William Hague told FPA members the UK faced a crucially important General Election; in his 26 years in Parliament the Conservatives had had to rescue the British economy from Labour not once, but twice. The UK must keep going forward for success, not back to the disastrous policies of the Labour Party.
Mr Hague said he was proud of what the Conservative led Government had achieved with its commitment to overseas aid of 0.7% of GDP – contributing to tackling ebola, to increasing vaccination levels, and to pushing the initiative on preventing sexual violence. Morale in the Conservative party was high, and the campaign was going well so far.
David Cameron, he said, is a brilliant Prime Minister and party leader: he had a strong record of exceeding expectations in European negotiations, and the Conservatives wanted to be able to recommend a yes to staying in the EU in a future referendum following a successful negotiation.
Mr Hague said the two party system had prematurely been pronounced dead many times in the past, but now it seemed the SNP could win a lot of seats from Labour in Scotland, opening up the nightmare scenario of a Labour Government propped up by the SNP.
The great prize of the twenty first century, he said, was full social, economic and political equality between men and women; and if you "thought the Conservative Party was dominated by men, you should meet the Home Secretary – it certainly didn’t feel that way!"
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