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I don't think Boris Johnson is a fan of Farage anyway. They're both Leavers but for very different reasons. Boris Johnson's instincts appear to be more liberal and less nationalistic, Farage is very much someone whose instincts are insular. If it weren't for Brexit these two men would be on polar opposites of the conservative spectrum.
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Allowing people at age 16 to join a party and vote in its processes is not the same as voting in an election. The two leadership candidates are already MPs and there is no conflict of logic here. |
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I am afraid I have a different perspective on this. Choosing the leader of our country has, in some ways, more significance that voting for your MP. You might have one candidate who is proposing a significant change in the future direction of the country. You totally want the appropriate people to validate this decision. If the Tories think you cannot vote for your MP at 15 then they should certainly not be able to decide the person who will make the most important policy decision for a generation or more. |
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Party members don’t choose prime ministers. Not ever. There is a whole process following the leadership election, requiring the advice of the sitting PM, the confidence of the Commons and the assent of the Monarch. Most often the elected leader becomes leader of the opposition anyway. We don’t elect a leader, we elect a representative (not a deputy or delegate) who is charged with using their best judgment on our behalf for the following five years, etc etc etc etc |
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I don't see what great wisdom difference there is that means someone at 16 can choose a party leader but can't vote in a general election.
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Also, don't give me that pompous "Party members don’t choose prime ministers. Not ever." crap. Come back here in 2 weeks (ish) time and tell me that the person chosen by the (15 year old ;) ) Tory Party membership is not the next Prime Minister. |
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Not pompous - constitutionally accurate. Detail matters.
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