However, referring to a Conference speech by the party's former leader, campaign manager Andrew Mitchell said: "William Hague made a great speech which many people will judge to be better than all the other leadership candidates put together.
然而，参考了前任党领袖威廉·黑格的年会演讲后，竞选主管安德鲁·米切尔说：“黑格发表了一次伟大的演讲，许多人判断比所有其他领袖候选人做得更好。