The Conservative party's one-nation wing faces significant challenges, particularly after the recent leadership election, which favored candidates from the party's right. Robert Jenrick's emerging influence raises concerns about the party's ideological direction, with implications for traditional one-nation Toryism. Historically rooted, this faction may endure as long as the party exists, though it currently seems politically and intellectually weakened. Despite some support for one-nation candidates like James Cleverly, the failure to secure the final leadership positions indicates a troubling trend for its future within the party framework.
The one nation label dates back to Benjamin Disraeli and has historically survived various ideological challenges within the Conservative party, suggesting it may endure.
One-nation Conservatism is struggling, intellectually exhausted, evidenced by the leadership election's outcome where alternatives to rightwing policies failed to gain traction.
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