Mel Stride says he is considering entering Tory party leadership race – UK politics live

Shadow work and pensions secretary argues against ‘ideological labels’ when pressed on if he would seek to prevent a rightward shift in the partyI’m the same interview, Mel Stride said that “there’s no doubt that we have a demographic problem” when he was confronted with analysis showing one in six Conservative voters are likely to die before the next election.The senior Tory told Times Radio: “This isn’t just a challenge that is about leaping on to some wonderful ideological square that will suddenly see all problems resolved. It’s about some deep, painstaking work to work out how we start to attract younger electors. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-07-22 07:43:03

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