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LeftishBrit

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3. The intolerance for dissent in the Tory party...

Reply to Denzil_DC (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 04:05 PM

Jul 2020

is getting quite worrying.

It used to be the Labour Party that sometimes went overboard with deselections; Tory rebels might be sacked or passed over for Cabinet positions but not kicked out of the Party.

There's this about it, however: if Boris does similar stuff in the end to enough Tory MPs, he will end up risking his majority.

PS I'm no special fan of arch-Brexiteer Lewis, but the thought of Grayling in charge of anything with 'Intelligence' in its name is essence of pure irony, doubly distilled!

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Julian Lewis has Tory whip removed after beating Chris Grayling to top security job [View all] Denzil_DC Jul 2020 OP

Of course he has Soph0571 Jul 2020 #1

Lewis's statement today, among the media furore: Denzil_DC Jul 2020 #2

The intolerance for dissent in the Tory party... LeftishBrit Jul 2020 #3