Cameron challenges G8 to deliver

DAVID Cameron yesterday went into his first G8 summit as British Prime Minister with a warning to fellow world leaders that the annual gatherings must be “more than just grand talking shops”.

The self-styled “new kid on the block” called for “fresh thinking and renewed political leadership” on issues like trade, aid and the global economy, and said the summits should focus on delivering concrete results which are relevant to the public back home.

And, in a break from the practice of Labour predecessors Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, he indicated he would not treat the gatherings as an opportunity to launch eye-catching new initiatives, but would focus on driving through key existing priorities.