A letter from David Cameron has been direct mailed to every voter in Norwich North. Each letter has been personally addressed to every voter.
The letter has two big themes: The expenses crisis and the economic crisis.
Of MPs with controversial expense claims, he tells the letters' readers that "I don’t care if they were within the rules – they were wrong." He continues: "I’ve been very clear: anyone in my party who refuses to accept the decision of this panel will not be allowed to continue as a Conservative MP."
He then puts honesty and the debt crisis at the heart of his letter:
"We should have the confidence to tell the public the truth – that Britain faces a debt crisis. Our national credit rating is under threat. Every international institution agrees that we now need to clear up the mess. Even members of the Cabinet agree, and the Chancellor outlined future cuts in the Budget. But Gordon Brown refuses to face up to what has gone wrong, and what everyone else agrees must be done. The truth is that real spending plans will have to be cut whoever is elected. We have already set out some specific cuts a Conservative Government would make – like ID cards, burgeoning quangos, and the cost of politics. And we have set out whole areas we will radically reform to get better value for money – like education and welfare. We know that if you talk honestly to people about the spending decisions that
need to be taken, they will respect you."
Here is a PDF if you wish to read the whole letter and accompanying survey.
Attached to the letter is a pledge from Chloe Smith, our candidate, promising how she'll handle her own expenses:
