Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy “not Conservative.”
Bergen, who has led the party since early February, says Conservatives shouldn't play “identity politics” by pitting one group against another - for instance, social conservatives versus Red Tories.
Two more have launched campaign-style websites, but haven't officially announced a bid, including former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev, who in 2018 crossed the floor from the Liberals and was defeated in last year's general election. “That's all fair game,” she said. “I would very much encourage the leadership candidates and the people with them to challenge each other on those things.”“I think that we should not be calling people not Conservative, if they have policy that might be different than to my particular one or someone else's particular one.”
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