The Tories are emitting the same quote dismal rattling on quote sound as the liberals did in the early 20th century. That's about from George Dangerfield's great book Strange Death of Liverpool, England. And it did give me chills because that's exactly where the Tories are. They are desperate and Boris Johnson is not a gamble that might not pay off. What's interesting actually is the polling that's coming out from conservative voters in 2019. He is not only the most popular candidate, but a majority of those voters think that it was actually wrong for him to resign. So, let's just see what happens.
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Following the abrupt exit of the UK's second prime minister within three months, Intelligence Squared's Conor Boyle is joined by Sherelle Jacobs, columnist for The Daily Telegraph, and columnist and chief leader writer for the Observer, Sonia Sodha, to analyse where the UK is headed next. Liz Truss is the country's shortest-serving prime minister ever and her resignation follows uproar over disastrous economic policy decisions allegedly shaped by think tanks rather than a mandate from the UK electorate. Arriving at a time of international instability over the war in Ukraine, a cost of living crisis unfolding at home and following on from the scandal of her predecessor Boris Johnson's handling of the pandemic, our panel discusses Truss's departure, the options it leaves the UK and the future of a beleaguered Conservative Party.
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