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 Spoof leader "damaging" party 30 Nov 2002 Members of a political party have accused a television comedy character of damaging their image. Iain Duncan Smith, the spoof Conservative leader created by comedian Alan Partridge, fronts the party in the TV comedy series I'm A Useless Sod. The programme, which enjoyed huge success in its first 18-year run, now sees Duncan Smith as a washed-up no-hoper, occupying the third-best leadership slot in the House of Commons. Real-life Conservatives no longer see the funny side. "I enjoyed the first series of the show – Iain Duncan Smith was a hilarious comic character, and all credit to Alan Partridge for creating him – but now I think it's gone too far," said Conservative MP Michael Portillo. "We're trying to promote the Conservative Party as a party that can do business, and I don't just mean with Iraqi arms dealers, but we have no hope while the public associates us with a ridiculous buffoon." Duncan Smith, whose catchphrases include "Ah! Errr…" and vast fits of nervous coughing, won several international television awards for the first marathon run of programmes, has released several comedy videos and currently has a critically-acclaimed "stand-up, sit-down, cough a bit" show touring Parliament. Some MPs blame the so-called "IDS-effect" for the party's failed bid to be shortlisted for the European Party of Culture in 2008. "We really have to think about the image we're projecting," said Gregory T Mullet, who headed the bid, "and Iain Duncan Smith is not an image I would want to project." A spokesman for the BBC said that Iain Duncan Smith is a comic character, not a real leader. Related articles DeadBrain obtains discarded IDS political "thriller" 7 Nov 2003 Conservatives replace balding, unelectable leader with balding, unelectable leader 6 Nov 2003 Trick or treat with Michael Howard 31 Oct 2003 Howard to stand as Tory leader after all 30 Oct 2003 16:14 Entire Conservative Party rules itself out of leadership contest 29 Oct 2003 23:55 Satirists mourn loss of Duncan Smith as Tory leader, figure of fun 29 Oct 2003 19:40 In Brief: Tory leadership crisis - excitement mounts 28 Oct 2003 Duncan Smith demands dry cleaning be returned by Wednesday 27 Oct 2003 Duncan Smith victim of Conservative-Labour bidding war 23 Oct 2003 Tory leader to give birth, have heart scare, go into space 20 Oct 2003 Tory leader "has office", to be investigated 12 Oct 2003 WHO moves to contain IDS outbreak in Blackpool 9 Oct 2003 Newsreaders hospitalised after Duncan Smith promise 6 Oct 2003 Tory leader calls for Kelly inquiry to be produced in cartoon form 22 Jul 2003 Conservative leader to join Big Brother house 9 Jul 2003 Trisha helps IDS in Conservative Party makeover 19 Jun 2003 Conservative leader resigned several months ago 31 May 2003 Tory "leader" demands right to lifelong non-anonymity 24 May 2003 IDS "bad for health" claims report 16 May 2003 IDS gets giggles while proclaiming confidence that Tories will win at next election 14 May 2003 IDS - "a real threat to government" 5 May 2003 New Tory information minister hails election victory 2 May 2003 Tories deny open warfare; call in weapons inspectors 24 Feb 2003 "Spoons save Tories", claim spin-doctors 22 Feb 2003
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