The Tory conference began in Manchester with a 30,000-strong protest march against the government's cuts and a speech from Lady Warsi defending the coalition's economic strategy. The Conservatives gathered at the Manchester Central conference centre on Sunday afternoon as TUC demonstrators marched down nearby Princess Street holding banners saying: "Fight the cuts" and "Strike back", as well as one with a picture of David Cameron that said: "He's got to go."
George Osborne, the chancellor, said marching would not help the economy. "It's your democratic right to march," he said from the conference centre. "But in the end marching is not going to move on this economy. Every job that is lost is a matter of regret, but I'm working flat out to create jobs. There were half a million jobs created last year."
What’s more?
It was revealed that MPs are set to vote on a referendum within the next few months, after a petition with more than 100,000 signatures was submitted calling for the public to be given the chance to decide whether Britain should stay in the EU.
What’s more?
It was revealed that MPs are set to vote on a referendum within the next few months, after a petition with more than 100,000 signatures was submitted calling for the public to be given the chance to decide whether Britain should stay in the EU.
“The prime minister pledged to "fire up the engine of the economy" on the first day of his party conference in Manchester, pushing a new homes policy but thwarting the desires of his backbenchers for a referendum on whether Britain should stay in the EU.”
http://www.euronews.net/2011/10/02/uk-conservatives-open-party-conference/
http://www.euronews.net/2011/10/02/uk-conservatives-open-party-conference/
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