It's party conference season in the UK but, unlike most party conference seasons, this one comes in the run-up to a General Election, so this is where the General Election campaign really starts.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is also considering a so-called ‘Parliamentary override’ which would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings, such as those on giving prisoners the vote.
Mr Cameron also insisted he would secure greater powers over immigration from within the European Union.
The Government had succeeded in capping non-EU migrant numbers, he said, but admitted the ‘bigger issue today’ is EU migrants and their ‘immediate access to our welfare system’.
Cameron pledges a UK bill of rights: We don't need lessons from Europe, he says
By Jack Doyle Daily Mail Political Correspondent
1 October 2014
Daily Mail
David Cameron last night pledged to scrap ‘once and for all’ Labour’s controversial Human Rights Act – and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on European human rights judges and defended the right of Parliament to make its own laws.
He said the country that wrote Magna Carta did not need to take human rights lessons from judges in Strasbourg. The policy is a repeat of the commitment made in the 2010 manifesto – which was then scrapped during coalition negotiations with the Liberal Democrats.
Promise: David Cameron last night pledged to scrap ‘once and for all’ Labour’s controversial Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights
More details of human rights reforms are expected to follow in the coming days – including giving more sway to the British Supreme Court.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is also considering a so-called ‘Parliamentary override’ which would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings, such as those on giving prisoners the vote.
Mr Cameron also insisted he would secure greater powers over immigration from within the European Union.
The Government had succeeded in capping non-EU migrant numbers, he said, but admitted the ‘bigger issue today’ is EU migrants and their ‘immediate access to our welfare system’.
Scathing: The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on European human rights judges and defended the right of the British Parliament to make its own laws
More power: Mr Cameron told his audience at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that he would get 'what Britain needs' and would 'not take no for an answer', pointing to success in cutting the European Budget and pulling out of EU bailout schemes
He said: ‘Britain, I know you want this sorted so I will go to Brussels, I will not take no for an answer and, when it comes to free movement, I will get what Britain needs.
‘Anyone who thinks I can’t or won’t deliver this – judge me by my record,’ he said, pointing to success in cutting the European Budget and pulling out of EU bailout schemes.
There was a murmur of agreement from Tory supporters in the Birmingham Symphony Hall when Mr Cameron said it was ‘not just the EU that needs sorting out – it’s the European Court of Human Rights.’
Plans: Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is also considering a so-called 'Parliamentary override' which would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings, such as those on giving prisoners the vote
Praise: Mr Cameron praised Home Secretary Theresa May - who has her eyes set on the future leadership of the Tory Party - for capping migrant numbers from outside the EU and shutting down 700 bogus colleges 'that were basically visa factories'
He condemned human rights rulings that blocked the deportation of terror suspects and applied even on battlefields.
He said: ‘This is the country that wrote Magna Carta, the country that time and again has stood up for human rights, whether liberating Europe from fascism or leading the charge today against sexual violence in war.
‘We do not require instruction on this from judges in Strasbourg. So with a Conservative Government after the election, this country will have a new British Bill of Rights, passed in our Parliament, rooted in our values.
And as for Labour’s Human Rights Act? We will scrap it, once and for all.’
Mr Cameron praised Home Secretary Theresa May for capping migrant numbers from outside the EU and shutting down 700 bogus colleges ‘that were basically visa factories’.
÷ In the biggest group action to date, more than 1,000 UK prisoners – including 74 serving life – are to go to the ECHR to demand compensation for being barred from voting.
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At last, a real Tory premier? Cameron inspires his party by backing British values and pledging tax cuts for millions of families
By James Chapman, Daily Mail Political Editor
2 October 2014
Daily Mail
Tax cuts for millions of families were yesterday put at the heart of the Tory pitch to win next year’s election.
David Cameron electrified his party conference with a dramatic pledge to raise the 40p income tax threshold by more than £8,000 to £50,000 by 2020.
This would lift 800,000 out of the higher band altogether, reversing years in which it has sucked in more and more ordinary households. Those earning between £50,000 and £100,000 would pay £1,313 a year less in tax than they do now.
Promises: David Cameron electrified his party conference with a dramatic pledge to raise the 40p income tax threshold by more than £8,000 to £50,000 by 2020
Admitting action on the 40p rate was overdue, the Prime Minister also promised another huge increase in the personal allowance, helping 24 million basic rate taxpayers.
He said the amount on which no tax is paid, currently £10,000, would be increased bit by bit if the Tories stay in office, reaching £12,500 by April 2020. That would save every basic rate taxpayer £500 a year.
In a direct appeal to the 30 million people who would benefit from the £7.2billion tax commitment, Mr Cameron declared: ‘I want you to take home more of your own money.’
Pledge: Admitting action on the 40p rate was overdue, the Prime Minister also promised another huge increase in the personal allowance, helping 24 million basic rate taxpayers
Appeal: In a direct appeal to the 30 million people who would benefit from the £7.2billion tax commitment, Mr Cameron declared: 'I want you to take home more of your own money'
Increase: Mr Cameron said the amount on which no tax is paid, currently £10,000, would be increased bit by bit if the Tories stay in office, reaching £12,500 by April 2020
Iain Duncan Smith, work and pensions secretary and a standard bearer for the Tory right, was seen punching the air in delight as Mr Cameron laid out his plans. Ridiculing Ed Miliband’s failure to mention the budget deficit at the Labour party conference last week, the Prime Minister insisted tax cuts could be delivered only if tough measures were used to bring down public spending.
He denounced Labour as ‘this high-spending, high-taxing, deficit-ballooning shower’ and said it would be madness to expect a vote for them in May to end in anything but economic disaster.
The tax pledges were the centrepiece of Mr Cameron’s final conference speech before the election – and what could be his last in charge if he loses to Mr Miliband.
Applause: Senior Tories including Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, William Hague, Home Secretary Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond applaud the Premier's speech, while Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith was seen punching the air in delight
Highlight: The tax pledges were the centrepiece of the Prime Minister's final conference speech before the election
He cast the election as a choice between him and the Labour leader – telling voters flirting with Ukip: ‘If you vote Ukip, that’s really a vote for Labour.
On May 7 you could go to bed with Nigel Farage and wake up with Ed Miliband. Neither does it for me.’
Setting out parts of the Conservative election manifesto, Mr Cameron:
Moved wife Samantha to tears with a commitment to raise spending on the NHS, which cared for their late son Ivan;
Vowed to rein in the European Court of Human Rights by replacing Labour’s Human Rights Act with a bill of rights;
Pledged to undercut the business tax rates of leading countries until 2020;
Said Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs would be barred from voting on English laws once more powers are handed to Edinburgh;
Put reform of migration rules at the heart of his plan to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EU;
Marched on to Labour territory by promising action on zero-hours contracts and youth unemployment;
Promised a Tory government would ensure 20 per cent discounts for young first time buyers of 100,000 new homes.
Moved: Mr Cameron moved his wife Samantha to tears with a commitment to raise spending on the NHS, which cared for their late son Ivan
Strength: In his 52-minute speech, Mr Cameron also said strong families, reward for hard work and a deep patriotism informed his politics
Changes: Mr Cameron said Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs would be barred from voting on English laws once more powers are handed to Edinburgh in the aftermath of the Scottish independence referendum
But it was the two tax-cutting pledges, which will cost £7.2billion, that were the most significant and audacious. In his 52-minute speech, Mr Cameron also said strong families, reward for hard work and a deep patriotism informed his politics.
And he set out what he believed most families aspired to: ‘A good job, a nice home, more money at the end of the month, a decent education for your children, a safe and secure retirement.’
Labour accused the Conservatives of standing up for the privileged few and insisted the party must spell out where the £7.2billion would come from.
Support: Mr Cameron is embraced by his proud wife Samantha as he comes to the end of his speech
United front: Mr Cameron posed for photographs with his wife after his leader's speech went down a storm with the Conservative party faithful
Thumbs up: Mr Cameron appeared to be pleased with how his speech went when he gave this thumbs up gesture to the cheering crowds
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said: ‘David Cameron’s speech showed no recognition that working people are £1,600 a year worse off under the Tories nor that the NHS is going backward on their watch.
‘Nobody will be fooled by pie in the sky promises of tax cuts in six years’ time when David Cameron cannot tell us where the money is coming from.’
Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, also raised doubts about tax cuts when most Whitehall departments are to lose a third of their budgets.
Warm reaction: The Tory faithful were keen to congratulate their leader on his keynote speech
Read more: At last, a real Tory premier: Cameron inspires his party by backing British values and pledging tax cuts for millions of families | Daily Mail Online
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The Labour Party held their conference in Manchester last week, but the speech made by Marxist Ed Miliband - which polls currently suggest will become Prime Minister in May, something which just leaves a feeling of dread and horror in the pit of my stomach - was almost completely devoid of policies, probably because the Labour Party don't have any.
Despite the polls showing Labour in the lead, polls also show that they aren't trusted on the economy, something which they trail the Tories on by a wide margin. With the economy booming, the public trusts Cameron and Chancellor Osborne to run the economy much more than they trust the ludicrous Red Ed and Shadow Chancellor Balls (who only seems good at breaking journalists' noses in the annual politicians vs journalists football match). In fact, Marxist Miliband's speech deliberately left out all mention of the deficit, probably because it was the last Stalini...sorry, Labour....Government which created it.
However, Prime Minister David Cameron's speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham yesterday was probably the best speech he has ever made.
The Daily Mail said Cameron is "finally, a true Tory PM". The Sun praised Cameron for having a speech peppered with the very policies that The Sun itself has said it wants the PM to adopt.
In the speech, which ended the Tory Party conference and which could well help the Tories close the gap with Labour in the polls, Cameron said that, should the Conservatives be re-elected in May he would, amongst other things, give income tax help to 30 million people; cut back on welfare benefits; create jobs for everyone; axe the EU's hated Human Rights Act; safeguard Britain's free NHS; and ban Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs from voting on English-only issues.
Cameron has vowed to replace the EU's hated Human Rights Act - which is nothing more than a friend of the criminals, and which is saying that Britain's ban on prisoners from voting "is against their human rights" - with a new British Bill of Rights, saying that the EU has no right to lecture the country which gave the world Magna Carta.
In the biggest group action to date, more than 1,000 UK prisoners – including 74 serving life – are to go to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to demand compensation for being barred from voting. But, rightly, Britain continues to ignore the ECHR's demands to give prisoners the vote.
More details of human rights reforms are expected to follow in the coming days – including giving more sway to the British Supreme Court.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is also considering a so-called ‘Parliamentary override’ which would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings, such as those on giving prisoners the vote.
Mr Cameron also insisted he would secure greater powers over immigration from within the European Union.
The Government had succeeded in capping non-EU migrant numbers, he said, but admitted the ‘bigger issue today’ is EU migrants and their ‘immediate access to our welfare system’.
Ukip have held their party conference. The Tory's coalition government partners the Liberal Democrats, who are in government for the first time since WWII (when they were simply the Liberal Party), are about to hold theirs in Glasgow.
Cameron pledges a UK bill of rights: We don't need lessons from Europe, he says
Prime minister pledges to scrap Labour's controversial Human Rights Act
Says country that wrote Magna Carta did not need human rights lessons
Policy repeats 2010 vow, which was scrapped during Lib Dem negotiations
Justice Secretary is also considering a so-called 'Parliamentary override'
This would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings
Cameron praises Theresa May for capping migrant numbers from outside EU
Says country that wrote Magna Carta did not need human rights lessons
Policy repeats 2010 vow, which was scrapped during Lib Dem negotiations
Justice Secretary is also considering a so-called 'Parliamentary override'
This would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings
Cameron praises Theresa May for capping migrant numbers from outside EU
By Jack Doyle Daily Mail Political Correspondent
1 October 2014
Daily Mail
David Cameron last night pledged to scrap ‘once and for all’ Labour’s controversial Human Rights Act – and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on European human rights judges and defended the right of Parliament to make its own laws.
He said the country that wrote Magna Carta did not need to take human rights lessons from judges in Strasbourg. The policy is a repeat of the commitment made in the 2010 manifesto – which was then scrapped during coalition negotiations with the Liberal Democrats.
Promise: David Cameron last night pledged to scrap ‘once and for all’ Labour’s controversial Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights
More details of human rights reforms are expected to follow in the coming days – including giving more sway to the British Supreme Court.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is also considering a so-called ‘Parliamentary override’ which would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings, such as those on giving prisoners the vote.
Mr Cameron also insisted he would secure greater powers over immigration from within the European Union.
The Government had succeeded in capping non-EU migrant numbers, he said, but admitted the ‘bigger issue today’ is EU migrants and their ‘immediate access to our welfare system’.
Scathing: The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on European human rights judges and defended the right of the British Parliament to make its own laws
More power: Mr Cameron told his audience at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham that he would get 'what Britain needs' and would 'not take no for an answer', pointing to success in cutting the European Budget and pulling out of EU bailout schemes
He said: ‘Britain, I know you want this sorted so I will go to Brussels, I will not take no for an answer and, when it comes to free movement, I will get what Britain needs.
‘Anyone who thinks I can’t or won’t deliver this – judge me by my record,’ he said, pointing to success in cutting the European Budget and pulling out of EU bailout schemes.
There was a murmur of agreement from Tory supporters in the Birmingham Symphony Hall when Mr Cameron said it was ‘not just the EU that needs sorting out – it’s the European Court of Human Rights.’
Plans: Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is also considering a so-called 'Parliamentary override' which would allow MPs to veto contentious Strasbourg rulings, such as those on giving prisoners the vote
Praise: Mr Cameron praised Home Secretary Theresa May - who has her eyes set on the future leadership of the Tory Party - for capping migrant numbers from outside the EU and shutting down 700 bogus colleges 'that were basically visa factories'
He condemned human rights rulings that blocked the deportation of terror suspects and applied even on battlefields.
He said: ‘This is the country that wrote Magna Carta, the country that time and again has stood up for human rights, whether liberating Europe from fascism or leading the charge today against sexual violence in war.
‘We do not require instruction on this from judges in Strasbourg. So with a Conservative Government after the election, this country will have a new British Bill of Rights, passed in our Parliament, rooted in our values.
And as for Labour’s Human Rights Act? We will scrap it, once and for all.’
Mr Cameron praised Home Secretary Theresa May for capping migrant numbers from outside the EU and shutting down 700 bogus colleges ‘that were basically visa factories’.
÷ In the biggest group action to date, more than 1,000 UK prisoners – including 74 serving life – are to go to the ECHR to demand compensation for being barred from voting.
Read more: Cameron pledges a UK bill of rights: We don't need lessons from Europe, he says* | Daily Mail Online
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At last, a real Tory premier? Cameron inspires his party by backing British values and pledging tax cuts for millions of families
David Cameron pledged to raise 40p income tax threshold to £50,000
He promised to increase personal allowance to £12,500 by April 2020
'I want you to take home more of your own money', he tells conference
30 million people set to benefit from the £7.2billion tax commitment
Tells voters 'If you vote Ukip, that's really a vote for Labour'
But Labour accuses the Conservatives of standing up for the privileged few
He promised to increase personal allowance to £12,500 by April 2020
'I want you to take home more of your own money', he tells conference
30 million people set to benefit from the £7.2billion tax commitment
Tells voters 'If you vote Ukip, that's really a vote for Labour'
But Labour accuses the Conservatives of standing up for the privileged few
By James Chapman, Daily Mail Political Editor
2 October 2014
Daily Mail
Tax cuts for millions of families were yesterday put at the heart of the Tory pitch to win next year’s election.
David Cameron electrified his party conference with a dramatic pledge to raise the 40p income tax threshold by more than £8,000 to £50,000 by 2020.
This would lift 800,000 out of the higher band altogether, reversing years in which it has sucked in more and more ordinary households. Those earning between £50,000 and £100,000 would pay £1,313 a year less in tax than they do now.
Promises: David Cameron electrified his party conference with a dramatic pledge to raise the 40p income tax threshold by more than £8,000 to £50,000 by 2020
Admitting action on the 40p rate was overdue, the Prime Minister also promised another huge increase in the personal allowance, helping 24 million basic rate taxpayers.
He said the amount on which no tax is paid, currently £10,000, would be increased bit by bit if the Tories stay in office, reaching £12,500 by April 2020. That would save every basic rate taxpayer £500 a year.
In a direct appeal to the 30 million people who would benefit from the £7.2billion tax commitment, Mr Cameron declared: ‘I want you to take home more of your own money.’
Pledge: Admitting action on the 40p rate was overdue, the Prime Minister also promised another huge increase in the personal allowance, helping 24 million basic rate taxpayers
Appeal: In a direct appeal to the 30 million people who would benefit from the £7.2billion tax commitment, Mr Cameron declared: 'I want you to take home more of your own money'
Increase: Mr Cameron said the amount on which no tax is paid, currently £10,000, would be increased bit by bit if the Tories stay in office, reaching £12,500 by April 2020
Iain Duncan Smith, work and pensions secretary and a standard bearer for the Tory right, was seen punching the air in delight as Mr Cameron laid out his plans. Ridiculing Ed Miliband’s failure to mention the budget deficit at the Labour party conference last week, the Prime Minister insisted tax cuts could be delivered only if tough measures were used to bring down public spending.
He denounced Labour as ‘this high-spending, high-taxing, deficit-ballooning shower’ and said it would be madness to expect a vote for them in May to end in anything but economic disaster.
The tax pledges were the centrepiece of Mr Cameron’s final conference speech before the election – and what could be his last in charge if he loses to Mr Miliband.
Applause: Senior Tories including Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, William Hague, Home Secretary Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond applaud the Premier's speech, while Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith was seen punching the air in delight
Highlight: The tax pledges were the centrepiece of the Prime Minister's final conference speech before the election
He cast the election as a choice between him and the Labour leader – telling voters flirting with Ukip: ‘If you vote Ukip, that’s really a vote for Labour.
On May 7 you could go to bed with Nigel Farage and wake up with Ed Miliband. Neither does it for me.’
Setting out parts of the Conservative election manifesto, Mr Cameron:
Moved wife Samantha to tears with a commitment to raise spending on the NHS, which cared for their late son Ivan;
Vowed to rein in the European Court of Human Rights by replacing Labour’s Human Rights Act with a bill of rights;
Pledged to undercut the business tax rates of leading countries until 2020;
Said Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs would be barred from voting on English laws once more powers are handed to Edinburgh;
Put reform of migration rules at the heart of his plan to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EU;
Marched on to Labour territory by promising action on zero-hours contracts and youth unemployment;
Promised a Tory government would ensure 20 per cent discounts for young first time buyers of 100,000 new homes.
Moved: Mr Cameron moved his wife Samantha to tears with a commitment to raise spending on the NHS, which cared for their late son Ivan
Strength: In his 52-minute speech, Mr Cameron also said strong families, reward for hard work and a deep patriotism informed his politics
Changes: Mr Cameron said Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs would be barred from voting on English laws once more powers are handed to Edinburgh in the aftermath of the Scottish independence referendum
But it was the two tax-cutting pledges, which will cost £7.2billion, that were the most significant and audacious. In his 52-minute speech, Mr Cameron also said strong families, reward for hard work and a deep patriotism informed his politics.
And he set out what he believed most families aspired to: ‘A good job, a nice home, more money at the end of the month, a decent education for your children, a safe and secure retirement.’
Labour accused the Conservatives of standing up for the privileged few and insisted the party must spell out where the £7.2billion would come from.
Support: Mr Cameron is embraced by his proud wife Samantha as he comes to the end of his speech
United front: Mr Cameron posed for photographs with his wife after his leader's speech went down a storm with the Conservative party faithful
Thumbs up: Mr Cameron appeared to be pleased with how his speech went when he gave this thumbs up gesture to the cheering crowds
Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said: ‘David Cameron’s speech showed no recognition that working people are £1,600 a year worse off under the Tories nor that the NHS is going backward on their watch.
‘Nobody will be fooled by pie in the sky promises of tax cuts in six years’ time when David Cameron cannot tell us where the money is coming from.’
Paul Johnson, of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, also raised doubts about tax cuts when most Whitehall departments are to lose a third of their budgets.
Warm reaction: The Tory faithful were keen to congratulate their leader on his keynote speech
Read more: At last, a real Tory premier: Cameron inspires his party by backing British values and pledging tax cuts for millions of families | Daily Mail Online
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