ANALYSIS: Tory Grassroots and MPs Triumph After Party HQ Abandons Fast-Track Candidate Selection Plans

Published on December 22, 2023

The Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) abandoned its efforts to expedite the Tory parliamentary candidate selection process yesterday after more than 40 MPs spoke out against its proposals, in a significant victory for the party’s grassroots and backbench MPs.  Over 40 MPs, backed by a public petition by the Conservative Post publication, expressed vehement opposition to CCHQ’s proposed changes, rallying against the perceived threat to local autonomy in national candidate selection. The proposed plan had aimed to streamline the process from three stages to two, but following protests from MPs, including notable figures like former Prime Minister Liz Truss and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, CCHQ has decided to pull the plug on the expedition....

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