In his attack on Lord Ashcroft today, Norman Tebbit explained the Daily Mail test.

“Many, many years ago the Daily Mail Question was explained to me by Harry Legge-Bourke, then chairman of the 1922 committee, when he said of a certain course of action that was being discussed: ‘If you would not be happy to read that in tomorrow’s Daily Mail, then don’t do it.’ That Daily Mail test is the one that matters above all in politics.”

Tebbit became one of an increasing number of Tories to criticise Lord Ashcroft publicly.

No word yet from Tebbit on whether he felt that Ashcroft, a dual national, also failed the “cricket test”.

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