David Cameron has been left struggling to contain civil war in the Coalition with members of his own party demanding a return to traditional Tory values following a loss of 12 councils and 405 seats. full story ![]()
He came, he saw, he canvassed. But Boris Johnson struggled to find a single Tory supporter. The London Mayor may be the most voter-friendly Conservative to have descended on the Eastleigh by-election, but on Wednesday he had a torrid time on the doorstep.
independent.co.uk (3 months and 29 days ago)

Conservative backbenchers increased the pressure on David Cameron to change course and offer a "mainstream" alternative, after the party slumped to a humiliating third place in the Eastleigh by-election.
independent.co.uk (3 months and 19 days ago)

Cometh the hour, cometh the Johnson. The appointment of Boris Johnson’s brother Jo, Tory MP for Orpington, as head of Downing Street’s policy unit, brings to mind the quip by his sister Rachel — “In London you’re never more than 10ft from three Johnsons”.
standard.co.uk (1 month and 24 days ago)

London mayor Boris Johnson visits Savile Row, traditional home of London's tailoring industry
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

A Conservative MP has told David Cameron that he would hand over his seat to Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, who is widely seen as a future Tory leader.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 5 days ago)
London Mayor Boris Johnson today told Conservative Cabinet ministers who have been accused of positioning themselves for the post-Cameron leadership...
thetimes.co.uk (3 months and 7 days ago)

George Osborne was last night under mounting pressure after Britain lost its AAA credit rating – and faced calls from a Tory leadership contender to make a radical change of course.
dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 26 days ago)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson calls London Assembly members "great supine protoplasmic invertebrate jellies" after they vote against a two hour grilling on his budget decisions.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 24 days ago)
The Tory campaign in the Eastleigh by-election suffered an embarrassing setback yesterday when it emerged that sections of its website...
thetimes.co.uk (4 months and 8 days ago)
THE head of a Tory grassroots campaign says the party must open talks with Ukip to prevent a split vote and a Labour victory at the election.
dailyexpress.co.uk (2 months and 15 days ago)
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