CAMERON CLOSE TO REFERENDUM DEAL WITH THE LIB-DEMS - WITH SUPPORT FROM TORY MP'S

GREAT ARTICLE HERE ON HOW CAMERON HAS PUT TOGETHER A DEAL WITH THE LIB-DEMS WHICH HAS TORY MP SUPPORT.

BUT I LIKE THE KICKER AT THE END THE MOST:

While Tory MPs were rallying behind the offer to the Lib Dems, there was still criticism of the leadership for "throwing away the general election". MPs on all wings of the party believe Cameron was wrong to base his campaign on the Big Society – a plan to devolve power – which had candidates struggling to explain on the doorstep.

One veteran former minister said: "I do not buy the argument that we have done well by adding more than 90 seats. We were starting from such a low base. A muppet could have put 4% on Michael Howard's share of the vote. We have all been so disciplined, they have been all over the place on the economy … They said the Californianisation of the party and the modernisation of the party is the way to win … What wins is being Conservative."

RTWT.