | Mr Cameron's speech will not include any new policy announcements, his aides said. |
| But with the party trailing in the opinion polls, he will need to convince voters the Tories have what it takes to deliver changes in health, education, law and order and security. | But with the party trailing in the opinion polls, he will need to convince voters the Tories have what it takes to deliver changes in health, education, law and order and security. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I want a government that can give me optimism and hope for the future, not just political stunts and more empty promises of jam tomorrow Mike, London Send us your comments | |
| He will say: "This is a new Conservative Party with new priorities. | He will say: "This is a new Conservative Party with new priorities. |
| "There's been a lot of talk about lurching. So, let me make it clear, there will be no lurch to the right, no lurch to the left. | "There's been a lot of talk about lurching. So, let me make it clear, there will be no lurch to the right, no lurch to the left. |
| "There's only one direction for me and that's forward to the future." | "There's only one direction for me and that's forward to the future." |
| 'Belief' | 'Belief' |
| He will say Mr Brown's speech at last week's Labour conference was "the old politics at its worst". | He will say Mr Brown's speech at last week's Labour conference was "the old politics at its worst". |
| "It wasn't just that we have heard it all before - literally heard it all before - simplistic short-term pledges rehashed and reannounced, with absolutely no indication of how they would be delivered. | "It wasn't just that we have heard it all before - literally heard it all before - simplistic short-term pledges rehashed and reannounced, with absolutely no indication of how they would be delivered. |
| "It wasn't just the cynicism of announcing things that Gordon Brown himself must know he can't deliver. | "It wasn't just the cynicism of announcing things that Gordon Brown himself must know he can't deliver. |
| "It was the carefully calculated pitch to the 4% of voters in the middle who might switch this way or that." | "It was the carefully calculated pitch to the 4% of voters in the middle who might switch this way or that." |
| He will say the Conservatives "had to do better than that" and reach out to disaffected ex-voters who "don't believe a word of it any more". | He will say the Conservatives "had to do better than that" and reach out to disaffected ex-voters who "don't believe a word of it any more". |
| "We have to inspire them. We have to change from the old politics of easy promises and disappointment to politics you can believe in. | "We have to inspire them. We have to change from the old politics of easy promises and disappointment to politics you can believe in. |
| "That means politics based on belief." | "That means politics based on belief." |
| Mr Cameron will say he is an optimist who wants to give people "power over their own lives" and that meant halting the growth of the state and dealing with crime and social breakdown. | Mr Cameron will say he is an optimist who wants to give people "power over their own lives" and that meant halting the growth of the state and dealing with crime and social breakdown. |
| Wednesday's speech at Blackpool's Winter Gardens is a return to the scene of Mr Cameron's 2005 party leadership triumph, when he went from rank outsider to favourite after delivering a 20-minute speech without notes. | Wednesday's speech at Blackpool's Winter Gardens is a return to the scene of Mr Cameron's 2005 party leadership triumph, when he went from rank outsider to favourite after delivering a 20-minute speech without notes. |
| His aides have hinted at similar "choreography" later. | His aides have hinted at similar "choreography" later. |