Labour insiders run the rule over the potential candidates to succeed Rishi Sunak
A humbled Rishi Sunak has quit and the Tories are facing the exacting wilderness of opposition after being in control for 14 years.“The Tories are about to essentially trade places with Labour,” says Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. “The Tories’ position next spring will be quite similar to what Labour was facing in spring 2020.
Labour strategists calculate that while figures such as Braverman, the former home secretary whose rhetoric on immigration has drawn widespread criticism, would alienate traditional true blue Tories, a victory for Mordaunt, who isKemi Badenoch ; James Cleverly ; Penny Mordaunt carries the Sword of State ahead of the coronation of King Charles III ; Priti Patel Suella Braverman has claimed Robert...
“When you’re in Opposition, and this will be a wrenching adjustment for the Conservative Party, the first fight you face every day is getting people to pay attention to you at all. If the post-election fight is one for media attention, however, Mordaunt may be a potent force. She has capitalised on her role as Commons leader,Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary University, warns the Tories it would be risky to focus only on issues which motivate their base at the expense of challenging the next government on “bread and butter” issues such as the economy and public services.
While some would argue Jenrick can mount a powerful campaign on the single issue of immigration – he suggested Britain should leave the European Court of Human Rights – Bale added he would not send voters a message of change: “I think they are going to have to choose someone who is distinctive, which is why Robert Jenrick would be a really poor pick. He looks like every other identikit, middle-class Tory that’s ever been.
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