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[–] C4d@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I don't know.

There are definitely some right wing elements in the Conservative Party who think he hasn't gone far (been radically right wing) enough in dealing with small boat immigration, inflation, economic growth, NHS waiting lists and the national debt; whether they think there is someone else waiting in the wings who can be more effective in the regard is unknown to me.

Over the summer the impression I have got from coverage of him and his team is desperation; they seem to be flailing around looking for wedge issues (currently the "war on the motorist" nonsense seems to be in vogue, but they rotate between "small boats", "net zero" and the like) while trying to distract from the failure to attain the five pledges and all the other things that are going wrong for everyday normal people - the "cost of living crisis".