Conference Confidential
Doom and gloom from the Tories' Blackpool orgy of masochism
Ancram's away
Liam Fox's core support is now only split two ways, after Michael Ancram told the conference faithful this morning that he's decided not to play after all.
Ancram had been canvassing support from the Cornerstone group of about 25 Tory MPs. Nicknamed the 'Tombstone group' amongst their less archaic colleagues, Cornerstone MPs hold traditional socially conservative views which were being courted by Ancram and Edward Leigh. Leigh has not yet declared and with Dr Fox's increasingly reactive social views gathering support he may decide against it.
Ancram's away
Liam Fox's core support is now only split two ways, after Michael Ancram told the conference faithful this morning that he's decided not to play after all.
Ancram had been canvassing support from the Cornerstone group of about 25 Tory MPs. Nicknamed the 'Tombstone group' amongst their less archaic colleagues, Cornerstone MPs hold traditional socially conservative views which were being courted by Ancram and Edward Leigh. Leigh has not yet declared and with Dr Fox's increasingly reactive social views gathering support he may decide against it.
