Surge in Conservative membership prompts fears of a 'blue Momentum' takeover
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...ts-fears-blue/
Surge in Conservative membership after Chequers deal prompts fears of a 'blue Momentum' takeover
Conservative Associations are reporting a surge in members joining, thought to be former Ukip members
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Originally Posted by Telegraph
Conservative party associations are reporting a surge in members who have joined in the wake of Theresa May’s Chequers deal which has proved unpopular with the grassroots.
The increase in membership will raise concerns that the party is at risk from a ‘blue Momentum-style’ takeover among supporters furious with the deal which keeps Britain closely tied to the European Union after Brexit.
John Strafford, a Tory grassroots campaigner, said the rise came from former UK Independence Party (Ukip) members who were rejoining because they do not like the deal and want to vote in a leadership contest to replace Mrs May.
Conservative Party rules mean anyone who has been a member for more than three months can vote in a leadership election.
Earlier this week the head of Leave.EU and funder of Ukip, Aaron Banks, instructed followers to join the Conservative Party.
Looks like I have been ahead of the curve on this one.
Apparently Blairite MPs from Labour and the Tories are potentially planning a new 'centrist' aka Blairite party in the autumn as they are so disillusioned that both major parties now actually have some difference between them in policy. I am all for it as I have long believed that the likes of Anna Soubry MP, Nicky Morgan MP, Sir Nick Clegg, Tony Blair, Lord Adonis, Chuka Umunna MP and so on all belong in the same party anyway.
Go for it!
Thoughts?