One of the big questions about the EU referendum campaign is whether the Tory leadership is running its campaign in such a way as to make it impossible to stitch the party back together again after the result on 23 June. The Prime Minister’s colleagues concerned with party management who work in Number 10 and the whips’ office are certainly very agitated about the mood in the party, with a number of pro-Brexit ministers appearing to conclude that they have burned their bridges irreparably. This has led their colleagues to worry that there will be a large group of ministers and backbenchers after a ‘Remain’ vote who still try to move against the Prime Minister. But most estimates still put this group at around 30, rather than the 50 needed to trigger a leadership challenge.
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But why is the Prime Minister throwing so much at the campaign in a way that has upset so many of his own colleagues? One answer is that of course Cameron and his government colleagues would campaign as hard as they possibly could to prevent something from happening that they believe will damage the country.
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