After being drubbed in Thursday’s elections, where can the Tories turn now – to the left, to the right, or to Boris Johnson?

They seem to be split on what to do – and for some of us it is fun to watch the cracks beginning to show.

According to the i, Transport Secretary Mark Harper thinks the Conservative Party can get away with doing nothing – refusing to change its approach:

“We have a plan, and the plan is working but we’re not all the way through yet,” he told the BBC. “People want to see delivery, right? So they want to see inflation continue to come down. They want to see the boats stop. They want to see NHS waiting lists continue to fall. We’ve made a lot of progress on that, but we’re not all of the way there.”

Is that a popular view? Well… here’s former Home Secretary Suella Braverman demanding a shift further to the right of politics:

“The evidence is that people are not voting for what [Rishi Sunak] is doing because they don’t believe that we are serious about some of these issues.”

Is that a popular view? Well… here’s former Tory West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, calling for a more liberal offer to voters:

Mr Street said his brand of “moderative, inclusive, tolerant Conservatism, that gets on and delivered” nearly defeated Labour in one of its strongholds.

Asked if he was worried about the Tories drifting to the right, he replied: “I would definitely not advise that drift.

And he added: “The message is clear: winning from that centre ground is what happens.”

Is even that a popular view? Well… here’s former cabinet minister Dame Andrea Jenkyns, suggesting that the party should recall crooked former prime minister Boris Johnson to mainstream politics:

“I would like to see the return of Boris on the front line of politics, whether that’s going for a seat in the next election and being front and centre of our election campaign.

“I haven’t spoken to Boris, I haven’t spoken to the Prime Minister about this, but I’m an optimist.”

Dame Andrea submitted a letter of no confidence in Mr Sunak in November.

Is that a popular view?

No. Putting a crook back in any kind of power shouldn’t be. But then, nothing that the Tories do is looking popular right now.

Source: Crisis? What Crisis? Mark Harper insists improving economy will save the Tories

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