Cameron in Romsey (From Romsey Advertiser)

Cameron in Romsey

2:34pm Monday 8th February 2010

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Conservative Party leader David Cameron was in Romsey on Friday as part of his tour of the country.

He fielded questions at Mountbatten School as part of his "Cameron Direct" programme.

He faced a grilling by an audience of more than 150 on subjects ranging from the expenses scandal to Fathers4Justice.

During the question and answer session, he appeared to back the Government's academy schools - even though Southampton's two academies have proved controversial with parents, teachers and students since they were set up in 2008.

Elsewhere he called for an end to the "top down" demand for housing, which he said was putting pressure on areas such as Romsey, and called for more localised planning decisions.

He also pledged to stage a "free vote" in the House of Commons on fox hunting and said he would vote to end the ban.

He said: "I think it was a bad bit of law and brought the criminal justice system into disrepute."

Earlier in the day he had called in to the New Career Skills Ltd headquarters in Chandler's Ford to see how those out of employment were developing the ability to work in new trades.

For a full story and more pictures see Friday’s edition of the Advertiser.

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