Ahead of tonight's Newsnight special on the Coalition (at 2230 on BBC Two) it is worth asking a big question: Were Conservative MPs railroaded into accepting the coalition on the basis of a lie, or at best an unfortunate misunderstanding? That's the allegation which has been swirling round among Tories at Westminster for several weeks now. One Conservative MP - far from a right-winger - reckons David Cameron lied to the shadow Cabinet and his backbench MPs at least four times in the hours leading up to the coalition agreement with the Lib Dems on 11 May.
Ahead of tonight's Newsnight special on the Coalition (at 2230 on BBC Two) it is worth asking a big question:
Were Conservative MPs railroaded into accepting the coalition on the basis of a lie, or at best an unfortunate misunderstanding?
That's the allegation which has been swirling round among Tories at Westminster for several weeks now.
One Conservative MP - far from a right-winger - reckons David Cameron lied to the shadow Cabinet and his backbench MPs at least four times in the hours leading up to the coalition agreement with the Lib Dems on 11 May.
