Rory Stewart: Why I’ve lost faith in the Tory Party | LBC

Rishi Sunak came under fire from a member of his own Cabinet, as well as Nigel Farage and top figures from other parties in a Friday night election debate, over his decision to leave D-Day commemorations early.

Penny Mordaunt, the Conservative Leader of the House of Commons, said that the Prime Minister's decision to return to the UK for a TV interview was "completely wrong".

Mr Sunak has apologised for the move, after being criticised by the opposition and members of the military. A poll released on Friday afternoon suggested nearly two thirds of the British public thought his decision was "unacceptable".

Matt Frei speaks to ex-Tory MP Rory Stewart about this and his position on the Conservative Party as whole.

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[johnholkham]

Rory escaped the cult, far too bright for that lot.

[NeilWatson]

First of all reverse the privatisation of the NHS. The NHS exists to look after the sick NOT shareholders

[jrhu]

Surely the slow collapse of the Tories began with Cameron and the call for the Brexit referendum to appease the extremists within the party?

[kquat]

Sunak's probably already booked his one-way flight to California.

[paulc]

I'm no Tory but I like Rory Stewart.

[stephenkerensky]

Why would anyone want to "take on" junior doctors? They`ve had a 35% cut in wages over the last 20 years. Would you be happy to be in that situation? Why not take on politicians who have made sure their pay keeps pace with inflation. Hypocritical, or what?

[ndyrgrn]

"Lord Cameron". I still can't get over those words. The man who is responsible for so much of the misery we are facing today in this country is in the house of lords.

[rrbh]

The Tory party didn't turn 'bad' in 2019 - they have been rotten, toxic, selfish and unfair for as long as I can remember ... David Mellor, Selwyn-Gummer, Tebbit, Ted Heath - the list of nauseating characters is endless.

[ThomasKing]

The Tories have always been bad, but they've truly destroyed themselves now.

[finneogan]

Comparing David Cameron to black mold in the bathroom is a subtle touch.

[chrysalis]

"comical, dishonest buffoon" I knew immediately from that title that he must mean Boris Johnson but before Johnson we had Cameron and Osbourne putting us through years of austerity brought about by the actions of hedge fund managers like Rishi Sunak.

[doubleknocker]

The Tories always put party first, country second - Camerons panic over UKIP led to a referendum on Europe - leading to the destruction of the Tory Party - the only upside of Brexit.

[andrewturnbull]

4 out of every £10 to the NHS? Yeah, but that is being funnelled into the private sector which his party encouraged. A slightly sensible tory is still a tory.

[peterdollins]

My beloved mother died in that period at least partly perhaps wholly because of the war when I was two years ten months. My father fired the Steam Engines through the Blitz once running over three bombs sabotaged by the workers in Germany, then the side driving rod came off when passing over a bridge, luckily the trailing one, then missed being fire bombed because his Engine was 'thirsty' etc. My Uncle on my mother's side shot down 13 aircraft before he was shot down. My Uncle on my father's side lost his leg fighting in Italy. First Uncle on my step-mother's side was tail gunner on a Lancaster Second Uncle fought through Burma behind the lines--a Chindet. My Engine Driver Ron was in the rear guard at Dunkirk to escape with his mate Big Sam to walk across France to get out & fight in the Eighth Army. Big Sam also became an engine driver. Other Drivers I had fought at Dunkirk across Europe into Germany. Sunak's apology is a non-apology. God's sake people do not vote for this clown or his Party the CONS who have destroyed this UK of ours so many fought & gave their lives for & to remove the Monsters from the Continent with many from the Commonwealth, America & elsewhere

[mr.zn]

Rory is a class act.
Just finished his book, a great read illustrating how rotten the Tories are, says an ex-Conservative voter.
Another question, why is the unelected Cameron in government?

[christopherspavins]

Rory's problem is he didn't leave the Tories soon enough.

[seamus]

I'm not a Tory fan, but I really do like Rory Stewart. The man talks sense, seems intelligent and appears empathetic towards the UK population.

[fbean]

Each time I listen to Rory, I realise how much the current Tory party has gone down

[mysticmac]

Rishi appears to hold the belief he is above answering to anyone, especially the electorate. Petulant and arrogant. Both clearly on display in the latest interviews.

[CartoonrBOY]

As a Labour voter - I could listen to Rory all day 🤣🤣