Labour aides are expressing concern that James Cleverly could be the most formidable opponent if he becomes the next leader of the Conservative Party. While the contest for the leadership hasn't captured much public attention, Labour strategists see Cleverly as a potential threat due to his perceived reasonableness and ability to appeal to centrist voters.
These were the go-to conversation topics late at night in the bars at Labour conference in Liverpool. However, there was one other question that Labour aides were at least mildly interested in discovering the answer to: who will triumph in the
Now of course we should take this all with a pinch of salt – sometimes aides will say a name they don’t mean in a bid to trip the other side up. But it does raise an important question: for all the talk of this being a leadership where the party is likely to move rightwards, is there a chance the party stays more in the centre than expected?
With Rishi Sunak only doing a pop-in visit on the Sunday to meet party donors, the stage has been set for the four final candidates in the leadership contest to battle it out to win the hearts and minds of their colleagues and the grassroots.
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