UPDATE : Dave has just delivered a speech at the Carlton Political Dinner. According to a seasoned co-conspirator it was a good one and went down well with a friendly business crowd.
He started off by mocking Brown – said he was surprised that Sam Cameron hadn’t introduced him, then said she was “my wife, not a prop”. Dave joked about how the shadow cabinet were great because “they come up with loads of ideas and I take all the credit”. He also pushed the ‘no complacency’ ‘mountain to climb’ line quite hard. Last year’s Carlton speech was effectively a rehearsal for Dave’s conference speech. According to Guido’s source, the business crowd were in love with him.
Adam Boulton, Sky News
You’re out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you’re not moving anywhere
Hmmm.
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Miliband’s PPS Dan Norris sent the following text to selected sympathetic* Labour MP’s last night:
If you’re at conference pls make a point of speaking to lobby correspondents who are trying to distort party unity, to help them u’stand David’s speech was a unifying one which is why it went down so well in the hall. Thanks.
That spin line didn’t exactly work…
*Not all are as sympathetic as they think, obviously.