The smoother the co-operation between Number 10 and the ’22 is if such a plan is put, the more likely it is to pass.
The governing duopoly of the Prime Minister and Chancellor should be replaced by a collegiate top team – including the present ’22 Chairman as a new Chief Whip.
Two-thirds now agree that the Coalition was good for the nation – the highest ever proportion.
In a hung Parliament in which the Conservatives are the largest party, he would need support from the Liberal Democrats once again.
Even with the economy on the up, approval ratings have remained stubbornly low.
Almost three in four believe that he will make it back to Downing Street. Over two in five think that he will head a minority government.
The two parties within the government have missed a trick, to their mutual self-harm.
Reject the “British disease”. Welcome the era of the customer. Meet the financing and technology challenges. And finally: show ambition.
And much will depend on whether the Liberal Democrats could give either major party enough votes for a sustainable majority.
The party’s election line-up demotes or sidelines prominent left-wingers and gives vital portfolios to men better-disposed towards the Conservatives.
The percentages strongly or broadly supportive of such a deal both hit a new high this month.
The proportion of those expecting Cameron to make it back to Downing Street has grown since earlier this year.
The Government’s fiscal credibility now appears to be reliant on simply announcing more self-imposed targets for itself.
The reality is that there is no easy bounce-back recovery for the Lib Dems. It’s going to be a long, hard slog. And that’s the best case scenario.
The former Welsh Secretary says that Cameron must include a broader group of people in any talks this time round – including Iain Duncan Smith and Chris Grayling.