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Coffee House Shots Live: are the Tories toast?

Coffee House Shots Live: are the Tories toast?

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

July 19, 20251h 13m

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<p>The strange death of Tory England has been predicted before. But never has the ‘natural party of government’ faced a greater challenge to survive. The Conservatives are facing attacks on all fronts from Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK. Kemi Badenoch’s six-month anniversary as leader was marked by the loss of nearly 700 councillors, with a stern test awaiting next year in Scotland and in Wales. She promises change with her long-awaited policy commissions, ahead of a make-or-break party conference in October, but can she turn it around? Is there a road back to power for the 121 surviving Tory MPs? And what exactly is Robert Jenrick and the rest of the shadow cabinet up to?</p><br><p>Join editor&nbsp;<strong>Michael Gove</strong>, new political editor&nbsp;<strong>Tim Shipman, </strong>assistant editor&nbsp;<strong>Isabel Hardman </strong>and the pollster Luke Tryl&nbsp;as they discuss where the Tories go from here.</p><br><p>This event is in partnership with Charles Stanley Wealth Managers.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>