Brexiteers
Brexit-supporting MPs on the Proper of the get together largely supported Ms Truss within the final management contest. Up to now, eurosceptics who backed her – together with Michael Fabricant and Andrea Jenkyns – have rowed in behind Mr Johnson.
In addition to supporting leaving the EU, many Brexiteers have robust views on points together with unlawful migration and the tradition wars.
The European Analysis Group of eurosceptic MPs had 35 members in 2020-21 in keeping with parliamentary data, although it has many extra supporters throughout the get together. Mark Francois, the chairman, backed Ms Truss, however has not but declared who he’ll help this time spherical.
One Nationers
The most important grouping throughout the Tory Get together, the One Nation caucus consists of greater than 100 MPs principally within the centre-ground of the get together.
It’s led by Damian Collins, a former deputy prime minister, who supported Rishi Sunak in final summer time’s management contest. Different massive beasts on the books embrace Robert Buckland, the Welsh Secretary; Matt Hancock, the previous well being secretary; Chloe Smith, the present Work and Pensions Secretary; and Tom Tugendhat, the safety minister.
Many members of the group have been concerned within the ousting of Mr Johnson and subsequently supported Mr Sunak.
Pink Wallers
The brand new clutch of Conservative MPs elected to ‘Pink Wall’ seats throughout the North and Midlands owed their political careers to Mr Johnson. Elected within the 2019 landslide, they have been led by Jake Berry, the chairman of the Northern Analysis Group, and have a selected deal with making certain the levelling up agenda is delivered.
Outstanding ‘Pink Wallers’ to have declared within the race to this point embrace Brendan Clarke-Smith, the MP for Bassetlaw, who’s supporting Mr Johnson, and Richard Holden, the MP for North West Durham, who’s backing Mr Sunak. There are 45 ‘Pink Wall’ MPs.
Blue Wallers
On the reverse finish of the nation are the ‘Blue Wall’ MPs, so known as as a result of they’re sitting in normally protected Tory seats at menace from the Lib Dems.
The ‘Blue Wall’ stretches throughout swathes of the house counties and the South West, and contains a number of the get together’s greatest beasts together with Cupboard ministers.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Enterprise Secretary; Dominic Raab, the previous deputy prime minister; and Steve Baker, the Northern Eire minister, all maintain such constituencies. There are round 40 Tory MPs in ‘Blue Wall’ seats.
