Tory backbencher talks of 'despair' and 'disquiet' in party

The editor of Radio 4's World at One has tweeted Conservative backbencher Eleanor Laing has spoken on the programme of her colleagues' "despair" and "disquiet".

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Tory MPs 'in despair'

David Cameron is under pressure to return to core Conservative values as the party's dismal showing in the Eastleigh by-election triggered a new bout of soul-searching in the Tory ranks.