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The negation of conservatism

The negation of conservatism

The Tories appear to be losing their collective mind. The voters may agree

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Melanie Phillips
Jul 13, 2022
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Penny Mordaunt

I wrote here earlier today that, of the candidates in the Conservative party leadership contest, Kemi Badenoch was the only one who ticked all the important boxes. 

I also wrote that the popularity of Penny Mordaunt among the party’s grassroots members, who will decide between the final two candidates, was particularly alarming given that o…

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