ConHome’s conference, Securing a Majority, grappled with the question of how to reach alienated UKIP voters.
Next year’s election, he warns, should not be fought on last week’s issues.
The Chancellor insisted that neither Labour nor UKIP can compete with the Tories for sheer reliability.
Read the Chancellor’s speech – with its heavy emphasis on the Conservatives’ referendum pledge – in full.
Details of the battleground mega-poll of 26,000 voters in 26 Conservative-Labour marginals.