Tories 'must do more' to convince voters

Tory leader David Cameron conceded today that his party had more work to do to win over voters as opinion polls suggested his lead over Labour was fuelled far more by discontent with Labour than approval of his own policies.

But he insisted that the party had changed under his leadership and was using its annual conference in Manchester this week to show the country the Conservatives were focused on “the poorest and the most vulnerable”.