The mood among Tory MPs towards their leaders has turned decidedly uglier since the Budget. Although supporters at the grass roots have been angry for months (outraged by what they see as a Conservative Prime Minister falling over himself to appease the junior Coalition partner Lib Dems at every turn), discontent has now spread into the parliamentary party.
This is a very serious development for David Cameron. While he thinks he can ignore the views of constituency members, the stirring rebellion on his backbenches could eventually pose a fatal threat to his leadership.
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