Letter to the Telegraph from six MPs who support Better Off Out
11am updates:
- David Cameron interviewed by Western Daily Press
- "The Labour Party recorded a deficit of £14.5m in 2005 and the Conservatives a deficit of £15m" - BBC
BLOGS
Platform: Victoria Kluk provides her guide to the current conflict in the Middle East
ToryDiary: When will Ian Blair go? and Coal industry closures still hurt Tories in north, says Cameron
Seats and candidates: Anne Soubry selected for Broxtowe
London Mayor: Tories want Seb for Mayor (but he's not running)
REACTION TO OSBORNE'S GOVERNMENT SPENDING SPEECH
"There was a glimpse of the next Tory election theme. “It will be left to the next Conservative Government to build on the modest public service reforms forced through by Tony Blair, often now only with our support.”" - Peter Riddell in The Times
"Stephen Timms, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said: "George Osborne's speech shows that for all the talk of change, the Tories are wedded to the same old ideology of public spending cuts regardless of the needs of public services." - The Independent
"He conceded that there "may be a limited role for targets in public services as a means of setting basic minimum standards of delivery. But those targets should be clear, precise and measurable" - Financial Times
"The Conservatives are ready to scrap the deal done on public sector pensions and have called for those workers to be exposed to market forces." - The Times
>>> See yesterday's ToryDiary for an advance summary of the speech
REACTION TO GRAYLING'S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE SPEECH
"He denied Liberal Democrat claims that the Tories were seeking to reprivatise the rail infrastructure, now held by the not-for-profit company Network Rail, saying the party would expect new organisations to work under franchise rather than own the network." - The Guardian
"Tories back vertical integration in rail review announcement" - Railway People
THE RURAL POOR
"At its heart, the challenge is, after a century of decline and dispossession, whether villages can be made to work again. And much of that will be up to the villagers themselves refusing to accept predictions either of their demise or of a dormitory future." - Stephen Moss reports for The Guardian
"Tory leader David Cameron stuck to his guns last night and insisted his plan to bar Welsh MPs from voting on England - only issues could be made to work." - icWales
HOME INFO PACKS
"The former president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has criticised the Conservatives for their 'opportunism' in opposing home information packs (HIPs)." FirstRung.com
POLITICAL TECH
LibDems launch virtual conference on The Power Report and Conservative Future TV interviews George Osborne on the economy.
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