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PM calls on UK to remain positive in difficult economic times

In his speech at the Conservative party conference, the prime minister will acknowledge that while it is an “anxious time” for many people, there is cause for optimism.

The BBC reports that Mr Cameron will attempt to reassure the country that the economy can be fixed, whilst also encouraging Britons to pay off their personal debts.

While much of the party conference, focus has centred around the eurozone crisis, in his speech, Mr Cameron will attempt to raise spirits, stressing that austerity measures “will only work if we stick with it”.

For many, there is little light at the end of the tunnel, but Mr Cameron will attempt to explain why it is taking so long for the country to come out of the 2008 financial crisis.

He will say: “This was no normal recession: we’re in a debt crisis. It was caused by too much borrowing.”

As well as calling people to “deal with your debts”, he will also speak positively about the UK, describing the country as hard-working, creative and optimistic.

This speech will come after new figures show that most voters are unimpressed with Mr Cameron’s leadership.

54% of participants in the ComRes survey for ITV news rated Mr Cameron’s leadership on economy matters “fairly or very poor”, while 57% believe he is doing a poor job of using the eurozone crisis to his advantage.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .