We need to show that we know and understand and can reflect today's Britain. Today we don't.
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We should be the natural home for younger voters. But today we're not. Because too often we sound like people who just don't like contemporary Britain.
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Our share of the vote overall rose by less than 1 per cent - yes, that's right: less than 1 per cent.
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We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.
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We should be the natural home for the millions of Britons of immigrant origin. But we're not. Because too often we've sounded like people who wish they hadn't come here at all.
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If you draw a line through Birmingham we lost support above that line and we lost support among voters under 35 so we are now third in that group.
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