
Blukip! Purple Momentum! But…the big problem with Tory entryism claims is that there’s no evidence that they’re true
When asked for it, the three MPs presented none. The reason is simple: this supposedly sinister entryist army does not exist.
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Follow @When asked for it, the three MPs presented none. The reason is simple: this supposedly sinister entryist army does not exist.
The SDP analogies are all wrung dry. But nobody has looked at what a more recent insurgency can teach the new outfit.
“I am determined that under my leadership the Conservative Party will always offer the decent, moderate and patriotic politics that the people of this country deserve.”
“There is a failure of politics in general, not just in the Conservative Party but in both main parties as they move to the fringes.”
The answer seems likely to be yes. But there are still implications for the politics and economics of Brexit.
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Dagenham and Rainham, Bury South, Cardiff North and Bassetlaw are among the new tranche seeking a Conservative candidate.
His association executive is expected to demand tonight that he makes his intentions clear. But the constitution allows him to simply refuse to answer.
Will fans of the EU establishment be quite so keen on unaccountable, centralised institutions when their opponents start appointing commissioners?
He evidently believes that the Government will teeter before he does, and that his backbench Europhiles lack the gumption to move against him.
The Shadow Foreign Secretary is making pledges her leader seems unlikely to honour.
Losing 150,000 members, and the money that comes with them, has knock-on effects for the Opposition and for the Conservative Party.
The latest email to local members confirms ConservativeHome’s recent report.
The level of opposition is a shade higher than it was a fortnight ago.