Ann Widdecombe: A question of conscience

All pro-life Conservative MPs must be very grateful to Liam Fox for his public stand on the clause calling for independent counselling for women considering abortion.

Liam – as we all know – has always been a courageous and clear-thinking fighter on any issue in which he has been involved. I, for one, was pretty confident that he would not toe the line on the Ann Milton memorandum calling on the Government payroll to vote for what she has chosen to describe as the Department of Health policy.  To my mind it was undoubtedly backdoor whipping and decidedly in breach of the policy honourably held for over forty years by the Conservative Party.