Overdoing it, Mr Cameron? Prime Minister appears to be dozing off during his chancellor's conference speech

It looked like David Cameron might have been burning the candle at both ends it a bit as he struggled to stay alert during one of the most important speeches of the Tory Party conference.

Just hours after he was pictured running along the banks of a canal in Manchester at the crack of dawn the Prime Minister was caught rubbing his eyes while George Osborne spoke about tackling the country's deficit. 

But, at the right moment, Mr Cameron jumped to his feet to clap and join the standing ovation marking the end of his Chancellor's speech.

Time for shut eye? It looks like the excitement of party conference might be getting to much for David Cameron

While those next to him listen intently, the PM's eyes look heavy as George Osborne speaks about the economy

Struggling? Even when his eyes were open, Mr Cameron appeared tired and as though he was concentrating on listening

Thank goodness that's over: Mr Cameron joins the standing ovation to his chancellor's speech

At sunrise, the PM was pictured on the second day of the conference in Manchester as he stretched his legs, going for an early morning run along the canal.

If he had actually fallen asleep during Mr Osborne's speech about fiscal policy and the approach to the eurozone crisis, Mr Cameron joins a club of those that have fallen asleep while hearing about the country's finances.

During the budget speech earlier this year, Kenneth Clarke appeared to nod off. 

Mr Clarke, however, has a bit of a reputation for getting shut eye during speeches - during Barack Obama's visit to the UK in May he nodded off while the U.S. president was speaking.

Mr Cameron was listening to Mr Osborne as he repeated the Tory's vow not to veer from addressing the British economic deficit and ruled out tax cuts until they could be afforded.

And he dismissed the prospect of a cash injection into the economy, saying 'you can't borrow your

He also unveiled plans to freeze council tax as well as help credit-starved small firms in his conference speech adding 'together we will ride out the storm'.

Earlier, the PM took a dawn jog along a canal before the second day of the Conservative Party's annual conference opened in Manchester

It could be that Mr Cameron's tiredness was down to his early-morning run along the canal

Mr Cameron isn't the only one that appears to need a bit of shut-eye during speeches - Kenneth Clarke looked like he'd dosed of during Barack Obama's address at Westminster