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Developing Liberal Democrat policy is none of the Tories’ business, Cheryl Gillan

According to the BBC, former Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan, not known for being a government conformist herself, has been complaining about Nick Clegg to a panel of members of the House of Lords about the realities of coalition government. The report said:

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been accused of springing policy announcements on cabinet colleagues without warning.

Conservative former Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan said such tactics were “difficult to deal with” and threatened the smooth running of government.

She said any future coalition agreement should include a “no surprises” clause.

She didn’t give any …

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