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Never mind the general election: Tories are already fighting the Europe referendum

Owen Paterson's bid to lead the 'out' side is only the most obvious preparatory manoeuvre

29 November 2014

9:00 AM

29 November 2014

9:00 AM

It is quite normal in British politics for a political party to turn on itself after an election defeat — but the Tories now seem to be preparing themselves for civil war in the unlikely event of victory. Already, the tribes are forming and snarling at each other. As ever, Europe is the casus belli.

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