A band of unhappy Tories: 8 in the morning – February 3rd

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Tory MPs feel like passengers rather than crew, says Tim Montgomerie.

* Why we’ll never be without spin doctors.

* Are TV pictures really the PM’s problem?

* £2 million aid money spent on papal visit.

* An antidote to Socialist despair.

* Trouble making Tory MP Dominic Raab says nothing happens if we defy Europe.

* Ex-MP Devine claimed expenses to clear overdraft, prosecution claims.

* And the Arab street is more complex than we grasp.

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