Conservatives elect Cameron to take on Blair

DAVID CAMERON stormed to victory as the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party yesterday - and promised his party would change to woo back voters and end Labour’s eight years in power.

He beat his rival David Davis by a margin of more than two to one, taking 134,446 votes to 64,398.

He becomes the fourth leader of his party since 1997 to take on Tony Blair and after the result was announced, spoke to supporters without notes, delivering a passionate rallying cry. The ballot result was declared at London’s Royal Academy of Arts.