💬 One minister told theipaper the CDO “looks like a budget front organisation for Bring Back Boris” 💬 Another MP said colleagues who engaged with the group were “insane”
A new grassroots Tory group pushing for more democracy in the party is “a budget front organisation” for the campaign toThe Conservative Democratic Organisation argues that the party’s constitution must be overhauled to give members more say in how it is run.after being rejected by members – but deny the claims that they are aiming to restore Mr Johnson to No 10.
The organisation is pushing to set up a branch in every constituency in the UK, forming a shadow operation which will seek to hold the official party accountable. However, one backbencher insisted “literally no one” was concerned about the potential impact of the CDO.i : “Our campaign is not about Boris and these comments are designed as a distraction from our main cause, which is to change the party constitution so that no future prime minister can ever be coronated in the future without the members having their say. Especially as Rishi was already rejected by members and they have been disenfranchised from the leadership campaign.”
David Campbell Bannerman, a former MEP who chairs the CDO, added: “This is not about one person or one policy. It is about long-term democratic reform of the party and putting members back in charge. The party system has been treating them with contempt.”
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