Summary
His eye has been caught by the likes of Vince Cable, David Laws and Nick Clegg -- the authors of the Orange Book which offered a definition of liberalism that looked to [Kenneth Clarke] like Conservatism. 'Some of these people ought to be Tories, ' he says. And he is most encouraged by the party's choice of leader, Sir Menzies Campbell. 'Ming is an old Tory!' he exclaims. 'I know he went round during his leadership election pronouncing his radical roots.
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Ken Clarke: 'We Must Turn to the Liberals'
An interview with Kenneth Clarke is not for the asthmatic. His office commands arguably the best riverside views in Westminster, but sights like the London Eye and the Saatchi Gallery must compete with the smoke of his trademark cigar. It is his prop, his muse and egg-timer. When it's over, I'm out.
Luckily it's a slow-burner and gives an hour for the man whom David Cameron has entrusted to run his Democ...See the full content of this document
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