And in recent weeks David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) has complained about the Lib Dems wagging the Tory Dog.

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Conservative home affairs spokesman David Ruffley said a lack of custodial sentences for knife carriers "simply doesn't send out the right message".

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Bury St Edmunds MP David Ruffley was quoted as saying the slogan was "idiotic and meaningless" when it was announced in October.

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