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How the Tories Lost Britain
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Liz Truss attributes the Conservative Party's collapse to ideological drift, citing mass migration, high taxes, and government size; Truss's 49-day premiership ended in failure, leading to Rishi Sunak calling a general election on July 4, 2024; Truss became the first former prime minister in nearly a century to lose her seat; Labour's landslide victory marked a repudiation of the Conservatives; Brexit is identified as a significant factor in the party's decline, with immigration levels rising post-Brexit; anti-immigrant riots occurred in summer 2024, sparked by a violent incident involving an immigrant; the Tories are divided over leadership and direction, with six candidates vying for leadership; Nigel Farage's Reform U.K. party gained traction, complicating the Conservative landscape; the party's historical dominance is contrasted with its current fragmentation; the ideological divide within the party is between populism and neoliberalism; the Conservatives face challenges in articulating coherent policies on immigration and other issues; the party's membership has dwindled significantly from 2.8 million in 1953 to about 170,000 today.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/magazine/uk-politics-tories-conservatives.html
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Liz Truss attributes the Conservative Party's collapse to ideological drift, citing mass migration, high taxes, and government size; Truss's 49-day premiership ended in failure, leading to Rishi Sunak calling a general election on July 4, 2024; Truss became the first former prime minister in nearly a century to lose her seat; Labour's landslide victory marked a repudiation of the Conservatives; Brexit is identified as a significant factor in the party's decline, with immigration levels rising post-Brexit; anti-immigrant riots occurred in summer 2024, sparked by a violent incident involving an immigrant; the Tories are divided over leadership and direction, with six candidates vying for leadership; Nigel Farage's Reform U.K. party gained traction, complicating the Conservative landscape; the party's historical dominance is contrasted with its current fragmentation; the ideological divide within the party is between populism and neoliberalism; the Conservatives face challenges in articulating coherent policies on immigration and other issues; the party's membership has dwindled significantly from 2.8 million in 1953 to about 170,000 today.
#ConservativeParty #Brexit #Immigration #RishiSunak #LizTruss #LabourParty #NigelFarage #PoliticalAnalysis #UkPolitics #LeadershipContest
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/magazine/uk-politics-tories-conservatives.html