David Cameron will seek to reassure grassroots Conservatives later about the party's direction after its defeat at last month's Eastleigh by-election.
The poll loss has prompted some Tories to demand a shift to the right.
But Mr Cameron is set to outline what he sees as the coalition's achievements.
The prime minister will also tell the Tories' spring conference in London that the party was now "giving people the tools to succeed".
The Conservatives finished third at Eastleigh, in Hampshire, behind the Liberal Democrats, who held the seat, and the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
In the days that followed the prime minister insisted there would be no "lurch to the right" but his leadership has come under question.
In his speech, Mr Cameron will tell activists that he is following the same Tory values of past prime ministers such as Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill.
"We want people to climb up through their own efforts, yes, but in order to climb up they need the ladder to be there in the first place, the family that nurtures them, the school that inspires them, the opportunities there for them," he is expected to say.
"Great Conservatives down the generations have put those ladders in place. When Churchill invented the labour exchanges that helped people into work.
"When Macmillan built new homes. When Thatcher fired up enterprise so people could start their own businesses. That's what we're doing in the Conservative Party right now."
'Global race'Speaking just days before the Budget, Mr Cameron will also address the concerns that some Tory members have expressed about the government's austerity measures.
On Labour's opposition to benefit cuts being rolled out as part of the deficit reduction programme, Mr Cameron is expected to say they are "patronising people, patting them on the head and putting a benefit cheque in their hands".
"The global race is not just about GDP," he will say.
"It's about saying to the mum who's worried about her children's future, we are building a country where there is a future, so your kids won't have to get on a plane to get on in life, they can make it right here in Britain."
Home Secretary Theresa May, who last weekend was accused of positioning herself as a potential future leadership candidate, will also address the conference, along with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
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