The byelection leaflet that has got
David Cameron into trouble Will this leaflet spell the end of David Cameron's honeymoon? Tony Blair delighted his backbenchers at question time today by brandishing this appeal by the new Tory leader for Liberal Democrats to support him because they shared the same position on Iraq.
What his MPs quickly realised, and the prime minister didn't need to spell out, was the inconsistency of the claim given Mr Cameron's strong support for the 2003 Iraq war. Technically, the line on Iraq is not incorrect because all three main parties now support the reconstruction effort under way in Iraq. But in the context of a keenly fought byelection in Dunfermline and West Fife, where anti-war votes are up for grabs, Mr Cameron will find it difficult to defend the charge of opportunism.
With 200 Lib Dem activists pounding the streets ahead of tomorrow's poll, Mr Cameron needs to halt a late Lib Dem surge. He's hoping the unpopularity of Labour will help prevent a drop in Tory support, which would be the first real reversal of his leadership.
