The audience, which thanks to rules agreed in advance were banned from clapping, sat in silence as the three men bidding to
be the next prime minister addressed questions ranging across the domestic scene, from health and education to tax and spending.
Not exact matches
Next, I want to
address the potential impact of new GHG policies on oil sands projects — in short, I want to show that the
Prime Minister's contention that it would
be crazy to impose new GHG regulations on the oil sands sector
is incorrect.
The move has
been backed by deputy
prime minister Nick Clegg, but
is opposed by Ed Miliband who has instead called for a constitutional convention
addressing the issue
next year.
Yet as Osborne
addressed conference today he did so as the overwhelming favourite to not only
be the
next Conservative party leader, but also the
next elected Conservative
prime minister.
It
was the last
address from the deputy
prime minister to conference delegates ahead of
next year's general election,
The more that Corbyn
is seen as a credible
Prime Minister, indeed as the likely
next Prime Minister, the bigger the challenge he faces in fleshing out the manifesto and in beginning to
address detail.