Boris Johnson
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16 (55%)
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Michael Gove
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1 (3%)
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George Osborne
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0 (0%)
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William Hague
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6 (20%)
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Jesse Norman
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4 (13%)
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Liam Fox
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2 (6%)
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55% of you are all wrong. I think the next leader will be
Jesse Norman. Political predictions are less accurate than astrology in general
but let me try and explain why. Boris is definitely going to stand as leader of
the Conservative party but the intention of the party will be to have someone
who is not too close to the Liberal Democrats and left political persuasion in
the Conservatives. Boris may not be in the coalition but he is politically very
similar to David Cameron. Do you remember Boris Johnson’s proposed amnesty for
illegal immigrants or how he couldn't decide to have an EU referendum? If you
read any of his books, which I have and positively recommend, you’ll see what
Boris thinks to Adam Smith economics and how much he likes the welfare state. I
do like Boris, I think he’s great, and his character wouldn't hold him back if
leader of the Party but his politics is no different to his good chum Dave’s.
Jesse Norman on the other hand is not like David Cameron. He
was in charge of the Conservatives who voted against the House of Lords reform
and mastered control over the backbenchers with whips on the issue. Nor is he
anything like David Cameron politically and they don’t really get on (see lobby
argument after Lords reform was blocked). Jesse Norman is seen as very
intelligent and has a good persona with other members of parliament. My advice
then is to watch out for him at the next leadership election, although having
said that more Jesse Norman like backbenchers may appear between now and then.
(If your a keen student of maths you will notice that the % do not add to 100 but are rounded to the nearest whole number)
(If your a keen student of maths you will notice that the % do not add to 100 but are rounded to the nearest whole number)
you ask who should be the next tory leader but answer it as who will be
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