David Gauke suggested that the timidity is preventing candidates getting to root of election defeatFormer justice minister David Gauke has cautioned that the current contest for the Conservative party leadership is failing to learn the lesson of why the party suffered such a huge defeat in the general election, and the crop of candidates are “too frightened of the party membership”.In an interview on Times Radio, he told listeners “You want it to be a respectful leadership campaign. You don’t want lots of abuse. But the Conservative party suffered a massive defeat in July, its worst performance in its history, and there’s an awful lot of soul searching that needs to be done.David Gauke has warned that Tory leadership candidates are “too frightened” of the party membershipThe education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has warned of “massive” inequality in England’s education system, as students await this week’s A-level resultsThe UK jobs market bucked predictions of a further weakening in June after official figures showed unemployment fell – but wages growth slowed to its lowest for two yearsLabour MPs begin quitting X over “hate and disinformation”Treasury pledges low-carbon investment relief to appease oil and gas industry Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-13 08:25:07
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