Tories unveil plans to fix 'broken' economy

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Conservative leader David Cameron will implement sweeping financial reforms to fix the "broken" UK economy should the Tories take power.

In a speech to the City this morning, Cameron attacked the Government on its economic policies over the last ten years and vowed to take action to strengthen the financial system damaged by the current credit crisis. The Tory leader criticised Gordon Brown for giving financial institutions free rein and for a soft stance on regulation. “We need proper regulation of our banking system,” Cameron says. “He (Brown) encouraged the risk taking culture in the banks. He was the one who created this mess in the first place." Cameron says a Conservatives government will set up a new debt responsib...

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