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17/10/2005
Tory contenders face MPs questions
The four Conservative leadership contenders are preparing to make their last appeals to fellow Tory MPs ahead of Tuesday’s first ballot.
David Davis, David Cameron, Ken Clarke and Liam Fox will all make five-minute speeches, before answering fifteen minutes of questions from Conservative MPs.
The meeting will take place at a meeting of the party’s 1922 Committee at the House of Commons.
One of the contenders will be eliminated following Tuesday’s vote. Another contender will be eliminated in a vote on Tuesday, leaving two contenders to face a final vote involving all Conservative party members.
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis currently has the most support, with 66 MPs declaring their support for him. David Cameron has 34, Ken Clarke has 24 and Dr Fox has 22.
However, the contest has not been without controversy. Mr Cameron has faced intense pressure over the past week because of his refusal to answer allegations of possible use of hard drugs in his past.
Similarly, Mr Davis has faced speculation that he has been trying to exploit the issue surrounding his rival – an allegation that he has denied.
On Sunday, the Shadow Home Secretary stressed in a television interview that he had instructed his campaign aides to “not go near the issue”.
However, Mr Cameron continued his refusal to answer the allegations. Speaking on Sunday, he said: “Its time to get on with what really matters in this leadership election campaign, which is to ask which is the candidate best placed to modernise the Conservative Party, to reach out to voters that haven’t supported us before.”
Mr Cameron’s campaign also received a boost with the declaration of support from another two MPs – Maria Miller and Peter Lilley.
(KMcA/SP)
David Davis, David Cameron, Ken Clarke and Liam Fox will all make five-minute speeches, before answering fifteen minutes of questions from Conservative MPs.
The meeting will take place at a meeting of the party’s 1922 Committee at the House of Commons.
One of the contenders will be eliminated following Tuesday’s vote. Another contender will be eliminated in a vote on Tuesday, leaving two contenders to face a final vote involving all Conservative party members.
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis currently has the most support, with 66 MPs declaring their support for him. David Cameron has 34, Ken Clarke has 24 and Dr Fox has 22.
However, the contest has not been without controversy. Mr Cameron has faced intense pressure over the past week because of his refusal to answer allegations of possible use of hard drugs in his past.
Similarly, Mr Davis has faced speculation that he has been trying to exploit the issue surrounding his rival – an allegation that he has denied.
On Sunday, the Shadow Home Secretary stressed in a television interview that he had instructed his campaign aides to “not go near the issue”.
However, Mr Cameron continued his refusal to answer the allegations. Speaking on Sunday, he said: “Its time to get on with what really matters in this leadership election campaign, which is to ask which is the candidate best placed to modernise the Conservative Party, to reach out to voters that haven’t supported us before.”
Mr Cameron’s campaign also received a boost with the declaration of support from another two MPs – Maria Miller and Peter Lilley.
(KMcA/SP)
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