Hayton, R orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-0035 (2018) Brexit and the Conservative Party. In: Diamond, P, Nedergaard, P and Rosamond, B, (eds.) Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Brexit. Routledge International Handbooks . Routledge , London, UK , pp. 157-166. ISBN 9781138049369
Abstract
The vote for Brexit poses a fundamental challenge to Conservative statecraft, the most profound the party has faced since Edward Heath’s administration secured entry to the EEC in 1973. The referendum result was the central failure of David Cameron’s premiership, prompting his immediate resignation. It exposed the limitations of his efforts to modernise his party but also reflected deeper tensions that have animated Conservative politics throughout the democratic era. This chapter analyses these utilising Andrew Gamble’s (1974) conceptual framework of the politics of power and the politics of support. It argues that the conflict between the politics of support and the politics of power will pose major difficulties in party management terms for the Conservative leadership, and threatens the electoral coalition the party mobilised at the 2017 general election.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Patrick Diamond, Peter Nedergaard and Ben Rosamond; individual chapters, the contributors. This is an author produced version of a book chapter published in The Routledge Handbook of the Politics of Brexit . Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Brexit; Conservative Party; Euroscepticism; Theresa May; David Cameron; European Union; conservatism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 May 2018 13:10 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2019 01:40 |
Published Version: | https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-o... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Series Name: | Routledge International Handbooks |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:128533 |