In Belfast, Cameron vows to bolster union

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron became one of the first people to fly into Northern Ireland yesterday as the return of the volcanic ash cloud failed to cancel his campaign plans.

He touched down at Belfast City Airport on his way to a rally, to address candidates standing on a joint Conservative/Ulster Unionist ticket in 17 of Northern Ireland’s 18 constituencies.

An expectant crowd of supporters gathered at La Mon House hotel in the city and were relieved to hear that Cameron’s pledge to campaign in Northern Ireland had not been grounded.