CCHQ memo blasts ‘noncommittal’ Tory MPs

It’s all a barrel of gaffes at CCHQ these days. The latest slip-up comes in the form of a leaked memo in which party staff criticised Conservative MPs for failing to ‘get behind’ the election campaign — accusing some of focusing too much on ministerial business, others of being more concerned with holiday plans and adding that a number of seats were rather low on funds. Oh dear…

The controversial email in question delivered to Tory politicians was mistakenly sent with two attachments: one with a constituency breakdown with constructive comments, and another with rather frank remarks about what CCHQ staff thought of the Conservatives’ campaign efforts. The memo focused on key seats that are thought to be part of CCHQ’s ’80/20′ strategy — where resource is focused on the 80 most marginal seats and the 20 most likely constituencies to be gained.

The note listed a number of Tory politicians who were not thought to be fully supporting campaigning, including nature minister Rebecca Pow who was accused of ‘still focusing too much on “ministerial business”‘ and being ‘noncommittal on time she will spend in the seat now and during the campaign’.