A friend who is a member of the David Davis camp sees the proposal of Michael Howard to reform the way in which the Conservatives elect their leader as an attempt to stop Davis or anyone like him. My friend argues that there is nothing to stop someone (unnamed) from launching a leadership challenge right now, using the old rules. I replied that to do so would look opportunistic and would result in that person losing support. He replied that what Howard was proposing to do was itself 'opportunistic' and was intended to keep out a potential free market, right-wing leader.

Posted by James Bartholomew • Indexed in Politics

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