As we approach the Brexit cliff edge, the Conservatives are turning inwards and squandering the precious time we have left
So begins an epic waste of time and a monumental exercise in displacement activity. The Conservatives have taken a look at the scale of the crisis facing the country and decided their best response is to turn inwards and talk about themselves. With the Brexit clock ticking ever louder, they have retreated into the comfort zone to engage in their favourite pastime – a round of navel-gazing and internecine bloodletting.
We know how that time will be wasted. It’s already following the usual pattern, as multiple cabinet rivals to succeed Theresa May swear their public loyalty to the prime minister and insist that they will oppose the motion of no confidence in her leadership of the Conservative party when they, like their fellow Tory MPs, file into a Westminster committee room to cast their vote between 6pm and 8pm this evening.
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