It is simply the view, and a view I think shared by most members of the party, that it is very difficult to have a leader that does not command the support of the parliamentary party.

e. On 30 March 2012 the Labour peer Lord Harris called for Maude's resignation after a woman suffered severe burns from bursting into flames during an attempt to decant petrol next to a lit gas cooker. Our teams armed with the knowledge and capabilities that will enable new ministers to start making a difference from day one.

He is the son of the former Conservative Cabinet minister Angus Maude. Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (born 4 July 1953) is a British politician.