Jacob Rees-Mogg has insisted that the Conservative Party change direction to regain the nation’s confidence.
Veteran Tory’s Opinion
Former Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has given his stern opinion on how the Tories can make a political comeback.
Major Reforms Needed
According to the veteran member of the Conservative Party, there needs to be a major reform if it is to compete with the big boys again.
Winning Back the Votes
Rees-Mogg insisted that in order to rebuild the Conservative Party, it needs to focus on the traditional Conservative values to win back voters.
Back to Tory Roots
Rees-Mogg claimed that the Party would not win its voters back by sticking to the centrist values that current leader Rishi Sunak has instilled.
Losing the Election
The Conservative Party lost the 2024 general election by a record amount, losing out to a landslide majority from the Labour Party.
Focusing on Taxes and Immigration
Rees-Mogg has now insisted that the only way for the Conservative Party to make a comeback from this humiliating defeat is to cut taxes and stop immigration.
Comparing Sunak to Boris
“Boris Johnson won nearly 14 million votes in 2019. This fell by half to under seven million last week,” Rees-Mogg claimed.
Raising Taxes
Rees-Mogg then suggested that the Labour Party would raise taxes over the next four years, an accusation that Conservative politicians have repeated.
“Destined” for Higher Taxes
“The United Kingdom is now destined to a future of higher taxation,” he said before issuing his statement on how the Tories can bounce back.
Trusting the Tories
“In 2019 many voters lent their votes to the Conservatives with the aim of getting Brexit done, lowering migration, cutting taxes and reducing the size of the state,” Rees-Mogg said.
A Lack of Public Faith
He then admitted that the Conservative Party had failed to meet these promises, contributing to the lack of trust from the public in the latest election.
Choosing Reform UK
Rees-Mogg claimed that they lost the election because these factors led the voters to choose Reform over the Conservatives.
Let down by the Tories
“This is why four million people voted for Reform. They felt the Conservative Party had let them down. And it’s important to remember, no political party has a right to people’s votes,” he said.
Rebuilding From the Centre
Rees-Mogg claimed that the idea that the Conservatives could “rebuild from the centre” was “absolute balderdash.”
A New Plan
According to Rees-Mogg, who lost his seat in his constituency of North East Somerset to a Labour MP, the Tories must rebuild from the right.
Losing Out to Nigel Farage
The Conservatives lost a significant amount of votes to Nigel Farage’s Party, Reform UK, partly due to Reform’s hardline stance on immigration.
Farage Finally Becomes MP
As a result, Farage’s Party now has five seats in the House of Commons, with the controversial figure becoming an MP for the first time in his career.
A New Look House of Commons
With veteran, household Tory names such as Jacob Rees-Mogg missing out on seats to Reform candidates, the House of Commons will have a very different feel to it over the next few years.
Following Thatcher’s Footsteps
“Margaret Thatcher in 1979, 1983 and 1987 won big majorities supporting free enterprise, a home owning democracy and strong defence. She also cut taxes enormously, and she kept on winning,” Rees-Mogg said.
Potential Tory Comeback
Jacob Rees-Mogg believes the Conservatives can make a comeback as long as they follow the footsteps of those in the past, such as Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson, who turned the Party into a hardline, right-wing Party.
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