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Unite leader Len McCluskey says David Cameron's legacy when he leaves office will be millions of families worse off and "left on their own". 

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The online editions of the national papers are responding to David Cameron's speech. The prime minister is "a man in a hurry" according to the Daily Mail, external.

"Cameron vows to shut Islamic schools teaching hate as he unveils radical reforms of prisons, schools and housing and tears into 'terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating' Corbyn'" the Mail adds that the PM:

Here's some business reaction to the prime minister's speech. The CBI says reforming the planning rules to allow more starter homes for purchase is a "step in the right direction" but it says homes for rent must remain part of the housing mix and more needs to be done if the UK is to deliver the 240,000 a year it believes is the minimum required to meet demand. On Europe, its director general John Cridland says business will welcome David Cameron's "commitment to a UK that is strong in Europe...recognising the benefits to firms of the single market and the reforms necessary to build on those strengths". On public service reform, however, it warns there needs to be a "transformation" in the way the state works and services are delivered if the prime minister is to meet many of the objectives he set out in social policy. 

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Asked whether he agrees with Iain Duncan Smith that potential successors to David Cameron should pipe down and focus on their own departments rather than leadership ambitions, Mr Gove - who has repeatedly stated he is not interested in the job himself - tells Martha Kearney that "ambition is not a crime" and there are plenty of talented people in the cabinet. He suggests that David Cameron will serve the whole of the five year Parliament as prime minister and says it is the responsibility of his colleagues to get behind him as he embarks on an "incredibly exciting program of social reform". 

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Justice Secretary Michael Gove says talk of a crisis in the penal system was "unhelpful" and risked "undermining" the hard work of prison officers and others working in the prison estate. But he acknowledges - as David Cameron made clear in his speech - that there are "deep, systemic" problems in prisons that need to be addressed. The justice secretary backs the sell-off of Victorian prisons in unsuitable locations to release money to invest in more modern facilities and support rehabilitation efforts. He accepts there will be cuts in prison "bureaucracy" but insists he will never "compromise the safety" of prison officers on the front line. 

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It seems Justice Secretary Michael Gove is the official post-speech batsman for the government. Continuing his media rounds, he tells the World at One the PM is at "the top of his game, he's got energy and passion" and says he sees housing as "critical to his legacy".

Defending government plans to cut tax credits, he says "more people will be better off" as a result of the changes. Ministers are "creating a dynamic that more effectively rewards work", he adds.

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The prime minister’s speech to party conference was 6,640 words long and printed on 30 pages.

He used the word “security” eight times. He referred to the Labour Party 14 times and devoted a whole section of speech to the party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn.

There's a lot of reaction to David Cameron's speech coming in. UKIP leader Nigel Farages says: "It may be have been a great piece of showmanship but like Corbyn, Cameron mostly talks in platitudes." He says the PM has "no clear strategy" on immigration or EU, which he says is causing the pressure on housing and "social division". Until Britain can control its borders by leaving the EU he won't be able to deliver "on anything", adds the UKIP leader.

Michael Conroy Harris, construction expert at law firm Eversheds, comments on the prime minister's announcement of 200,000 new homes.

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BBC political correspondent Vicky Young says some are commenting that David Cameron's speech marked "the return of compassionate conservatism".

She says she has heard from a former Labour politician who observed:

David Cameron closes his conference speech talking of a "Greater Britain made of greater expectations" as he spoke about hope, chances and security. 

And he told delegates about a "Great British take-off" that would leave no-one behind.  

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Environment Secretary Liz Truss says that Labour have had periods in government yet social mobility is still limited. She claims the Conservatives are the party to tackle it.

"We still have these problems of your background dictating where you end up," she tells the BBC News Channel, adding: "We want to tackle the root causes."