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Is David Laws right – the coalition WILL last the course?

Is David Laws right – the coalition WILL last the course?

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But what if Dave or Nick were to step aside? David Laws, the Lib Dem cabinet minister who had to resign after serving less than a month, has an interesting piece in the Telegraph in which he predicts that the coalition will continue through to a 2015 general election. He concludes:- “..Many predicted there would be a rhythm to this Parliament – unity in the beginning, differentiation in the middle, and divergence at the end. Over the past six months,…

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Can Dave ever satisfy his party on Europe?

Can Dave ever satisfy his party on Europe?

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Could the blues split themselves once again over the EU? If Dave thought that his Sunday Telegraph article on an EU referendum was going to deal with the growing pressure he was wrong. All it has done is open up new lines of attack and the weekend strategy looks as though it could have been a mistake. One of his beaten opponents in the 2005 leadership contest who became the first Tory to leave the cabinet, Liam Fox, has gone…

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Dave re-takes the lead in the YouGov leader ratings

Dave re-takes the lead in the YouGov leader ratings

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Does he do better when he’s out of the country? Cameron’s YouGov approval ratings move to best since March.. Now down to minus 18%. In May was -31%. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 24, 2012 Miliband’s YouGov approval ratings drop 2 to -27%. Last week he was = to Dave — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 24, 2012 Clegg’s YouGov approval ratings improve by 2 to minus 53% — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 24, 2012 YouGov – Tories take 7% lead…

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What are Boris’s chances of becoming Tory leader?

What are Boris’s chances of becoming Tory leader?

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Is he currently up to something? Looking right across the bookmakers and Betfair and there’s one clear favourite for the Tory leadership – someone who is not even qualified to stand. Ladbrokes and Bet365 make Boris a 4/1 shot, Hills have him at 9/2 while PaddyPower is offering 6/1. On Betfair the last price traded was 5.4/1. Yet the winner of two consecutive London mayoral elections does not meet the basic requirement of being an an MP and his second…

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Was Dave right – Hunt is an open goal for Labour?

Was Dave right – Hunt is an open goal for Labour?

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Does the PM think he’s on shaky ground? Inevitably on the day of the Labour-instigated on Jeremy Hunt debate Ed Miliband devoted all his six questions at PMQs to the issue that will be voted on later. There was was strange line from Cameron. He claimed in the exchanges that the issue was an “open goal” for Miliband. Does that mean that the PM thinks that he is on shaky ground? It certainly came over like that. For what was…

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Is the Lib Dem Hunt abstention plan the worst of both worlds?

Is the Lib Dem Hunt abstention plan the worst of both worlds?

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That this House believes that the Secretary of State for Culture Olympics, Media and Sport should be referred to the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests to investigate whether he breached paragraph 1.2c (giving accurate and truthful information to Parliament) and paragraph 3.3 (responsibility for his special adviser) of the Ministerial Code. Surely they should be voting in favour? So the stage is set for tomorrow’s commons vote on whether Cameron was right not to refer Jeremy Hunt to the Independent…

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Is Peter Oborne right – Dave’s job could be on the line?

Is Peter Oborne right – Dave’s job could be on the line?

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Channel 4 How dangerous is this week for the PM? There was, I believe, a degree of complacency in relation to Cameron in the previous thread on which of the three main party leaders would still be there at the general election. He’s still got a pile of hurdles to surmount. This week sees Dave and other leading figures including George going before Leveson as well as the Labour-generated debate on his handling of Jeremy Hunt. The real danger for…

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More bad news for George Osborne

More bad news for George Osborne

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One news story that seems to have been missed during the Jubilee celebrations was the news that Rating agency Egan-Jones cut the credit rating for the United Kingdom on Monday to AA-minus with a negative outlook from AA. Despite all their recent problems, the one thing that George Osborne and the rest of the coalition have been able to say is our credit rating has been maintained, thanks to their stewardship. Whilst Egan-Jones isn’t a major player, If the three…

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