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7 Awkward Daily Mail Views The Tories May Not Want To Agree With

7 Awkward Daily Mail Views The Tories May Not Want To Agree With
Asa Bennett
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The Tories' deputy chief whip Greg Hands proudly used the Daily Mail's attack on the NHS in Wales as a way to attack Labour on Thursday, quoting the scathing assessment from "the UK's best-selling daily newspaper"

Fellow Tories have rushed to share Hands' Daily Mail reference on Twitter, including Tory chairman Grant Shapps. But they should be careful about the precedent they're setting: the Daily Mail, after all, hasn't always been the best supporter of David Cameron's Conservatives.

Here are seven Daily Mail headlines and editorials about the Tory leader that Hands and his fellow Conservatives, including the party chairman, might be a tad less keen to promote.

7 Daily Mail Views On David Cameron The Tories Would Not Rush To Share
'Enough is Enough Mr Cameron'(01 of07)
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"Mr Cameron can no longer ignore the people on immigration," the newspaper said.
'Slippery' David Cameron's "shabby" politics(02 of07)
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The Daily Mail was not pleased with how Cameron handled the BSkyB affair, branding it a "pathetic day for coalition politics".The paper added: "It was the day a slippery David Cameron suggested he had the watchdog’s backing for his refusal to submit the Culture Secretary to a sleaze probe."
'Mr Cameron is starting to look spineless'(03 of07)
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The Daily Mail pulled no punches in savaging Cameron for his "dispiriting retreats", singling out his decision to "duck a once-in-a-generation chance to reform the NHS."It went on: "The real danger is that Mr Cameron is starting to look spineless. His enemies scent blood."
'Distinctly unTory' Cameron 'has dismayed supporters' (04 of07)
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The Daily Mail was not pleased with David Cameron's attempts to drive through same sex marriage, acidly praising him "for splitting his party from top to bottom".It went on: "He has dismayed traditional Conservative supporters, baffled by what many see as a distinctly unTory attempt to legislate in defiance of the facts of life."
'Cameron must lead the EU debate, not follow it'(05 of07)
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The Daily Mail was disappointed at Cameron's lack of leadership on the issue, arguing: "They need a clearer, more coherent message on Europe."
Cameron's "shameful betrayal" over the EU(06 of07)
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The Daily Mail was not impressed with Cameron's initial "shameful" u-turn on offering a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.
And he fails to understand how the Tories feel 'betrayed'(07 of07)
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After Douglas Carswell became Ukip's first elected MP after the Clacton by-election, the Daily Mail warned: "David Cameron has shown few signs of understanding how tribal Tories feel so comprehensively betrayed."It went on: "Mr Cameron must remember that voters have the last word – and reconnect with them, to save us from disaster."
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