Sir Ed Davey called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within two months of an urgent referral, using a keynote speech to underline the Liberal Democrats' health pledges.The Lib Dem leader has pledged £4 billion in order to deliver the plan over five years as he closes what could be the party's last annual conference before a general election expected next year.

Sir Ed Davey called for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within two months of an urgent referral, using a keynote speech to underline the Liberal Democrats' health pledges.The Lib Dem leader has pledged £4 billion in order to deliver the plan over five years as he closes what could be the party's last annual conference before a general election expected next year.