1430 1500 Cameron press conference SOT So we will now begin talks with other parties to see how this can be done / One option would be to give other...
{"Image ImageDescription": "GENERAL ELECTION 2010: LTN SPECIAL: 14.30 - 15.00; Cameron press conference SOT\n- So we will now begin talks with other parties to see how this can be done / One option would be to give other parties reassurances about certain policy areas, and then seek their agreement to allow a minority Conservative government to continue in office without the country constantly facing the threat of its government falling / This is what is known as a 'confidence and supply' arrangement / It's been done before, and yes we can try to do it again / But I am prepared to consider alternative options / It may be possible to have stronger, more stable, more collaborative government than that / There is a case for going further than an arrangement which simply keeps a minority Conservative government in office / So I want to make a big, open and comprehensive offer to the Liberal Democrats / I want us to work together in tackling our country's big and urgent problems: the debt crisis; our deep social problems; and our broken political system / Let me explain my thinking / First, it is right and reasonable to acknowledge of course that there are policy disagreements between us, many of which were highlighted in those television debates / To fellow Conservatives who have fought and campaigned and worked so hard to achieve the massive advance we have made in this campaign, I want to make it clear that I do not believe any government should give more powers to the European Union / I do not believe that any government can be weak or soft on the issue of immigration which needs to be controlled properly / And the country's defences must be kept strong / I also believe that on the basis of the election result we have achieved, it is reasonable to expect that the bulk of the policies in our manifesto should be implemented / But across our two manifestos, there are many areas of common ground, and there are areas where I believe we in the Conservative Party can give ground, both in the nation...", "Image Copyright": "POOL"}