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David Cameron's big tent catches eye of Tony Benn and Claire Short

TWO prominent leftwingers, former cabinet ministers Clare Short and Tony Benn, have spoken out in support of David Cameron’s Conservatives. Full Article at Times Online

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  1. British politician Tony Benn sits at The Cenotaph war memorial in London, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Anti war campaigners held a ceremony to commemorate the British soldiers and Afghan civilians killed in Afghanistan.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Former Labour MP Tony Benn arrives reads out soldiers' names at the Cenotaph on Whitehall at a Ceremony for the 204 dead Soldiers on August 17, 2009 in London, England. A milestoone figure was reached on Satuurday when the 200th British Soldier died in Afghanistan.
  3. LONDON - FEBRUARY 15: Tony Benn and Bianca Jagger deliver a letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown protesting about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq at 10 Downing Street on Frebruary 15, 2008 in London, England.
  4. COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Conservative party leader David Cameron (C) chats to members of the emergency services at Cumbria Fire Brigade Headquarters which is controlling operations across the county during flooding on November 24, 2009 in Cockermouth, England.
  5. Britain's opposition Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, listens to questions at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London November 23, 2009.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  7. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron walk through the Members' Lobby of the Houses of Parliament during the State opening of Parliament, on November 18, 2009 in London, England.
  8. WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Conservative Leader David Cameron plants a 'heritage tree' in the grounds of Blenheim Palace on November 13, 2009 in Woodstock, England.
  9. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Conservative Party Leader David Cameron MP attends a service to Mark the Passing of The World War One Generation at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, United...

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