ReutersThe four Conservative leadership hopefuls have set out their visions for reforming the party after its historic defeat in the general election this year.Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch tried to woo members in speeches to their party’s conference in Birmingham.Cleverly said the party needed to be “more normal” to win back voters who deserted them for Reform UK.Tugendhat pledged a “new Conservative revolution” that focused on delivering better public services.Jenrick called for a “new Conservative Party” and promised “an effective freeze in net migration”, while Badenoch said she would “reprogramme the British state” based on “renewed Conservative principles”.The Tory leadership contest has dominated the conference as the party seeks to recover from its worst-ever performance at a general election in July.In a break with tradition, the four candidates closed the conference with their speeches to the party faithful, rather than outgoing Conservative leader Rishi Sunak.After being grilled by delegates and the media for days, the four would-be leaders will be whittled down to two in a vote by Tory MPs next week.Conservative members will then pick the new leader from the final two in a final vote, with the result announced on 2 November.In their speeches, each candidate attacked Prime Minister Keir Starmer and said their party could win the next general election under their leadership, but not without changing its direction.Tom Tugendhat PATugendhat, who was up first on the conference stage, said there had not been enough “substance” in the Tory leadership campaign.A former security minister, he talked up his experience in the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and how that would make him an effective leader.He made a direct appeal to voters who abandoned the Tories for Reform, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.The truth was, he said, many who shared Conservative values did not vote for them.He …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nn ReutersThe four Conservative leadership hopefuls have set out their visions for reforming the party after its historic defeat in the general election this year.Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch tried to woo members in speeches to their party’s conference in Birmingham.Cleverly said the party needed to be “more normal” to win back voters who deserted them for Reform UK.Tugendhat pledged a “new Conservative revolution” that focused on delivering better public services.Jenrick called for a “new Conservative Party” and promised “an effective freeze in net migration”, while Badenoch said she would “reprogramme the British state” based on “renewed Conservative principles”.The Tory leadership contest has dominated the conference as the party seeks to recover from its worst-ever performance at a general election in July.In a break with tradition, the four candidates closed the conference with their speeches to the party faithful, rather than outgoing Conservative leader Rishi Sunak.After being grilled by delegates and the media for days, the four would-be leaders will be whittled down to two in a vote by Tory MPs next week.Conservative members will then pick the new leader from the final two in a final vote, with the result announced on 2 November.In their speeches, each candidate attacked Prime Minister Keir Starmer and said their party could win the next general election under their leadership, but not without changing its direction.Tom Tugendhat PATugendhat, who was up first on the conference stage, said there had not been enough “substance” in the Tory leadership campaign.A former security minister, he talked up his experience in the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and how that would make him an effective leader.He made a direct appeal to voters who abandoned the Tories for Reform, Labour and the Liberal Democrats.The truth was, he said, many who shared Conservative values did not vote for them.He …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
