![]() As any historian of the Roman Empire could tell you, disloyalty breeds disloyalty. In a party that can appear ungovernable, her removal would mark a new low.įurthermore, there’s no guarantee that a new leader would bring stability. After all, she was elected by a margin of 20,000 votes not two months ago. On the face of it, she deserves a chance. So, as we stand on the brink of losing yet another leader, we ought to ask how much loyalty is owed to Liz Truss. Three leaders (Iain Duncan Smith, Theresa May and Boris Johnson) were ousted half-way through a parliament - and David Cameron resigned after losing a referendum his party forced him into.Of course, the rebels had their reasons - some of them good ones but no one can look over the last 32 years and pretend that our leaders have enjoyed the unstinting support of their colleagues. There’s only been one - Michael Howard - whose time in the job wasn’t disrupted by concerted internal opposition. Ever since, “ treachery with a smile on its face” has been the Tory way.If you doubt that, then consider the fates of the eight leaders since Thatcher’s downfall. But that went out the window when Margaret Thatcher was defenestrated in 1990. It used to be said that loyalty is the secret weapon of the Conservative Party. Peter Franklin is an Associate Editor of UnHerd.
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