Thursday, April 19, 2012

Tories Heading in the Wrong Direction, Says Lord Ashcroft

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Conservative party “is heading in the wrong direction” and does not know where it is going, party donor Lord Ashcroft has said.

The Tory peer said that the Government had so had its “most difficult month so far, and the voters have noticed”.

In an article on the Conservativehome website, Lord Ashcroft suggested that part of the problem was that the Government had lost its grip on events.

He said that if the drift was allowed to continue then the Tories would be punished at the next general election, expected in 2015.

He said: “The main problem is not so much that people think the Conservative Party is heading in the wrong direction, it is that they are not sure where it is heading. And that includes me.” » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Thursday, April 19, 2012