What you are now seeing is how the ERG are a party within a party and threat today from Steve Baker that Govt will be collapsed if current NI policy not carried through. This means the sensible comment piece by @ClareFoges in todays Times re need to deal with appalling #brexit
>deal can't be addressed by #rishisunak or #mourdant and party being held to ransom by a narrow group who lack transparency. This is the problem that has bedevilled the Conservative party since 2016
Guy Hands outlined the damage to the Country in his interview on #bbcr4 this morning. Its an absolute cluster@%*k
sadly it is every single person who lives and works in the UK that are paying the price for this and will continue to pay the price for this. The damage to UK reputation internationally is incalculable.
Hard right ie ERG and Spartans like Francois pushed through a hard Brexit that Guy Hands describes here. UK faces higher taxes, lower benefits and IMF bailout bbc.co.uk/news/business-…
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Conservative Party has been split since the referendum. What the country and public are seeing is the ERG in action.#projectreality is now happening at a huge cost to the UK. It’s always everyone else’s fault and the ERG will always blame others for consequences of their actions
However moderate and blue worker Conservative MPs were not prepared to stand up to them when it mattered. They are reaping the consequences as is the nation. Attacking institutions is all ERG know. Europe, Parliament, Judiciary, OBR, Bank of England and on it goes
Meanwhile the croynism cult continues whether the rough awarding of contracts in #covid or #ethicsappointments or non appointments. #HouseofLords and unsuitable appointments. The decent fundamental values in the UK have been trashed for donations and loyalty to ERG.