Nope. Mainstream, centre-right Tories may be the silent majority--at least in what was the parliamentary party--but they are far from dominant, and certainly less vocal than their populist radical right colleagues and the party in the media that backs them. Not the way forward.

The Tory Party has been a runaway train for some years. A few of us have a sense of relief to have jumped free before it hits the buffers. But if it’s going to be replaced by the Farage Party, the country will be diminished. My ⁦The New Statesman⁩ piece. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

Very true.

Why the general election on 4 July may just be the first part of a two-stage implosion of the Conservative Party in the course of 2024 (and why some who would welcome this should be careful what they wish for). My piece for ⁦The New Statesman⁩. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

Why the general election on 4 July may just be the first part of a two-stage implosion of the Conservative Party in the course of 2024 (and why some who would welcome this should be careful what they wish for). My piece for ⁦The New Statesman⁩. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

“If the Tory party of old is finally going to be replaced by the Farage Party, the country as a whole will be diminished.”

🖊️ David Gauke
newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

My ⁦The New Statesman⁩ piece on the existential threat facing the Conservative Party. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

Is the party finally over? This is very good by David Gauke on the Tories’ existential crisis. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

My ⁦The New Statesman⁩ piece on the existential threat facing the Conservative Party. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

And in the leadership election

David Gauke Ah yes, the way to make Reform’s numbers go down is to panic, say, “they were right all along” and lend them far greater credibility. Genius.

Of course they are. What could possibly go wrong? 🤦‍♂️

Very much this 👇

A question every Conservative candidate will likely be asked over the course of the election campaign: would you be willing to be in the same Parliamentary party as Nigel Farage?

Perhaps Nigel Farage has suddenly noticed that Clacton is not that far from Portman Road. #ITFC

Deep irony that the biggest victim of Brexit is going to be the Conservative Party.

“If you’re looking for bang for your buck in terms of reducing crime, prison is an expensive way of doing it,” David Gauke told The Times and The Sunday Times Crime and Justice Commission. David Woode reports on our latest evidence session thetimes.co.uk/article/open-p…

I wonder if Rishi Sunak is at all tempted to now block Liz Truss from standing.

There’s surely a form of centre-right politics that can appeal to better educated & younger voters. But the Tory Party chose to become the party almost exclusively of baby boomers with few educational qualifications. My ⁦The New Statesman⁩ piece. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…

There’s surely a form of centre-right politics that can appeal to better educated & younger voters. But the Tory Party chose to become the party almost exclusively of baby boomers with few educational qualifications. My ⁦The New Statesman⁩ piece. newstatesman.com/politics/2024/…