Summary

  • David Cameron tells Conservative Party conference pledges to 'finish the job'

  • The PM pledges action on social mobility, schools and prisons

  • He accuses Labour leader of a "Britain-hating ideology"

  • George Osborne, Theresa May and Boris Johnson speeches seen in context of future leadership context

  1. Pic: Merkel and Hollandepublished at 16:00

    Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande
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    The German and French leaders listen to Nigel Farage's speech in the European Parliament.

  2. Farage criticises 'worst policy in modern Europe'published at 15:50

    Nigel Farage calls the EU approach to refugees and migrants "probably the worst piece of public policy seen in modern Europe". It "compounded the already failing and flawed EU common asylum policy by saying to the whole world: please come to Europe". He claims the majority who have come to Europe have been "young, male economic migrants" many of whom "behave very aggressively".

    With both the applause and boos rising in the chamber, he says "a Brexit now looks more likely than ever before" and hopes it will mark the "beginning of the end" of the EU project.

  3. Farage attacks 'German-dominated' EUpublished at 15:45

    Nigel Farage

    UKIP leader Nigel Farage is responding to the speeches by the French president and German chancellor in the European Parliament. He said it was "sensible" to get France and Germany together in the 1950s to work for peace. "All that was absolutely right and high-minded. Sadly, the whole thing has become corrupted," he claims.

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    The French voice in this relationship, and in Europe, is now little more than a pipsqueak. It's an irony that a project that was designed to contain German power has now given us a totally German-dominated Europe."

  4. The Sun: 'PM tears into Corbyn'published at 15:37 British Summer Time 7 October 2015

    The Sun

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  5. Lib Dems: PM's 'conversion' will fool no-onepublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 7 October 2015

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  6. Peston to leave BBC for ITVpublished at 15:29

    Robert Peston

    Robert Peston has announced he is to leave the BBC to become the political editor at ITV. In his blog he said he would "miss the BBC terribly".

    The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg - formerly ITV's business editor - congratulated Peston on his move and wished him well in his new role.

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  7. Cameron defends drone attack in Syriapublished at 15:17

    Reyaad KhanImage source, Handout
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    Reyaad Khan was one of three British men who appeared in a video filmed by jihadists

    In his conference speech, David Cameron defended his decision to order the RAF drone strike which killed a Cardiff jihadist in Syria. The prime minister told Conservatives he took "decisive action to keep Britain safe", claiming Reyaad Khan was one of two men planning terrorist attacks on UK soil.

    Mr Cameron said his job was "not to debate; it's to decide". He said if he stalled on such a decision, "we could see innocent people murdered on our streets".

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  8. Prime minister warns over extremist teachingpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 7 October 2015

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  9. Betting odds on Cameron not standing down by 2020published at 15:08 British Summer Time 7 October 2015

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  10. Merkel: Migration crisis a historic trial for EUpublished at 15:02

    Angela Merkel

    Germany's Chancellor, Angela Merkel, follows President Hollande. She tells the European Parliament that the migration crisis is a "trial of historic measure" for the EU. She says that Europe must provide a "decisive contribution" to solving the crisis in Syria, but that ultimately, it is "a job for the whole world".

    She stressed the need to stem the causes of migration, citing the need for a political process involving "all international operators" to bring an end to the civil war in Syria.

    Full live coverage is available here.

  11. Hollande addresses MEPspublished at 15:00

    Francois Hollande

    Addressing the European Parliament, French President Francois Hollande says Europe has had a "succession of crises" for over a year. He adds that people need to perhaps learn to "live with" the fear produced by this instability, but should not allow themselves to be "dominated" by it.

    He argues that the problems faced by the EU should not cause its members to "retreat into their national shells". Returning to internal borders as a result of the migration crisis would be a "tragic error". He adds that co-operation with Turkey is now "of the essence" in resolving the crisis.

  12. Cameron accused of 'plastic passion'published at 14:52

    Daily Mirror

    "Never trust a smiling Tory: Five things we learned from David Cameron's speech," says the Mirror, external, writing that the prime minister "marched his troops into Labour territory".

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    David Cameron's speech was full of plastic passion as he vowed to tackle the deep-rooted social problems in our society. But there were few details on how he would deliver on this pledge. Has he made himself a hostage to fortune? The prime minister also talked about raising living standards but did not mention once his tax credit cuts, the one million people using food banks or the rise in child poverty."

  13. Cameron to 'fix broken Britain'published at 14:50

    The Times

    "Cameron: I’m going to fix broken Britain," reads the headline in the Times, external. "Madrassas will be subjected to similar inspection regimes as mainstream schools, David Cameron promised today, condemning what he called a culture of 'passive tolerance' that had exposed British children to abuse and extremism."

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    Delivering his first conference speech as the leader of a Conservative majority government, Mr Cameron moved his priority from economic policy to a second-term programme of social reform. He promised sweeping changes in prisons, adoption and in a care system which he said shamed Britain."

  14. Howard League: PM's words 'encouraging'published at 14:45

    Frances Crook, chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, says it is "encouraging to hear the prime minister’s vow to deliver major prison reform and his acknowledgment that the system is currently failing". The prison reform charity also welcomes Justice Secretary Michael Gove's speech yesterday and hopes it is "the beginning of a more intelligent, thoughtful and compassionate discussion".

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    For the first time since the days of Winston Churchill, a government has clearly set out its intention to take a principled stance on protecting the public without sinking to the lynch-mob mentality that has blighted justice policy in Britain for decades.”

  15. SNP: PM's rhetoric 'betrayed by reality'published at 14:48 British Summer Time 7 October 2015

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  16. Corbyn: Cameron's attack shows he's rattledpublished at 14:35

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    A spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn says David Cameron's attack on the Labour leader was "a sure sign" the PM was "rattled".

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    The fact that David Cameron used his speech to make personal attacks on Jeremy Corbyn are a sure sign that he is rattled by the re-energisation of the Labour Party. With cuts to tax credits and a continued failure on housing, his claim that the Conservatives are the party of working people is being exposed."

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  17. Cameron's 'most outspoken attack' on Corbynpublished at 14:32

    The Guardian

    "PM tells Tory party conference that Labour leader sympathises with terrorists and poses threat to national security," writes the Guardian's, external Nicholas Watt.

    "David Cameron has accused Jeremy Corbyn of 'hating' Britain in his most outspoken attack on the new Labour leader, as he sought to sharpen the dividing lines between his party and his principal opponents."

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    The prime minister delivered a direct warning about the threat posed by his opposition rival in a speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. 'Thousands of words have been written about the new Labour leader,' he told party members. 'But you only really need to know one thing: he thinks the death of Osama bin Laden was a ‘tragedy’'."

  18. Watch: Gove accuses presenter of 'show-boating'published at 14:23

    The Daily Politics

    Here's the full interview from the Daily Politics where Michael Gove accused presenter Andrew Neil of "show-boating" while he was being interviewed over the government's housing record.

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    Michael Gove took issue with Andrew Neil's questioning about the Tories' housing record.

    But at the end of the live interview after David Cameron's speech to the party conference, they both said how much they enjoyed their latest exchange.

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  19. 'Pledge to confront religious extremism'published at 14:20

    The Daily Express

    "Religious groups to be inspected like schools to defeat extremism ‘once and for all'" says the Express, external.

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    In the prime minister’s speech at the Conservative Party conference today, he vowed to end 'passive tolerance' in Britain which has enabled forced marriages and female genital mutilation to proliferate. Amid attacks on 'Britain-hating' new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and a new housing commitment, the prime minister made a passionate pledge to confront religious extremism."

  20. Telegraph leads on Corbyn attackpublished at 14:18

    The Daily Telegraph

    "Cameron attacks Corbyn: 'We cannot let that man inflict his security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating ideology on the country we love'" says the Telegraph, external.