Cameron vows to help cure economy

David Cameron has pledged to bring forward a "comprehensive plan" at the Conservative Party conference starting in Birmingham tomorrow to cure Britain's economic ills.

Taking a leaf out of Margaret Thatcher's 1970s cookbook, the Tory leader said the plan would be based on "good housekeeping" and would be designed to restore confidence and stability to the UK economy.

He told the Shropshire Star that while Gordon Brown was pre-occupied with healing divisions inside the Labour Party, the Tories understood public concerns and were completely focused on dealing with them.

"We are coming to Birmingham completely unified and that enables the Conservative Party to give a 100 per cent focus to the problems that are actually facing people in the West Midlands," he said.

But he conceded he and his party still have plenty of work to do to convince the public that they are ready, willing and able to take over the government of the UK.

The Tory leader also said he would be repeating his message to Conservative-led councils to think very hard about their spending plans to avoid big increases in council tax.

But he paid tribute to the new Tory-led administration in Telford & Wrekin, insisting that it was getting a grip on spending.

Read the full interview with David Cameron in Saturday's Shropshire Star