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The Telegraph reports that Theresa May will face a “stalking horse” challenge to topple her as Prime Minister if she waters down Brexit, citing senior Tories.

Source: Secret plot to oust Theresa May as ministers threaten ‘stalking horse’ if PM fails to deliver ‘hard’ Brexit

Well surely this is no surprise?

The only reason that May is still in place at No. 10 is that Tories are scared of precipitating another election and losing to a Jeremy Corbyn led radical left-wing Labour Party.

But the right of the Conservative Party are so pre-ocupied with Brexit that they’ve failed to notice that the country has moved on from the Brexit referendum. People have other concerns apart from Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn’s radical left wing supporters are fanning the flames.

Do the right of the Conservative Party seriously think that Boris Johnson could win against Jeremy Corbyn?

Thoughts?



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The FT cites new research survey from Harvard that business call for softer Brexit in aftermath of UK election. Business chiefs speak out as survey shows political instability driving huge drop in confidence

Source: Business calls for softer Brexit in aftermath of election

It’s about time for big businesses to tell the Conservative leadership that thousands of jobs will disappear with a hard Brexit. Let’s face it, the economic evidence was always overwhelming – a hard Brexit spells disaster and years of hardship. BUT those on the far right of the Conservative Party still favour a hard Brexit – for their own selfish reasons – strange that the same people want to keep May in situ.

Negotiations with Brexit haven’t yet started but ….

Thoughts?