This week David Cameron marked ten years as leader of the Conservative Party. Many were quick to congratulate him on his record and achievement, with the Telegraph noting that the Prime Minister should be “proud of his record”. As a Labour party supporter, it is unsurprising that I am far from impressed by Cameron’s record. But the Prime Minister has not just failed to bring the country with him on numerous issues or win over Labour voters: he has failed to deliver much of what he promised to deliver for those Tory voters that elected him in the first place.
Cameron made a number of promises in his election speech but perhaps the most topical was his promise to never play politics with terrorism: “I can promise that I will never play politics with that issue, I will do what is right for the country”. While the Prime Minister may believe that what he is doing is right, his labelling of those who disagree with him as “terrorist sympathisers” is a clear show of playing politics. Indeed, the Prime Minister himself promised a new kind of politics that would be distinct from the usual Punch and Judy show we are used too. The way by which his backbenchers heckle and abuse Jeremy Corbyn demonstrates the failure of his plan.
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