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| EADT, Editorial, 14 December 2005 |
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| John Major’s Cabinet was dubbed the “East Anglia Mafia” because MPs from the region formed the backbone of his administration. Nearly nine years on, and the new Tory leader David Cameron has once again looked east to pick a clutch of youthful MPs for his shadow administration. |
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| During the Labour landslide years when the Conservatives were swept out of office, East Anglia was one of the few areas of the UK consistently to elect Conservatives to Parliament and they have been rewarded by some of the top jobs in the Cameron team. There’s a long way to go before the Tories can even begin to think of forming a government but if and when that day arrives – and the Tories at least look as if they are electable – East Anglia’s Conservatives will be well placed to again enjoy influence at Westminster. |
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