article_snippet: – Tory sources say – Tory sources will not feature in the party’s manifesto.
article_snippet: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond was yesterday reported to have warned Tory MPs there are ‘no votes in defence’.
article_snippet: Aides to Mr Hammond, a former defence secretary, said Mr Hammond, a former defence secretary
article_snippet: But former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth said the comments were symptomatic of the view of the party leadership.
article_snippet: Sir Gerald, MP for Aldershot, said: ‘There is a view at the top of a future Tory government
article_snippet: Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond was reported to have warned Tory MPs there are ‘no votes in defence’