It's Boris Johnson’s path or Rishi Sunak's way: the Tories can't have both | John Harris
by John Harris from on (#5R3KB)
The spending review will expose the tensions between the interventionist prime minister and his traditionalist chancellor
Look at the two main political parties in England and Wales, and consider which one seems to have most changed.
Labour? It has been collectively fretting for decades about the appeal of Conservatism to the working class, while solidifying into a party dominated by the educated bourgeoisie. In terms of basic beliefs, it remains the party of the big centralised state. Leaving aside the brief spells of Margaret Beckett and Harriet Harman as acting leader, all 19 of the party's chiefs have been white men, and its current frontbench does not quite reflect the diversity its leaders extol.
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