Just two weeks after they [Nigel Farage] dined, Mr Newmark, a previously rebellious malcontent who was sacked from the Whips’ Office last year, received a surprise promotion to Minister for Civil Society.
A number of disaffected Tory MPs suspected of ‘flirting’ with Ukip have been subject to a No 10 charm offensive, including offers of career advancement designed to stop them from joining Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless in defecting.
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