Tebbit risks being expelled from Tories
LORD Tebbit, the former Conservative chairman and darling of the Thatcherite wing of the party, was yesterday warned that he risked being expelled for urging voters to shun the main parties in next month's European elections.
David Cameron, the Tory leader, warned Lord Tebbit he was in danger of having the party whip withdrawn after calling on voters to boycott the 4 June poll to demonstrate their anger at the expenses scandal.
"As a former party chairman, he should know a thing or two about party discipline and he should probably know a thing or two about the rules about supporting other parties," Mr Cameron said.
"He was treading a very careful path and I would warn him, if he slips off that path he's sitting as an independent."
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