Unhappy about Brexit and aghast at the economic chaos unleashed during Liz Truss’s brief leadership last year, traditional Conservative voters are deserting the party in key English heartlands. nyti.ms
As the Conservative leadership race narrows down to the final five, we look for clues to how the next prime minister might approach Brexit, writes @sunaerdemtheneweuropean.co.uk
"Brexiteer arguments for a hard Brexit hinge on the UK’s supposed leadership in creativity and innovation, which was just waiting to be unleashed." theneweuropean.co.uk
"This is the time for bold leadership in the cause of Remain. Tim Walker may just possibly have lit a fuse to destroy Brexit. And it all started in The New European!" buff.ly
One of Boris Johnson's billionaire leadership backers was, as early as July, urging the prime-minister-to-be to prorogue parliament to force Brexit. buff.ly