On Tuesday June 11th 2024 the Tories launched their General Election Manifesto in Towcester. Tory Chief Simon (now Lord)Hart covers the moment in his political memoir Ungovernable (2025).
He notes:
‘Right wing’ Tories (who the press unsurprisingly name as Braverman and Jenrick) are threatening to publish a ‘rebel manifesto’ if ours doesn’t meet their requirements. This is another example of wilful mischief, the fall out from which is a public reminder we cannot agree with each other on anything. Seasoned campaigners know manifestoes make no polling difference but divisions do.
The mostly right-wing media historically and in the present focus on splits on the left of politics. Hart’s point above is that Jenrick at a key moment of an Election was not someone who sought unity but was a splitter.
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