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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
You have made a disgraceful and highly offensive remark. I am a Conservative Party member and you have labelled me as "extremist". At least you have sort of met me on this forum and can form an opinion of the degree of extremism (what is "extremism"?) that I represent - but you will need to explain that.
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You are a sample of one, my assessment was from a sample of many:
Most Conservative members would see party destroyed to achieve Brexit
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So dedicated to accomplishing Brexit are Tory members that a majority (54%) would be willing to countenance the destruction of their own party if necessary. Only a third (36%) put the party’s preservation above steering Britain out of the EU.
Party members are also willing to sacrifice another fundamental tenet of Conservative belief in order to bring about Brexit: unionism.* Asked whether they would rather avert Brexit if it would lead to Scotland or Northern Ireland breaking away from the UK, respectively 63% and 59% of party members would be willing to pay for Brexit with the breakup of the United Kingdom.
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This is the audience that Johnson & Hunt pander to. "Extremist" seems an appropriate label for what they are prepared to accept to achieve their goal.
BTW, I do not think a "vote of confidence must take place in Parliament" after a new PM is appointed. This would be dictated by the political circumstances at the time.