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The Tories' existential crisis

The Tories' existential crisis

What's the point of Liz Truss, they ask. But what's the point of the party?

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Melanie Phillips
Oct 19, 2022
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John Bull between Whigs and Tories; satirical cartoon, 1834

On Times Radio’s breakfast show earlier today, in the inevitable discussion about whether or not Liz Truss would survive as prime minister, I expressed the view that Liz Truss is not the problem. The problem is the Conservative party that has produced Liz Truss as prime minister. 

As I have wri…

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