Tory list manipulation and that juvenile chameleon makes an appearance on a Labour card

WHATEVER the result of the next General Election, it seems the Tory benches will have more women and minority ethnic MPs sitting on them. Conservative leader David Cameron says he's won his battle to get more women and ethnic minorities on his party's "priority" candidates' list.

The first tranche of the priority list - which local parties will have to select from unless they have an exceptional, over-riding reason - is almost complete and it's dominated by women and non-white faces.

He says that, while only 7%-8% of the population came from ethnic minorities, "on my priority list it will be 10% or more and it is there for the first tranche and I hope that will be followed through by these people coming through as candidates in winnable seats."

That was not a matter of political correctness but "political effectiveness." Nice one, chameleon.

And talking of Labour's likening of the Tory leader to a colour changing reptile. I received an e-postcard from Labour depicting Dave during his tour of Norway to study cimate change.

Although I've doubted the value of the Norwegian visit, Labour seems to be so panic-stricken that the Tories are becoming the party of environmental awareness, that they had to resort to sending out an e-card with a Norwegian greeting, showing Mr Cameron, as a chameleon, cycling in the snow.

I'm afraid there's only one word for this pathetic attempt at character assassination from Labour's whizz kids. Juvenile.