So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes.

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.