London: British opposition leader David Cameron on Saturday kicked off his campaign to become prime minister this year, saying the country could not settle for five more years under Gordon Brown.
In a speech focused on broad ideas rather than policy detail, Conservative Party chief Cameron said the governing centre-left Labour Party seemed set on fighting a class war at the next general election, due by June.
Cameron said the Conservative election campaign was up and running as of today, and the first chapter of the party's manifesto would published next week.
"The next general election is no more than 153 days away and as far as I'm concerned, it cannot come a moment too soon," the 43-year-old said in a speech in Oxfordshire, central England.
"Let us make this the year for change; the year when the positive defeats the negative; because one thing is absolutely clear: we cannot go on like this.
"We need change to help this country back on its feet again. And this change needs to be based on two clear principles: supporting aspiration and rewarding responsibility."
PTI
First Published: Saturday, January 02, 2010, 23:34