RubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 10 hours agoKemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership electionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkKemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership electionwww.theguardian.comRubberDuck@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 10 hours agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareflamingos-cant@feddit.ukMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 hours agoPicking Badenoch is such an own goal, left leaning and moderate people don’t like her because of the far-right culture war rhetoric and she’s very unpopular with the Reform voters she’s suppose to win back.
minus-squareJackthelad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoTo be fair, when would a Conservative leader ever appeal to someone who is “left-leaning”?
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 hours agothe big society tories make some mealy mouthed “commitments” to recognising there is a problem, like Cameron. NB : I am not saying he did things well, I am saying he at least tried to pay lip service
Picking Badenoch is such an own goal, left leaning and moderate people don’t like her because of the far-right culture war rhetoric and she’s very unpopular with the Reform voters she’s suppose to win back.
To be fair, when would a Conservative leader ever appeal to someone who is “left-leaning”?
the big society tories make some mealy mouthed “commitments” to recognising there is a problem, like Cameron.
NB : I am not saying he did things well, I am saying he at least tried to pay lip service