Cameron refuses to veer right as Ukip targets Tory seats in the north

As the rise of Nigel Farage's party unnerves Conservatives, the pressure on the PM from his own party is growing intense David Cameron is to convene a series of meetings with backbench Tory MPs in the coming weeks in an attempt to head off the threat of a possible leadership challenge, amid rising concern in Conservative ranks that he lacks a convincing strategy to contain Nigel Farage's rampant UK Independence party. Conservative backbenchers were expressing fears on Saturday that Ukip –...