Telegraph Article

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Senior Tory MPs are drawing up secret plans to reduce the role of ordinary Conservative members in future leadership elections, a move that is threatening to divide the party.

The Telegraph has learned that leaders of the 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers are examining proposals to change the party's constitution soon after the next general election.

The aim of the move, also being considered by grandees on the party's Board, is to avoid a repeat of the leadership contest in 2001.

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Some Eurosceptic Tory MPs are also angry at initial leaks of the plan, which they see as an attempt to deprive ordinary members - many of whom are on the Right of the party and who are strongly Eurosceptical - of a say.

I still don't understand why wishing to leave the EU is a "right wing" policy. Hardcore socialists tend to favour withdrawal from the EU as well, as I understand it. The Liberal party is in favour of a withdrawal.....
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It is one of the biggest myths peddled by the media of all time. Would you call all the people who go to ant-globalist marches right wing? Would you call Rusty Lee right wing? No, because the fact is wanting to pull out of the EU is sensible and what all freedom loving people should want. Even Tony Blair wanted out of the EU until he was corrupted by power and self importance. I would love to hear his excuse for deciding that selling out the UK is best for it's future, when he was so dedicated to the opposite for so long.
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