The winner of this Tory leadership race will be the spirit of Thatcherism | Isabel Hardman

Brexit is not the only cause at stake. Candidates such as Dominic Raab want to return to a small-state, low-tax creed

Along with making tortured comparisons with Game of Thrones, the laziest thing to say about the Tory leadership contest is that it is going to be all about Brexit. That much is obvious, given Theresa May’s abject failure on Europe. The bewildering number of candidates will of course have to spend the next few weeks explaining how they’ll make a success of Brexit in her place.

A purity contest is well under way, as candidates try to demonstrate they are the most Brexity of them all. If you voted for May’s Brexit deal, or failed to resign after the Chequers agreement, then you’ve got a lot of explaining to do.

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