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Backbencher's warning adds to pressure on PM

CONSERVATIVE discontent with David Cameron's leadership has been laid bare again at Westminster with Adam Afriyie, the Tory MP recently touted as a potential leader of his party, steadfastly refusing to say if the Prime Minister would lead the Conservatives into the 2015 General Election.

Just 24 hours after Mr Cameron sought to rally the party troops at the Tories' one-day spring conference by urging them to put aside internal squabbles and recognise "our battle is with Labour", Mr Afriyie warned they must deliver economic growth to stand any chance of winning the next election outright.

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