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Ex-health minister Dan Poulter who also works as a hospital doctor, says Conservatives have become ‘nationalist party of the right’

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

In fairness he is standing down at the next election so keeping his seat is not a motivating factor.

I think what this is that he's had a little bit of conscience in him for a long time, but has stamped it down (his voting record indicates he basically only ever does what he's told), and now that he's leaving anyway he thinks what the hell. That way he can pretend to himself he actually did some good.