David Cameron: Crime and our broken society

Speaking at Brize Norton today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"We are just a few hundred yards away from the airbase where our aircrews maintain the vital links with our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

RAF Brize Norton is the base from which so many our troops fly out ...

David Cameron: Youth crime and measures to reduce it

David Cameron today made a speech on youth crime and measures to reduce it at Sudellside community centre in Darwen, Lancashire. He said:

"Thank you for coming here to listen to me today. I hope that together we can address some of the serious issues that are affecting your community ...

David Cameron: Good discipline is the key to successful schools

I'm grateful to Policy Exchange for hosting today's event. In the 1970s your predecessors - the Centre for Policy Studies, the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Adam Smith Institute - played a central role in planning the policies of the Conservative government of the 1980s. There's an important lesson ...

David Cameron: Speech to the Rwandan Parliament

Speaking in the Rwandan parliament, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron said:

"It is a great honour for me to address the Parliament of Rwanda.

Today my Party publishes the report of our Policy Group on Global Poverty.

And it is fitting for me to mark that occasion here, in a ...

David Cameron: Families matter more than anything else to our society

In a speech this afternoon, following the report of the Social Justice Policy Group, David Cameron said:

"The report published by Iain and his team today is a landmark in British social policy.

And I believe it is a clear vindication of this Party's approach to policy-making.

Iain's ...

David Cameron: A flourishing music scene plays a huge role in bolstering the vibrancy of our culture

Introduction

It's a great pleasure to be here.

Let me start by congratulating Geoff Taylor, who was recently made Chief Executive of the BPI, and thanking him for inviting me here to speak today.

I am sure he did so with some trepidation.

After all, politicians and music rarely ...

David Cameron: Empowering local communities can heal our broken society

Speaking at the Local Government Association conference today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"Let me begin by acknowledging the good work of so many councils and Fire and Rescue Authorities in the recent floods.

It's tempting to blame the Government for everything that goes wrong.

Indeed Gordon Brown ...

Cameron: Security for our society; opportunity in your life

In a keynote speech in Tooting, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron said:

"Very soon, the real battle in British politics will begin.

Tony's going, and the phoney war will be over.

The British people will have a clear choice.

A choice between two different visions of society.

A choice ...

David Cameron: The option of flexible working should go as wide as possible

In a speech to the Equal Opportunities Commission today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"I'm delighted to be here to help launch the EOC's new report.

It sets out very clearly and comprehensively the growing importance of flexible working, not only to individual businesses but to the ...

Cheltenham Science Festival speech

Speaking today at the Cheltenham Science Festival, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron said:

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There are two things I want to talk about today.

I want to explain why the greening of the Conservative Party is not just about me or about now.

It's something that ...

David Cameron: Islam and Muslims in the World Today

Speaking today at the 'Islam and Muslims in the World Today' Conference organised by the University of Cambridge, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, will say:

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"I was unable to attend yesterday, but Sayeeda Warsi, Dominic Grieve and the chair of one of my policy group's ...

David Cameron speech to the Police Federation

Speaking to the Police Federation, today in Blackpool, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"Thank you for inviting me to speak to your annual conference: it's a privilege to be here.

I know that police officers, when they talk about what they do, describe their work as "the job ...

Cameron: Civility and Civil Progress

Speaking today at the Royal Society, David Cameron said:

"I want to make a simple argument today.

I believe that how individuals behave towards each other in everyday life is key to everybody's quality of life.

That behaviour is bad and getting worse, but that we must not accept ...

Cameron: I support the Union for what it can achieve in the future

Speaking at the Stormont Village Hall in Gretna Green, Scotland, later today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron will say:

United we are Safer

I support the union not only for what it has achieved in the past but for what it can achieve in the future. The labour party's ...

Cameron: A brighter future for Wales

Speech to launch the Welsh Conservatives’ Assembly election manifesto.

"I am delighted to be launching the manifesto for the Welsh Assembly elections on 3 May.

The Conservatives have changed.

Today we're concentrating on the things that matter: more local, more green, more family-friendly. The NHS - supporting the local hospitals ...

David Cameron speech on the quality of childhood

David Cameron will today deliver a speech and set up an inquiry into the quality of childhood in Britain. It arises from the Unicef report into the wellbeing of children in rich countries which revealed that children in the UK suffer the lowest quality of life in the developed world ...

Cameron: A liberal Conservative consensus to restore trust in politics

Speaking today in Bath, David Cameron said:

"Politics is a trust.

In a representative democracy, politicians hold power in trust from the people.

It is not our power but yours that we exercise.

We exercise it on your behalf - and we are accountable to you for how we use it ...

David Cameron: This is the year to acknowledge the pain and devastation which slavery has caused

David Cameron has given the Wilberforce Address commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. He said:

"This is the year to acknowledge the pain and devastation which slavery has caused, and which the legacy of slavery still causes, to Africans and to people of African origin ...

David Cameron: Speech to Conservative Spring Forum

Speaking to the Conservative Spring Forum on Sunday 18th March, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, said:

"This has been a great Spring Forum.

We've seen the progress we're making in our Policy Review.

We've shown our commitment to community campaigning and making a real difference locally, in ...

David Cameron: We will keep up the pressure on climate change

In a speech to the Green Economy Conference today, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, said:

"For the past year, we have been pressing the Government to go further and faster on climate change - both domestically and through leadership at the international level.

Our efforts are bearing fruit.

This afternoon, the ...

David Cameron: Wales is a great country with a great future

"It's great to be in Wales again. And it's great to be speaking to a Conservative conference again.

This is a great country with a great future. Businesses are investing here. The Millennium Stadium is a symbol of Welsh pride and self-belief. This seems to be the only ...

David Cameron: The EU - A New Agenda for the 21st Century

At the Movement for European Reform conference in Brussels, David Cameron said:

"This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. In 1957, Europe was emerging from war - ruined economically and divided politically. An Iron Curtain kept apart nations that were free from those that were not. That ...

Cameron: Transforming society

Speech to the Welsh Conservative Party conference.

"It's great to be in Wales again. And it's great to be speaking to a Conservative conference again.

This is a great country with a great future. Businesses are investing here. The Millennium Stadium is a symbol of Welsh pride and ...

David Cameron: Conservative councillors have the ideas and the capability to make a real difference

Speaking to the Conservative Councillors Association today, Conservative leader David Cameron said:

"We meet here in Leeds with the Conservative Party in better shape than it's been in for almost 20 years.

We have a sustained lead in the polls.

We have a united shadow cabinet and Parliamentary party ...

David Cameron: Nothing matters more than children

Visiting a voluntary youth organisation called Base 33 in his constituency in Witney, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"Sometimes a piece of research is published which goes straight to the heart of the national debate - it holds up a mirror to the whole of society and makes us see ...

David Cameron: Bringing down the barriers to cohesion

David Cameron today delivered a keynote speech on community cohesion to local residents in Lozells, Birmingham. He said:

"It's an honour to be here with you today, to pay tribute to the work that you're all doing to bring this community together and to keep it together, to ...

David Cameron: The Conservative approach to improving public services

"A few months ago Britain was told that the Conservative Party was taking its lead from a certain Guardian columnist. I'm very pleased that the Guardian is also prepared to listen to the Conservative Party.

The public services are at the heart of my vision for Britain. In recent ...

David Cameron: The Future of Nursing

Introduction

Healthcare is changing enormously quickly. Nurses are involved in every aspect of that change. And my argument today is simple. If we get nursing right, we get the NHS right. If we get the proper systems in place for the training of nurses, and if we make sure the ...

David Cameron: A Conservative Government will make a difference for farming and the countryside

Speaking to the Oxford Farming Conference today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"I'm delighted to be with you today for three reasons.

First, because the Oxford Farming Conference is a key event for everyone with an interest in British agriculture.

Not only has it been going for more ...

David Cameron: From state welfare to social welfare

Speaking at a conference for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations today, David Cameron will make the case for a shift from 'state welfare' to 'social welfare'.

He will say that the respective roles of the state and communities in the delivery of social justice will be one of the ...

David Cameron: Why food matters

In a speech at Borough Market in central London today, David Cameron launched Slow Food UK, saying that all of us have a part to play in helping to turn our junk food society into a good food society. He said:

"Over the last year I've tried to broaden ...

David Cameron speech to Ethnic Media Conference

Thank you for inviting me here today.

I believe that this is an important event because the representation of black and minority ethnic communities in the media isn't just an issue for people here.

It's relevant to everyone because it's part of building a more cohesive country ...

David Cameron: Tackling poverty is a social responsibility

Delivering the Scarman lecture today, Conservative Party Leader David Cameron said:

"This Lecture marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Scarman report into the civil disturbances of 1981.

Lord Scarman concluded that one of the principal causes of those riots was poverty.

Today I want to examine the politics of poverty ...

David Cameron: Let's work together to make our country safer

In a speech to at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, David Cameron said:

"Fighting terrorism is the most consuming concern for modern government.

I know that if my Party wins the next election, the moment I walk through the front door of Downing Street I will have the huge ...

David Cameron's response to the Queen's Speech

In his response to the Queen's Speech, David Cameron said:

"Mr Speaker I start by paying tribute to the four service men and women who were killed in Basra on Sunday: Lee Hopkins, Sharron Elliott, Ben Nowak and Jason Hylton.

And I also pay tribute to Jamie Hancock who ...

David Cameron: The NHS matters too much to be treated like a political football

In a speech to the King's Fund, David Cameron said:

"I'm hugely grateful to the King's Fund for hosting this event today.

It was here, in January, that I first explained the change in this Party's attitude to the NHS.

We are committed to improving the ...

David Cameron: I want to see real change in the youth justice system

Conservative Leader promotes "tough love" approach to young offenders

Speaking at the Annual Convention of the Youth Justice Board in Cardiff, Conservative leader David Cameron said:

"Very many thanks for inviting me to address the convention.

This is a subject close to my heart.

A few months ago I gave ...

David Cameron: Young Adult Trust will make a constructive difference

Speaking to the Young Adult Trust today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"I usually start my speeches along the lines: "I am delighted to be here today…"

Well right now I am more than delighted.

I am proud to be here today.

And I am delivering on a promise ...

David Cameron: Commitment to Northern Ireland will be whole hearted and unshakeable

Speaking to the Institute of Directors in Northern Ireland today, Conservative Party leader, David Cameron said:

"It's a great pleasure for me to return to Belfast as the guest speaker at your annual lunch.

As I said in Scotland recently, every part of the United Kingdom is precious to ...

David Cameron: Our ageing population

In a speech to Age Concern today, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, said:

"Many thanks for inviting me here today.

I am very grateful to you all for the time you have taken to be here, to discuss some of the enormously complex issues about ageing.

This is one of ...

David Cameron: Speech to the Forum for Private Business

In a speech to the Forum for Private Business today, Conservative Leader, David Cameron said:

"I'm pleased to report that the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well in this country.

Recently, I visited the London Academy.

One of the boys marched up to me and demanded my autograph ...

David Cameron: Hindu forum speech

Speaking at the Watford Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor tonight, Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"Namaste.

It's great to be here, especially as we approach Diwali.

Every year, Hindus in Britain and throughout the world celebrate the triumph of good over evil.

The festival of light sends a message of ...

David Cameron: We all have a role in helping disabled people take their place in society

In a speech this morning to Capability Scotland, David Cameron said:

"First let me thank Capability Scotland for inviting me to speak here today.

The work you do - representing disabled people, advocating for them, providing care - is a great example of the idea that the modern Conservative Party stands for ...

Cameron: The best is yet to come

Speaking at the Conservative Conference, Party Leader, David Cameron said:

"It's been a great week.

This week we've shown we are back in the centre ground of British politics.

A stable economy.

Fighting crime.

Backing the NHS and our state schools.

Childcare and flexible working.

Improving our environment ...

Cameron: We stand for social responsibility

In his first Party Conference speech today as Leader, David Cameron said:

"It's a huge honour to be standing before you as leader of the Conservative Party.

And first of all I want to thank you for the support you've given me in the past ten months.

It ...

Cameron: I will never take Scotland for granted

Speech in Glasgow

"Last week Gordon Brown delivered a speech in Edinburgh about Britishness. Because of Labour's leadership crisis it didn't receive the attention it deserved.

The Chancellor made some valid points about the economic case for the Union. But the case for the Union isn't just ...

David Cameron: Flexible working is good for families, businesses and society

"I want to thank Working Families for inviting me to speak to you today.

Your work - campaigning for better conditions for working families, and giving them constructive and practical guidance - is vital.

I'm particularly delighted to be here for the launch of your report, Moving Mountains.

Its central insight ...

Cameron: A new approach to foreign affairs – liberal conservatism

The annual JP Morgan lecture at the British American Project

"It is an honour to be speaking to the British American Project today, on this sombre anniversary.

Your organisation is one of the most illustrious of the countless ties that connect our two countries.

Today we remember the almost three ...

Cameron: The challenges of globalisation

Speech to business leaders in Mumbai, India

"At this year's Davos Conference, India captured the imagination with its slogan 'India Everywhere…'

Coming here again after a gap of seven years, I can see that that is no exaggeration.

For most of the last half century we in the west ...

Cameron: Achieving lasting peace and security, at home and abroad

Press conference held at the St Stephen's Club, London

"First I'd like to update you on progress in our programme of change within the Conservative Party.

Later today, we will publish a summary of feedback from our Party members on Built to Last, our draft statement of aims ...