Former culture secretary tells the PM to ‘U-turn or face election wipeout’ in interview with the Times
Good morning. The Conservative party conference is over, but the reality TV drama, The Tories, ploughs on and, in a sign of quite how fractious and dysfunctional the party has become, Nadine Dorries has accused Liz Truss of “lurching to the right”. That’s the former culture secretary Nadine Dorries who at one point was one of Truss’s main supporters in the Tory leadership contest, and who for most of her parliamentary career was seen as way to the right of most of her colleagues in the party.
Dorries made her comments in an inteview with the Times, where they form the top of the lead story, taking precedence of its report on Truss’s first speech to a Tory conference as leader and prime minister.
I understand that we need to rocket-booster growth, but you don’t do that by throwing the baby out with the bathwater. You don’t win elections by lurching to the right and deserting the centre ground for Keir Starmer to place his flag on.
If we continue down this path, we absolutely will be facing a Stephen Harper-type wipeout. I’m sure she’s listened and will stop and rethink.
What I would say to Nadine is to look really carefully at the prime minister’s speech. I think she set out a vision that is something that every Conservative MP, former minister or not, can get behind.
I also think she spoke to every British household because her desire to create growth is about ensuring that Britain gets on and every British household gets on.
Continue reading…Former culture secretary tells the PM to ‘U-turn or face election wipeout’ in interview with the TimesGood morning. The Conservative party conference is over, but the reality TV drama, The Tories, ploughs on and, in a sign of quite how fractious and dysfunctional the party has become, Nadine Dorries has accused Liz Truss of “lurching to the right”. That’s the former culture secretary Nadine Dorries who at one point was one of Truss’s main supporters in the Tory leadership contest, and who for most of her parliamentary career was seen as way to the right of most of her colleagues in the party.Dorries made her comments in an inteview with the Times, where they form the top of the lead story, taking precedence of its report on Truss’s first speech to a Tory conference as leader and prime minister.I understand that we need to rocket-booster growth, but you don’t do that by throwing the baby out with the bathwater. You don’t win elections by lurching to the right and deserting the centre ground for Keir Starmer to place his flag on.If we continue down this path, we absolutely will be facing a Stephen Harper-type wipeout. I’m sure she’s listened and will stop and rethink.What I would say to Nadine is to look really carefully at the prime minister’s speech. I think she set out a vision that is something that every Conservative MP, former minister or not, can get behind.I also think she spoke to every British household because her desire to create growth is about ensuring that Britain gets on and every British household gets on. Continue reading…