As we head into Conservative Party Conference, Theresa May has never looked more alone. We talk to Iain Duncan Smith and James Forsyth about a Prime Minister abandoned. And while chaos reigns in the Conservative Party, Labour is gearing up, led by a pragmatic but radical Shadow Chancellor. Just who is John McDonnell? And last, why is Tesco’s new discount retailer so Brexity?
First, the Prime Minister may be celebrating her 62nd birthday at Conservative Party Conference with thousands of party members, but Theresa May has never seemed more alone. At home, neither Brexiteers or Remainers have any sympathy for her while they try to push their vision of Brexit; and on the continent, she is humiliated by leaders and negotiatiors. What’s more, while Brexit rumbles on, the Tories’ domestic agenda has been hopelessly weak. What can she do now, and is the party completely directionless? Fraser Nelson, editor of the Spectator, talks to James Forsyth, our political editor, and Iain Duncan Smith, former leader of the Conservative Party.
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