CON-GRATULATIONS! Cameron pops into Bury to greet his triumphant Tories

2:24pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Tory party leader David Cameron made a flying visit to Bury this lunchtime to congratulate his local counterparts on their election victory.

Mr Cameron greeted Bury leader Bob Bibby on The Rock, outside Bury Parish Church, after the Tories assumed full control of Bury Council for the first time in 22 years.

Mr Cameron travelled along Bolton Street in a Ford Focus to be met by a such a horde of TV cameras and journalists in front of the Peel Statue that he could barely get out of the vehicle.

Standing next to the statue, he congratulated Councillor Bibby and his team on their "magnificent" victory.

He said: "Here in Bury you have shown the way. What matters now is getting into the town hall and making sure we do a good job for the people of Bury."

He said it was fitting he was standing beside the statue of Robert Peel, the founder of the modern-day Tory party.

Before leaving, Mr Cameron made a joke with Councillor Bibby about the number of times he has visited the town: "If I come and see you any more in Bury, we will have to form a civil partnership!"

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