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[–] mannycalavera 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe within the Tory party, for sure. I can believe that. But does he not want the Conservatives to be electable in a general election scenario.

I'm not trying to be funny, but isn't this exactly what Labour did with the Corbyn years? Appealed to what looked like a large majority of their membership that turned out to be spectacularly unpopular at a general election level.

I cannot believe the Tories want to repeat this lesson. I mean, if they want to be out of office for a decade then that's cool with me.

[–] WestBromwich 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe Jenrick could do what Starmer did - make some radical statements to win over the party and become leader, then soften your stance to become more electable to the general public later on.

[–] mannycalavera 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'd hope he sends the Tories further down in parliament such that the strong opposition is the Lib Dems. The Tories can language in Green or SNP territory.