British tories’ alliance with PiS raises eyebrows

7th June 2009

Law and Justice’s (PiS) presence in a new right-wing bloc in the European parliament could set the cat amongst the pigeons and damage the reputation of its new-found allies, according to rampant speculation in the foreign press.

Politicians and the media have warned the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party in particular that its plans to forge a new alliance with Law and Justice (PiS) could damage its reputation owing to the controversial and apparently unorthodox views expressed by PiS.

Two Conservative MEPs have, according to The Times, branded the decision by the Conservatives’ leader, David Cameron, to break away from its traditional bloc, the European People’s party (EEP), and ...