"We have to talk about the things that really matter to people and, yes,that means talking about things like childcare," enthused theConservative Party's children and families spokeswoman Theresa May atits annual conference last week.
But she later admitted to Children Now that in reality only "some of thecandidates" for leadership of the party were actually talking aboutchildren's issues.
Indeed, as the five potential Conservative leaders set out their stallsin Blackpool last week, it was clear some were more interested thanothers in children's issues, even if little was said in the way ofpolicy specifics.
Leadership hopeful David Cameron, who has the benefit of holding theshadow education secretary brief, did demonstrate an interest. He usedhis "beauty contest" speech to the conference to support childcare for"all families" and he later told Children Now he was committed to SureStart.
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