The «cancelled» autumn election now appears crucial for the prime minister, with his approval rating falling to minus ten in November. (politics.co.uk)
It comes after the maturity of the prime minister's advisers was called into question, with the «young Turks» of Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Douglas Alexander blamed in part for the bungled autumn election. (politics.co.uk)
This compounds the loss of personal details belonging to 25 million child benefit claimants, questions over the government's handling of Northern Rock, the foreign workers security breach and aborted autumn election. (politics.co.uk)