The Conservative Party gathers for its annual conference amid a leadership contest sparked by a devastating defeat, presenting an urgent need for new direction and vision.
The loss of 373 seats and a substantial reduction in Conservative MPs leaves party leaders grappling with existential questions about their identity and future direction.
While candidates Kemi Badenoch, James Cleverly, Robert Jenrick, and Tom Tugendhat emerge, their capacity to address the party's challenges remains in question, given the comfort of ideological insularity.
Despite attempts to establish clear ideological divides, the candidates' positions often blur, reflecting a party struggling to find coherence amid diverse factions and pressures.
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