Stop moaning over AV vote, says Wrekin MP Mark Pritchard
Labour heavyweight Lord Mandelson today accused Prime Minister David Cameron of turning the referendum battle on the voting system into a bitter Coalition row - as Shropshire Conservative MP Mark Pritchard told Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg to stop "whingeing" about campaign tactics. Labour heavyweight Lord Mandelson today accused Prime Minister David Cameron of turning the referendum battle on the voting system into a bitter Coalition row - as Shropshire Conservative MP Mark Pritchard told Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg to stop "whingeing" about campaign tactics. Mr Pritchard, secretary of the Tory backbench 1922 Committee, hit out at Mr Clegg after he accused the No campaign of peddling "lies". Mr Clegg also accused Mr Cameron of aligning himself with "the right-wing elite" including the likes of the far-right BNP, while Energy Secretary Chris Huhne accused top Tories such as Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague of telling "untruths". Mr Pritchard said: "Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne should stop their whingeing. With each of them presiding over major government departments they've never had it so good."
Labour heavyweight Lord Mandelson today accused Prime Minister David Cameron of turning the referendum battle on the voting system into a bitter Coalition row - as Shropshire Conservative MP Mark Pritchard told Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg to stop "whingeing" about campaign tactics.
Mr Pritchard, secretary of the Tory backbench 1922 Committee, hit out at Mr Clegg after he accused the No campaign of peddling "lies".
Mr Clegg also accused Mr Cameron of aligning himself with "the right-wing elite" including the likes of the far-right BNP, while Energy Secretary Chris Huhne accused top Tories such as Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague of telling "untruths".
Mr Pritchard said: "Nick Clegg and Chris Huhne should stop their whingeing. With each of them presiding over major government departments they've never had it so good."
The issue has also firmly split Labour. Lord Mandelson's intervention suggests there are concerns in the Yes camp about the PM's high profile drive against change.
The former Labour cabinet minister said voters should not pass up the chance to vote Yes on May 5 and "damage" the Tories.