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Jonathan Ross meets David Cameron
Conservative Party leader David
Cameron and tennis star
Martina Navratilova join Jonathan
Ross tonight
on 91Èȱ¬ ONE.
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During the interview on Friday
Night with Jonathan Ross David Cameron talks
about change in the Tory Party.
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David Cameron tells Jonathan: "People voted for change. Let's be the party for the future. Sometimes it's
uncomfortable, but I think we're making progress. The party voted for change by
voting for me. It's a process of change - the environment campaign really shows
that."
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On the Labour Party's record and Parliament: "We all go into politics for the same reason. We're going to agree sometimes and
this is quite novel in a way because the House of Commons is arranged around
conflict.
It can be really bad sometimes. You get some very personal comments, they're
designed to throw you off-guard.
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"Sometimes the behaviour is bad but the place is still alive.
Prime Minister's Questions is like a circus, it's a high adrenalin moment. The
first few times were very nerve-wracking. I try not to make it too theatrical."
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On the advice he received from former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher: "She said get a good night's sleep, eat well, and read all the papers."
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David Cameron also talks about the legacy of the Thatcher years: "She gave back to Britain a chance for having a growing economy and we've been
successful ever since. But it meant very difficult decisions, especially for the
North, Wales and Scotland, there were difficult times - but we in the
Conservative Party believe they were the right decisions - the proof is that
Labour haven't undone a lot of things they [the Thatcher government] did. Who would
renationalise? It would be crazy."
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On voting for London Mayor: "We're trying to open up politics. Anyone can apply to be a Conservative
candidate for Mayor of London. Everyone in London can vote for who our candidate
should be."
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On longevity in power: "All parties after a while start to lose touch. This year they're losing touch
[Labour]. All parties need to have time out of office. I want us to be offering
a real alternative at the next election. Parties don't have a God-given right to
exist. There's more fluidity now - that's challenging."
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And on apathy towards politics: "The biggest problem is people not voting. We've got to stop making such big
promises and not delivering. We don't change the world just by changing a
government. We're all in this."
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During the interview Jonathan asks David Cameron about Iraq.
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He replies: "I voted to go to war. It was a very difficult decision. I still think it was
right. It's been very unpopular and there have been some bad decisions since the
war, there's no doubt. The world has got smaller and we have to recognise that
what happens in other countries has a bearing on us. Those of us who supported
[the war] should see it through. I would have done the same [as Tony Blair]. Ìý
"What you're elected for is your judgement, and then defending it. You've got to
do what you think is right even if it's unpopular, that's the only thing you can
do."
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On Tony Blair's legacy: "Tony Blair will be judged as having completely reformed his party which was a
very good thing for the country. That was great. In some foreign affairs he made
some great steps. Domestically, there's more of a question mark [but] there are
things he's done that we'd keep and build on."
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On drugs: "I don't think we should legalise drugs. Much more emphasis on treatment is the
key. If you get addicts off the street it helps to collapse the market. The
other key is education."
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And on the media: "It's an occupational hazard. There's no point complaining about the press in my
job."
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On the eve of this year's Championships, Jonathan also
speaks to tennis legend
Martina Navratilova, who criticises Wimbledon's
policy on payouts.
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Commenting on the disparity between top prize money
for men and women, she says: "We
were promoting equal prize money in the 1970s. It's the right thing to do.
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"The
All England Club has drawn a line and doesn't want to cross it. It's
just stubbornness. Ìý
"We're [women players] willing to play three
sets out of five but they won't let us. It's unfair, it's time to
do the right thing."
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She also confirms that this is her last year of tennis
in the spotlight. Ìý
"I'm ready for a normal life with
my family, my dogs and my cats. This is pretty much it. I'm
about to hit fifty, I think it's time to grow up."
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During tonight's
show Jonathan also welcomes Bruce Willis and
there's music from Jack White's new band The
Raconteurs.
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 10.45pm, 23 June 2006, 91Èȱ¬ ONE
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Jonathan Ross will also be appearing as The Fat Controller
at the Children's Party at the Palace,
with Julie Walters, Harry Hill, Martin Clunes and more celebrity guests.
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Children's Party at the
Palace, 6.15pm, 24 June, 91Èȱ¬ ONE.
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