Conservative Associations marching to their own tune

[wanton dwarf]

https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2019/05/how-dinah-glover-brought-down-theresa-may.html

So what really brought matters to a head? Who brought down the Prime Minister?

There is a case to be made that it was Dinah Glover, the Chairman of the London East Conservatives. She was responsible for gathering the signatories for a special meeting of the Party’s National Convention to consider a motion of No Confidence in the Leader. This was to be considered on June 15th. Glover now accepts that there is “no need” for this to take place. But she proposes that the meeting goes ahead with a different item of business:

“Each leadership contender needs to be put under the spotlight of democracy and be questioned by the membership and possibly wider about their policies, vision and route to exiting the EU. This can be happening simultaneously to the MPs voting…We need a leader who believes in post Brexit Britain and its benefits, who will ensure we leave either with a good deal or if the EU will not change their current position be prepared to leave on WTO terms. They must be able to articulate a positive Brexit.”

In other words a hustings. We understand that her request is likely to be agreed.

 

[wanton dwarf]

I'll post this video as well because it might have some interesting stuff for some .. I could only stand about half of it.

https://www.conservativehome.com/video/2019/05/watch-after-may-johnson-and-no-deal.html

 

[Hindsight]

https://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2019/05/how-dinah-glover-brought-down-theresa-may.html

So what really brought matters to a head? Who brought down the Prime Minister?

There is a case to be made that it was Dinah Glover, the Chairman of the London East Conservatives. She was responsible for gathering the signatories for a special meeting of the Party’s National Convention to consider a motion of No Confidence in the Leader. This was to be considered on June 15th. Glover now accepts that there is “no need” for this to take place. But she proposes that the meeting goes ahead with a different item of business:

“Each leadership contender needs to be put under the spotlight of democracy and be questioned by the membership and possibly wider about their policies, vision and route to exiting the EU. This can be happening simultaneously to the MPs voting…We need a leader who believes in post Brexit Britain and its benefits, who will ensure we leave either with a good deal or if the EU will not change their current position be prepared to leave on WTO terms. They must be able to articulate a positive Brexit.”

In other words a hustings. We understand that her request is likely to be agreed.

Well I suppose that it is vaguely helpful to the non 120,000 members of the Conservative Party who can but watch as this Tory Party reality show continues apace. So much for democracy that you all go on about on here. Seems to me similar to the Chinese Peoples Republic. Hey ho.

 

[wanton dwarf]

Well I suppose that it is vaguely helpful to the non 120,000 members of the Conservative Party who can but watch as this Tory Party reality show continues apace. So much for democracy that you all go on about on here. Seems to me similar to the Chinese Peoples Republic. Hey ho.

Which political party opens up voting of it's leader to non members ?

Try and at least be credible.

 

[jendan]

Which political party opens up voting of it's leader to non members ?

Try and at least be credible.

Usually not while they are actually in power,or shooed in straight to No 10.

 

[wanton dwarf]

Usually not while they are actually in power,or shooed in straight to No 10.

Not as if it hasn't happened before. Last time we ended up with a general election.

Otherwise the elected manifesto stands.

 

[jendan]

Not as if it hasn't happened before. Last time we ended up with a general election.

Otherwise the elected manifesto stands.

Only Major i can think of that won a subsequent election with an outright majority in 92.