Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Tory Patience Begins to Run Out After Clegg's 'Act of Betrayal'

THE INDEPENDENT: David Cameron won a noisy show of support from his newly enlarged group of Tory MPs for his final offer to the Liberal Democrats.

In a packed private meeting addressed by the Conservative leader, they cheered, laughed and banged their desks as he set out his party's negotiating red lines. But beneath the surface unity, there was dismay, anxiety and barely disguised fury at what many saw as straightforward betrayal by the Liberal Democrats. One said simply: "They are a bunch of tarts selling themselves around." >>> Nigel Morris, Deputy Political Editor | Tuesday, May 11, 2010