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    OPINION - Liz Truss attacks ‘left-wing extremists’ as she launches Popular Conservatives

    by Jack Kessler Feb 06, 2024 2 minutes
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    There are two ways to change a political party: from without or within. Tony Blair and Jeremy Corbyn both bent Labour to their will, albeit with differing electoral results. Conversely, Nigel Farage successfully forced the Conservatives to adopt his views on Europe and immigration through his use of the media and leadership of more than one rival party.

    So my question Yet another pressure group within the Tory Party, or something else? And if it isn't sure, does that blur the gap between where the Conservatives end and Reform UK begins?

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