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The great Tory dilemma: try to win or prepare for defeat?

4 October 2023

12:40 AM

4 October 2023

12:40 AM

What are the Conservatives putting the most effort into: winning the next election, or life after defeat? While Rishi Sunak and some of his top team, including the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, still sincerely believe that there is a good chance that they could win the election, other Conservatives have switched their focus to what happens afterwards.

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