James Forsyth James Forsyth

Cameron’s rough ride on Today

David Cameron’s interview on the Today Programme this morning was another reminder of what a hard year it is going to be for the government. The bulk of it was devoted to Cameron doing his best to defend and explain the government’s planned reforms to the NHS. Cameron, normally so assured in these interviews, seemed frustrated as John Humphrys kept pushing him on why he was doing it having condemned NHS reorganisations in the past.
 
Then, the interview moved on to bankers’ bonuses. As he did on Andrew Marr earlier in the month, Cameron implied that action was coming. But there were no specifics set out, and if action is coming it will contradict with the signals that the Treasury was sending out last week.
 
The interview wrapped up with some questions on Andy Coulson. When Cameron was asked if Coulson had offered to resign, he merely replied that he would not comment on private conversations; a shift from attempts to deny the story yesterday.



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