Hit or miss? Tories act to assure party activists amid 'swivel-eyed loons' row
22 May 2013 | by John Owens
The Conservative Party reacted to weekend reports that a senior member had described party activists as 'mad, swivel-eyed loons'.
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The lobbying industry is coming under renewed scrutiny through an undercover investigation into supposed links between consultants and all-party parliamentary groups.
The Conservative Party reacted to weekend reports that a senior member had described party activists as 'mad, swivel-eyed loons'.
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The Cabinet Office has rejected claims the coalition's efforts to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists are marooned, despite having little chance of meeting the Government's own schedule for implementing the register.