Tories 'would wipe slate clean'

Mr Cameron said the government found it hard to admit mistakes

A Conservative government could "wipe the slate clean" and help promote economic recovery, party leader David Cameron has said.

A change of administration could "help with confidence", which would encourage investment, he added.

Mr Cameron told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that the party was "campaign ready", should Gordon Brown call a general election soon.

But Labour said the Tory leader should "come clean" over spending "cuts".

Speculation

In the interview, carried out in his west London home, Mr Cameron admitted making mistakes.

He said: "I now see just how unaffordable Labour's spending plans are. Perhaps we could have seen that earlier."

Mr Cameron said he would increase government spending from