Anti-EU Tory MP 'worried about inexperienced Cameron'

Britannist · 03-07-2007, 04:02 AM

Anti-EU Conservative MP Mrs. Ann Winterton has "expressed worries that David Cameron lacked experience and was neglecting older voters" reported ITV 1 Teletext at 4.02 am today (analogue page 310).

ITV said the comments of Mrs. Winterton - who has been a Conservative MP for many years (unlike David Cameron who was only elected in 2002) - "were a sign of the difficulties facing the Conservative leader."

"I am very concerned about the present leadership team" Mrs. Winterton told ITV, adding "the recent renunciation of grammar schools (by David Cameron) was wrong".

Mrs. Winterton was once a frontbench spokesman in the House of Commons for her party. Her husband, Nicholas, is also an MP and he wants out of the EU too. He warned Blair about the dangers of the EU Treaty (EU Constitution version 2) at last week's Prime Minister's Question Time (thankfully Blair's last appearance in the Commons chamber).

"The grass roots are baffled by his (David Cameron's) reforms" Mrs. Winterton informed ITV.

* Pro-EU David Cameron criticised UKIP in an interview he gave London's LBC radio on 4.4.2006. He says he will not appoint anyone to the Shadow Cabinet who is not in favour of the UK remaining in the EU.

Britannist · 03-07-2007, 01:35 PM

There's a report on the alleged comments of Mrs. Ann Winterton MP at:

:arrow:
http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/2007...51ec91764f.htm

22ANDUK · 03-07-2007, 05:43 PM

I guess you could say it's a 'Winterton of Discontent'

Britannist · 03-07-2007, 07:59 PM

Clever. 8)

03-07-2007, 04:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Anti-EU Tory MP 'worried about inexperienced Cameron' Anti-EU Conservative MP Mrs. Ann Winterton has "expressed worries that David Cameron lacked experience and was neglecting older voters" reported ITV 1 Teletext at 4.02 am today (analogue page 310). ITV said the comments of Mrs. Winterton - who has been a Conservative MP for many years (unlike David Cameron who was only elected in 2002) - "were a sign of the difficulties facing the Conservative leader." "I am very concerned about the present leadership team" Mrs. Winterton told ITV, adding "the recent renunciation of grammar schools (by David Cameron) was wrong". Mrs. Winterton was once a frontbench spokesman in the House of Commons for her party. Her husband, Nicholas, is also an MP and he wants out of the EU too. He warned Blair about the dangers of the EU Treaty (EU Constitution version 2) at last week's Prime Minister's Question Time (thankfully Blair's last appearance in the Commons chamber). "The grass roots are baffled by his (David Cameron's) reforms" Mrs. Winterton informed ITV. * Pro-EU David Cameron criticised UKIP in an interview he gave London's LBC radio on 4.4.2006. He says he will not appoint anyone to the Shadow Cabinet who is not in favour of the UK remaining in the EU.

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Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Mrs. Ann Winterton MP There's a report on the alleged comments of Mrs. Ann Winterton MP at: :arrow: http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/2007...51ec91764f.htm

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03-07-2007, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
22ANDUK Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,438	I guess you could say it's a 'Winterton of Discontent'