Town a key battleground, says Cameron
7:40am Tuesday 6th January 2009 in News
Tory leader David Cameron was draped with a garland by his Asian hosts before his speech to leading community members at the Reebok stadium
CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron paid a flying visit to Bolton last night.
Mr Cameron was at the Reebok Stadium in Horwich, where he addressed more than 1,000 leading members of the Asian community.
Among the topics on the agenda were Britain becoming one nation, enterprise and opportunity.
Speaking to The Bolton News, Mr Cameron said: “Bolton is a key battleground and we have some very good candidates in place for the next election.
“I enjoyed my walk around the town in the build-up to the last election and I look forward to coming back here soon.”
The event was organised by North-west MEP Sajjad Karim, who greeted Mr Cameron on his arrival.
Cllr John Walsh, leader of Bolton’s Conservative group, was also among the welcoming party.
Earlier in the day, Mr Cameron announced that the Conservatives would abolish tax on savings for everyone on the basic rate and raising the tax allowance for pensioners by £2,000.
It was in response to Labour’s accusation last week that his party was adopting a “do nothing” approach to helping Britain deal with the current economic climate.
This morning he will launch a major new policy initiative at the Lowry Hotel in Salford.
The Get Britain Working strategy is expected to set out a range of measures aimed at cutting unemployment across the country.
