Andy Coulson: David Cameron's challenge

Prime Minister should "cut him loose", some MPs believe

The Conservative leadership is hoping that the news that David Cameron's Director of Communications Andy Coulson has told police he is willing to speak to them about phone tapping allegations at the News of the World, the paper Coulson edited, will lance the boil of this damaging story.

They may be wrong. The view in Westminster is that Coulson may be gone within weeks. Doubtless, there was a time when he seemed a good choice...