Cameron cranks up the heat in economy speech

Protecting the economic recovery “matters more than anything”, David Cameron declared as he hit back at critics of his election campaign in a passionate rallying cry to Tory activists in Somerset.

In a punchy speech, he defended the decision to focus on risks posed to the economy by Labour and the SNP, insisting there was no “lack of drive” and saying claims he favoured the wealthy should be stuck “where the sun don’t shine”.