Boris Johnson, Lord Ashcroft and David Lee: Conservatives in trouble

Boris Johnson: “A senior source inside CCHQ has approached ConservativeHome to warn of “worrying drift” within the Boris Johnson [London Mayor] campaign.” [ConservativeHome]

Lord Ashcroft: “Lord Ashcroft, the multimillionaire bank-rolling the Conservatives’ controversial campaign in marginal constituencies, was last night coming under increasing pressure to explain whether he has honoured pledges, made before he received his peerage, that he would return to the UK and pay income tax.” [The Guardian]

David Lee: “The Mayor of Chelmsford has been suspended from his party after a police investigation into pornography.” [BBC]