Conservatives not close to recognising ‘how badly placed they are’, says Gauke

Former minister says Tories are ignoring heartland voters and risk losing ground to Reform in next election

The Guardian

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Not sure how easy it would be to get legislation through to override let alone abolish the sentencing council - so suspect this will die away as an issue over the next few months . If not it might put #davidgauke - who is still reviewing penal policy, #jamestimpson - the prisons minister , and even #richardhermer - the attorney general in an awkward place.

“I think the Conservative party is surrendering for at least a generation, possibly for ever, its once held position as the natural party of government, the party of the middle classes, the home counties, of business.”

In lamenting the decline of the Tories, David Gauke gives away that they were never the party of all of England - let alone the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/08/from-humiliation-to-annihilation-could-this-election-mean-the-end-of-the-tory-party-as-we-know-it
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From humiliation to annihilation: could this election mean the end of the Tory party as we know it?

Even before the events of last week, the party’s prospects were grim. Now some believe it faces a wipeout that would reshape the UK political landscape

The Guardian
[Moconomy] summarises how super wealthy backed think tanks and the ERG (party within a party) steered #Brexit after the #EURef to become the disastrous hard Brexit that the UK has today and which only a minority of wealthy elitist special interest groups will benefit from
https://youtu.be/1ldfpUW0cEk
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