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Cameron calls English laws bid 'vital' for the UK

David Cameron has insisted ensuring English MPs have the final say over income tax and other key policies is "vital" to hold the United Kingdom together.

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Cameron launches Tories' first English manifesto

David Cameron has launched the Conservatives' first English manifesto, with a pledge of changes to ensure that English MPs have the final say on income tax rates in England.

David Cameron has launched the Conservatives English manifesto Credit: Pool

He said: "We are the first major party to do this. The first to fully recognise that keeping the United Kingdom strong means a fair settlement for all four corners of these islands. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and yes England."

"We do not support English nationalists, we do not want an English Parliament, we are the Conservative and Unionist Party through and through"

"This manifesto simply recognises that the democratic picture has got more complicated in the UK, so beyond our main manifesto, English voters deserve one document, clarifying in black and white what they can expect."

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