Invest now to make NHS winterproof, Ed Davey says at Lib Dem conference
Davey exits the stage as he entered, singing along to a classicpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time
Now drawing his address to a close, Davey says the Lib Dems are “a strong, proud and confident” party and asks those in attendance to “imagine the liberal Britain we can create together”.
His party would invest in education, get people off NHS waiting lists and grow the economy, he says.
“Liberal Democrats, that is the country we can build together. That is the fair deal we are working towards. And now we have 72 brilliant MPs to fight for it,” he says, adding “let’s keep on winning, so we can make it happen”.
And with that, Davey’s speech comes to an end, and all 72 Lib Dem MPs and the crowd – along with Davey – are on their feet, singing and clapping along to Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline as confetti rains down from the ceiling.