Michael Hatfield: Choosing the party leader: should it be left to the caucus? cdnpoli While it may be the best body to decide when a leader should go, its members are not necessarily the best group to decide who should be the next leader. (subs)
OTTAWA—There is almost universal agreement that the United Kingdom’s Conservative party made a disastrous choice both for themselves and for the country when they selected Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as the party leader.
Her policy of generous unfunded tax cuts for the most affluent in a time of high and rising inflation helped her defeat Rishi Sunak among the party membership during the leadership race. But once she enacted it as prime minister, it unnerved the markets, caused economic chaos, divided her caucus, sank the party’s popularity in the polls to historic lows and led to her resignation after less than six weeks in office.Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.
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