It was an editorial volte-face that confounded The Independent's Left-wing readership. A senior political source has claimed to The Mail on Sunday that Mr Rajan – now a rising star at the BBC – had agreed to support the Conservatives if Mr Cameron agreed to attend the birthday party of his proprietor, the Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev. Mr Rajan, who …
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