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Brexit is slowly killing the Conservative Party - David Gauke | UK politics | New Statesman
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12:19Now PlayingA party that has defined itself in opposition to the EU will be left marooned by an ever-more pro-European electorate.
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In this video, former Conservative minister David Gauke explains why Brexit creates a dilemma for Rishi Sunak as to what his political strategy should be.
The 2019 Conservative victory was based on stopping Jeremy Corbyn and getting Brexit done. With Corbyn finished, the Tories might be expected to lean heavily on the Brexit issue to shore up the Red Wall but it does not appear to be the vote winner it once was, especially in working class constituencies.
Now, as voters who supported Brexit age and are slowly replaced by a younger, more pro-European electorate, the choice for the Conservatives is either to move on and say as little as possible about the topic or to double down and try to re-win the argument. Rishi Sunak appears to be opting for the former.
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