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T_i_B

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4. A lot of grassroots Tories were all for Kemi Badenoch...

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Sat Jul 23, 2022, 11:09 AM

Jul 2022

...so I don't think it's that which is the issue so much as the wider "culture wars" bollocks that dominates the right wing press and the thinking of much of the Tory grassroots. Which was something that Kemi Badenoch was able to tap into and Truss is making a concerted effort to do the same.

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Does anyone really believe that the Shires would vote for someone with Indian Heritage for PM? [View all] Soph0571 Jul 2022 OP

What is PLC? nitpicker Jul 2022 #1

here you go... Soph0571 Jul 2022 #2

Well, depends if you mean "Tory members", or "the Shires" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2022 #3

A lot of grassroots Tories were all for Kemi Badenoch... T_i_B Jul 2022 #4