MPs alone, not party members, should choose the next prime minister
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskAfter Mr Johnson’s announcement on July 7th that he would step down, the Conservative Party is sticking with this method to find his successor. Since 2001 Conservatives have reduced themselves to choosing two candidates and then letting the 180,000-strong membership of the Conservative Party have the final say over their leader, even when they are also choosing the head of the government.
A neo-Gothic palace by the Thames is a terrible place to gauge the mood of voters. In contrast, Conservative members are canny. In 2005 David Cameron was a far-sighted choice. The former Conservative leader pledged a socially liberal, tieless form of Conservatism to compete with the slick managerialism of Labour. Likewise, choosing Mr Johnson as party leader was a gamble that paid off, in the short term.
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