Archer wants to stay with Tories

London - The millionaire novelist, Jeffrey Archer, is anxious to stay in the Conservative Party, but he may face expulsion after…

London - The millionaire novelist, Jeffrey Archer, is anxious to stay in the Conservative Party, but he may face expulsion after the party yesterday confirmed a secret meeting between the author and its ethics and integrity committee.

Lord Archer, a flamboyant Conservative peer, stunned the British political scene last November when he abandoned his attempt to become London's first elected mayor after admitting he persuaded a friend to lie on his behalf in connection with a libel case.

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