[This is not on The Mirror website, so I upload it in the public interest. Observe how incompetent Mr Starling is as a journalist. He claims that I am somehow working for the Conservative Party - untrue. He claims that my research has been "leaked" from some supposedly confidential document, presumably to him - untrue. He misquotes me. How these people get jobs is beyond my understanding - SIG]TORY top dog William Hague's visit to Wales yesterday blew up in his face. Secret research leaked to the Welsh Mirror shows Mr Hague's increasingly extreme anti- Europe tactics are causing major splits among Tories. His Euro-sceptic 'Keep the Pound' message is backfiring dramatically, says Labour which claims Wales backs Europe.
They leaked research carried out by the Tories themselves which shows many of their candidates will fight the next election on a vote-losing anti-Euro platform. General Election candidates Roger Evans (Monmouth), Jimmy James (Clwyd West), David Logan (Conwy), and Alastair Wilson (Cardiff North) are all classified as 'Euro-sceptic'.
Tory Assembly leader Nick Bourne is described as 'sceptic', along with Assembly members Alun Cairns and Rod Richards.
The only senior Welsh Tories who say they are enthusiastic about Europe are the party's one Euro-MP Jonathan Evans and Cardiff North Assembly member Jonathon Morgan.
The survey was compiled by Tory researcher Dr Sean Gabb.
He justifies his controversial list by saying: 'The information is vital to the democratic process.'
Dr Gabb accuses 'some candidates of having set out to deceive selection committees.'
He warns: 'Candidates do not have the right to conceal opinions from selection committees.'
He is aiming to 'out' all Tory candidates before the election.
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