Loyalists trying to save Cameron from being unseated after elections

Loyalists of British Prime Minister, David Cameron, are in a bid to save his Tory leadership in case of the May poll debacle.

Reports suggest Cameron's supporters have begun contacting loyalists to help form a "praetorian guard" in support of the premier if his conservative party fails a decisive lead. The loyalists are reportedly being told to move quickly on the plan amid fears that some members are planning to set in motion the unseating of Cameron. However, some analysts call it a trick to manipulate the public opinion.

"It is a dirty technique and it is now proposed to be used by supporters of David Cameron. We no longer have policies which serve the needs of the people. We only have policies which only serve tiny elite but the Conservatives represent that. As do the Labor party and Liberal Democrats. But to hide the bankruptcy of policy we are now going through manipulations of public opinion. It is not going to work", Rodney Shakespeare Professor of Economics, London, told Press TV.

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A post-election meeting of the 1922 Committee has been brought forward to Monday after polling day on May 7. Normally, Cameron will have to announce his resignation immediately after Labour edges past his party.

Downing Street has agreed that the 1922 Committee will have the right to approve any future coalition deal. But it is reaching out to senior figures by saying that Cameron would prefer to run a minority government without a coalition if the Tories emerge the largest party.

"Within the party, the Conservative party, there are always fractions of course but then in particular, there are those who want to bring UK out of Europe. And whatever Cameron says, he thinks that he wants to stay within Europe. But if the Conservatives do badly, the anti-Europe party will strike to get rid of Cameron in the hope that they will get someone who is more anti-Europe", Shakespeare said. 

Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee has, also, expressed doubts about the coalition with the Liberal Democrats. But, Cameron's supporters are afraid about motives of other members in case Tory does not emerge a single largest party. They describe their maneuver as a "grassroots movement" to confront "malcontents".

"There is an attempt to form a praetorian guard round David. We are being asked to speak up for continuity and to say that our best option is to keep our leader”, the Guardian quoted a Tory MP who was contacted by the Cameron loyalists.

A Tory leadership source has played down the campaign which it says is without coordination with the Downing Street or the Tory Whip.

Boris Johnson, the London mayor who is expected to win from Uxbridge and South Ruislip, is a probable replacement to Cameron. Some of Cameron's critics have already named Johnson.

'Voters mood'

A little over a month to go before voter decides who would run Britain for the next five years.

According to the latest Guardian/ICM poll, Conservatives remain on 36%, while Labour gains three points to 35%, Ukip are unchanged with 9%, Green party falls back and Lib Dems hit 25-year low at just 8%.

Labour has held on to its slim lead over the Conservatives in the Press Association's poll of polls.

It is too soon to judge whether the 2015 Budget unveiled this week has had any impact upon voters who largely remained concerned about spending cuts.

"The budget will actually change nothing at all. The real problem is that there is a fundamental failure to recognize that the national bank in UK and the European Central Bank must be used to create jobs and by creating jobs they get purchasing power out into the hands of the mass of the people. But jobs are not being created", Shakespeare concluded. 

A recent study conducted jointly by NatCen Social Research and Essex University has also highlighted voters’ simmering anger towards the ruling party.

The authors of the joint report say British voters have shifted to the left since last general election. They suggest Conservatives to focus on countering Labour attacks on spending cuts if they wish to remain in power.

“They would be wise to ensure that they are not depicted by their opponents as hostile to public services”, the report said.

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