‘Young Tories are fed up’: the students switching to Reform in big numbers
As ‘nasty split’ emerges on campuses, one Conservative society has opted to merge with their rightwing rivalsUK politics live – latest updatesLast year’s freshers’ fair was a dismal time for...
By Zainab Haji and Richard Adams · The Guardian World
As ‘nasty split’ emerges on campuses, one Conservative society has opted to merge with their rightwing rivals UK politics live – latest updates Last year’s freshers’ fair was a dismal time for Newcastle University’s Conservative society, with just six new students showing any interest in joining at the start of the autumn term. But this year’s event brought dozens of students showing up with renewed enthusiasm – after the Tory students merged with the Reform UK students, shrugging off a rebuke from Conservative party headquarters to do so. Continue reading...