The failure of the British Prime Minister, Rishi Altarhad to attempt to move up in the polls right wing Conservative Party make one last attempt to try win back voters He was lost ahead of the next general election, scheduled for the end of the year. A group of leading members of the party, many of whom have fallen into less prominent positions in Parliament after serving in relevant positions in previous Governments, presented the platform this Tuesday. ‘Popular Conservatism’The campaign, which aimed to appeal to right-wing voters with a populist discourse, focused on green policies, gender identity and the fight against immigration.
The group supported by the former prime minister Liz Cageput it in the center Criticism of international organizationsHe is the person he accuses of usurping. sovereignty of the British people. A useful conversation with him Brexit and currently as their main target institution UN And European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is accused of obstructing the implementation of the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. “This country is not the only place where people are tired of this internationalist and irresponsible management approach. We left the European Union, but there are other organizations telling us what we should do,” the former minister said. he criticized. Jacob Rees-Moggone of the most visible faces of the party’s hardliners.
Criticism of green policies
The aim of the neo-conservative segment is to awaken the voters who vote. absolute majority Boris Johnson One of the main axes of their speeches focuses on the climate agenda and the fight against green policies, which they say cause the increase in fuel prices. Negative impact on family economy. “How many people stay awake at night worrying about whether we’ll get there? emission neutrality In 2050? Let me tell you something, there aren’t many,” said the man who was deputy leader of the Conservative Party until early January, laughing. Lee Anderson. “What concerns my constituents is gas bills And electric“.
Anderson is a former coal miner and representative of the so-called Conservative MPs. ‘red wall’ In his speech, the formerly industrialized regions in the north of the country – traditionally home to Labor voters – summarized one of the neo-conservative group’s key messages: attacking economic elites and they argue that politics imposes laws from above that no one voted for, placing the weight of the fight against climate change on the backs of the working class in the name of the common good. What the ‘Conservative’ MP missed was that it was Truss herself who proposed a massive tax cut for large fortunes in Downing Street, rocking the British economy and forcing her to resign as prime minister after just 45 days.
away from self-criticism, Cage He attacked some of his party colleagues, whom he accused of being afraid to show their ideas to the public in the political environment. “I’m leaning more and more to the left”. “Many of our colleagues are thinking about the job they will get after leaving the Parliament and do not want to fall out of favor. defend conservative valuesFormer prime minister “Who will it be?” asked.
cultural war
For supporters of the new group, conservatives need to defend. individual and collective and oppose organizations funded by public money that contribute to its spread. “woke” culture push gender identity policies. Entities controlled by “extreme leftists”According to Truss. “There is a harmful divide between elite decision-makers and ordinary people: we have seen this in the left-wing takeover of institutions and the rise of bureaucracy. Tony Blair“said the conservative MP at an event he also attended. Nigel FarageFormer leader of the UKIP party and one of the main supporters of Brexit.
The former prime minister also took action Criticism of the Conservative Party and complained about the failure to seize power from the so-called left culture war. But while Popular Conservatism supporters have assured that they do not intend to overshadow Sunak, the situation remains clear. be willing to apply pressure Inclusion of his proposals against the party leadership in the election program. What is not clear is whether Truss’s image will help improve the Conservative Party’s electoral prospects: 65% of citizens have a negative view of her, according to the latest polls, compared with 11% who rate her positively. An outcome as bad as, or even worse than, the current prime minister’s Boris Johnson when he leaves office.