goose
Conservative & Unionist
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Post by goose on Apr 4, 2018 13:44:15 GMT
Theresa May would've faced a bruising campaign for the leadership where the membership would've repudiated her left wing policies and used her support for a third runway at Heathrow and HS2 to batter her with very publicly in televised hustings, she would only win because Andrea Leadsom wasn't credible, it would've been exceedingly close, her flaws as a potential PM would've been exposed during the campaign and several MPs who voted for her in the Parliamentary ballots would publicly withdraw their support, she would face significant rebellions against her through the parliament. No GE would've been called as she knew she didn't have any support in the grassroots to support her agenda. This would likely lead to a change in the method through which Conservative Party Leaders are elected due to the objective low quality of the candidates the membership were forced to choose from. But isn't there's fear of the membership selecting an utter headbanger (as they see it) if there was no parliamentary filter? Its the argument used by our centrists and it's not very different all told. Basically comes down to "We know best" Yes there is that fear, it would pit elements of the parliamentary party against the grassroots. Traditionalists and anyone with leadership ambitions would support the grassroots position, it would be a deeply fractious time in the party. |
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Post by Merseymike on Apr 4, 2018 13:54:10 GMT
But isn't there's fear of the membership selecting an utter headbanger (as they see it) if there was no parliamentary filter? Its the argument used by our centrists and it's not very different all told. Basically comes down to "We know best" Yes there is that fear, it would pit elements of the parliamentary party against the grassroots. Traditionalists and anyone with leadership ambitions would support the grassroots position, it would be a deeply fractious time in the party. Sounds very familiar! |
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Post by heslingtonian on Apr 5, 2018 10:18:53 GMT
I have no doubt that had it gone to the run-off between Leadsom and May, Leadsom would have won purely on the basis that most of the members would have seen it as a Leaver versus a Remainer and wanted a Leave supporter to win.
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Post by greenchristian on Apr 6, 2018 13:40:27 GMT
Having said that, I have occasionally wondered what it would be like if Leadsom had become PM - at least she wouldn't have called the general election (I presume) but in the end, it all boils down to the fact that she would have been out of her depth and stumbling along. Even though she's a Brexiteer, and even assuming she wouldn't have called a general election, So, general election aside, you're saying that it wouldn't be any different from what actually happened?  |
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