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A senior Conservative MP has warned his party against complacency ahead of the next general election.
Peter Luff, who chairs the Commons business, innovation and skills select committee, has been MP for Worcester since 1992 and Mid Worcestershire since 1997.
In an interview with The House Magazine to be published on Monday he recalls the 1992 election and warns that the Tories need to be "careful".
"The first two weeks of the campaign were difficult and opinion polls said I would lose, but the mood on the doorstep suddenly changed at the time of the Labour rally in Sheffield," he said.
"Whether that was coincidental, I don't know, but it shows why we have to be very careful as a party now.
"You can very quickly throw away the advantage if you get something wrong, as Neil Kinnock clearly did."
Luff also reveals that he would like to be a minister in any future Conservative administration.
"I nominated David Cameron for the party leadership, and it's the best judgment call I have made as an MP," he said.
"I could have easily asked for a job in the shadow team, but I didn't want to stop chairing the committee.
"Of course, I would be interested in ministerial office, but it's not in my gift.
"If I'm a select committee chairman again then I'd be delighted, but I would like to be a minister."
Luff said he stands by his expenses claims, despite revelations that he claimed for three toilet seats and 10 sets of bed linen.
"The largest meeting of my association was over expenses, and most people were overwhelmingly pleased with what I said, and I got a standing ovation," he said.
"I wouldn't do things much differently: people don't understand what it takes to live and work in two places."
The latest issue of The House Magazine is out on Monday.
Ahead of the Copenhagen summit energy minister Joan Ruddock and her Tory and Lib Dem shadows, Greg Barker and Simon Hughes, set out their climate change priorities.
There is also a profile of Lib Dem PPC for Hereford, Sarah Carr, and a list of the top ten political upsets.
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