How the centre right was lost
Shattered by Brexit, the Tory party has been captured by populist disrupters. Can true conservatives win it back?
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Shattered by Brexit, the Tory party has been captured by populist disrupters. Can true conservatives win it back?
ByThe Prime Minister’s attempted “reset” has alienated both One Nation moderates and the Tory right.
ByConservative voters simply aren’t enthusiastic enough about Rishi Sunak – or negative enough about Keir Starmer – to deliver victory.
ByThe Conservatives are drawing false comfort from the narrative that they lost because their voters “stayed home”.
ByA Conservative Party that loses all hope will be even more prone to political recklessness and indiscipline.
ByTax cuts or Biden-style investment will not be possible in the next parliament.
ByKeir Starmer’s party overturning a Tory majority of nearly 20,000 would upset a major political trend in the Midlands.
ByFor the first time since 1996, this looked like a Labour opposition destined for election victory.
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