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[UK Conservative leader David Cameron:] The Agony of Victory
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jan 02, 2010 08:57pm |
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| Category | Interview |
| Author | Stryker McGuire |
| Media | Magazine - Newsweek |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | David Cameron is confident he can take Britain's Tories to victory. But as with America's last election, a big mess is waiting to be inherited.
Four years after taking over as leader of the Britain's Conservative Party, David Cameron, 43, may be months away from becoming the first Tory prime minister since 1997. His party's lead over Labour, which topped 20 points in mid-2008, has narrowed to a still-comfortable 12. An election must be held before June 3. If the Tories win, Cameron will inherit a mess. Expected to be the last G20 nation to emerge from recession, Britain has one of the highest budget deficits in the European Union as a percentage of GDP—just behind Greece and just ahead of Ireland. Fresh from a visit to Afghanistan, Cameron spoke to NEWSWEEK's Stryker McGuire. Excerpts:
MCGUIRE: You are popular in Britain. The voters find you likable. But your party's lead has slipped and, furthermore, pollsters say voting intention is driven more by anti-Labour sentiment than pro-Conservative sentiment. That's a concern for you, isn't it?
CAMERON: Look, I've never met a politician who's happy with his poll ratings, and I never am. I always want us to be doing better. I think we've had a good year, if you look at real votes in real contests. In local elections we showed we're winning way outside [the] so-called heartland. Yes, people are very angry with the government. Yes, we probably need to do more to convince people that we've got every single thing in place to be a good government. Particularly in recession, I think people respect the fact that we have been open and straightforward about the deficit and the difficult decisions that will have to be made. But we have to inspire people as well. We've still got more work to do. |
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