| David Cameron's conference speech: John Crace's digested version Prime minister David Cameron's conference speech – condensedCameron I'd like to start by paying tribute to those who have led the party before me. Thank you William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard for making me look good in comparison ... But most of all, I'd like to thank Nick Clegg for being my fag. My shoes have never been so clean.Conference Has he nearly finished yet?Cameron I also promise our troops will leave Afghanistan by 2015 because it will be popular ahead of an election ...Fox ... and we won't have any weapons left by then anyway.Cameron I stand before you, an aristocrat committed to fairness and if I have been a bit unfair it's because Labour left us in a most terrible pickle by spending all our money on asylum seekers ...Conference Is he always this boring?Cameron We are committed to creating a Big Society by cutting the Little Society to pieces ...Conference Did I doze off?Cameron We are the new Radicals. We are the real Socialists. The National Socialists ... I want everyone to spread our message by volunteering to work overseas ...Everyone ... because there isn't any work here.Cameron I'd like to end by saying: "Your Country Needs You".Lord Kitchener When I said that, a generation got wiped out.Cameron My point precisely.Conference That's another hour we'll never get back.ConservativesDavid CameronConservative conferenceJohn Craceguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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