The four contenders to lead Britain’s Conservative Party have taken turns to argue why they have what it takes to lead the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat.
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The conference slogan is the subdued “review and rebuild.” But the leadership contest gave the event something of the buzz of a U.S. convention, with huge banners bearing the candidates’ faces and branded merchandise including giant foam fingers for Tugendhat, “We want Bobby J” baseball caps for Jenrick and T-shirts urging people to “Be more Kemi.”
“Let’s be more normal,” said Cleverly, who depicted himself as an optimistic candidate in the mold of “my political hero,” Ronald Reagan. Keiran Pedley, director of U.K. politics at pollster Ipsos, said the Conservative Party “faces an uphill battle” whoever leads it.
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