The battle for the Conservative leadership has begun and losing their seats will not prevent some of the Tories’ biggest beasts from having their say
The week after a general election is an odd time in the House of Commons. The arrivals in the corridors of power are a mix of excitedwandering around trying to make sense of their new workplace, and old-timers coming back to pack up their belongings, having been turfed out by the electorate.
There’s been talk of a “bonfire of the wets” after One Nation Tories Damian Green and Matt Warman lost their once-safe seats. But there were plenty of scalps on the right of the party – such asThere’s something else missing in these conversations: the Tory rejects who plan to stick around. There are plenty of Conservatives ousted last week who believe they have unfinished business with the party, whether they have a seat in the Commons or not.
It comes down to the Tory ecosystem. While the public at large may be more focused on the current government – or avoiding politics altogether, the viewership of channels such asRees-Mogg will keep his presenting slot – others could join in new slots. Former MPs such as Miriam Cates – the 2019-er Tory – has regularly appeared on the channel. Cates sits on the right of the party and was outspoken as part of the New Conservatives.
Centrists in the party raised their eyebrows earlier this week when PopCon held an event within days of the worst ever Tory defeat. Given that most of its MP supporters had lost their seats, some thought a period of quiet reflection might be best. “It is tone-deaf,” says a Tory who lost their seat. The view of PopCon supporters is that there may not be time to wait.
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