On Jan. 15, the head of the Conservative Party’s election campaign, Isaac Levido, delivered a stark warning to backbench Tory MPs: Divided parties don’t win general elections. Ever since then, the Tories have done their utmost to appear as divided as possible.

On Jan. 17, 60 Tories voted against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill. On Jan. 23, four leading Tories launched yet another right-wing pressure group, Popular Conservativism or Pop Con. That evening, a former minister, Simon Clarke, published an article in the Daily Telegraph calling for Sunak to be replaced. “PM’s uninspiring leadership is the main obstacle to recovery for the party,” he declared.

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Tories Are Doing Everything They Can to Lose Next Election

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25.01.2024

On Jan. 15, the head of the Conservative Party’s election campaign, Isaac Levido, delivered a stark warning to backbench Tory MPs: Divided parties don’t win general........

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