In the backyards of British Conservatives, daggers never stay long in the sheaths. Since coming to power last fall, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been relatively untouched. He was credited with stabilizing the situation. But the poor results in the local elections ten days ago seem to have freed languages and appetites. The right of the party is going on the offensive again, accusing it of sailing too much in the center.
In recent days, two raouts from the conservative sphere have allowed criticism to express itself. First, the new Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO) held a conclave at Bournemouth. This group, created last December, wants the party's rank and file to "take back control", after the ouster of Johnson and Truss, and then the selection of Sunak by MPs alone. Despite appearances, the LCO denies being a machine to put Johnson back in power. "BoJo" was not present in...
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