Civil war engulfs the Tories: IDS twists the knife into 'poisonous' Osborne after Budget shambles as party faces its worst crisis since the dark days of John Major

Civil war engulfs the Tories: IDS twists the knife into 'poisonous' Osborne after Budget shambles as party faces its worst crisis since the dark days of John Major

The Tories are mired in their worst civil war since the days of John Major following a savage assault on the leadership by Iain Duncan Smith. He said David Cameron and George Osborne risked 'dividing' society with 'deeply unfair' welfare cuts in the Budget. And he claimed the Tories could now be seen as caring only about those who voted for them.