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ByJames Cleverly
James Cleverly’s shadow Tory leadership bid heats up
A centrist One Nation revival could be the future of the Conservative Party.
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Why Tory centrists are hopeless at leadership elections
Conservative MPs try to second-guess the membership rather than voting with conviction.
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Why Labour shouldn’t rejoice at Badenoch vs Jenrick
Both Tory leadership candidates create risks as well as opportunities for Keir Starmer.
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James Cleverly crashes out as the Tories lurch to the right
Party members will decide between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.
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The Tories have a chance – but only if they elect a leader willing to disrupt
Questioning bankrupt orthodoxies is a step towards devising workable solutions.
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The ascension of James Cleverly
Can the Conservative right rally to defeat his leadership campaign?
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The Tories are in a different world to voters
There are whole swathes of the electorate to whom the party seems to offer almost nothing.
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The politics behind James Cleverly’s Chagos Islands bluster
Why did he attack a foreign policy decision that he set in motion?
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Who’s got the edge in the Tory leadership contest?
Kemi Badenoch is the clear frontrunner – but party members are notoriously difficult to poll.
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