David Cameron: 'It's no good insulting a political party that people have chosen to vote for'

As we revealed on Coffee House earlier, David Cameron has now distanced himself from the ‘fruitcake’ characterisation of UKIP that he’s employed in the past. Here’s what he said:

Cameron: Well I think there are major lessons for the major political parties, for the Conservatives, I understand why some people who’ve supported us before didn’t support us again, they want us to do even more to work for hardworking people to sort out the issues they care about, more to help with the cost of living, more to turn the economy round, more to get immigration down, to sort out the welfare system. They will be our focus, they are our focus, but we have got to do more.

Interviewer: You once called UKIP fruitcakes, do you still stand by that?

Cameron: Well look, it’s no good insulting a political party that people have chosen to vote for. Of course they should be subject and they will be subject to proper scrutiny of their policies and their plans but we need to show respect for people who have taken the choice to support this party and we’re going to work really hard to win them back.