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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Peter Walker

A guide to the key Conservative tribes as party conference looms

From left clockwise: Tom Tugendhat, Miriam Cates, Jacob Rees-Mogg and John Stevenson
From left clockwise: Tom Tugendhat, Miriam Cates, Jacob Rees-Mogg and John Stevenson. Composite: Guardian Design/ UK Parliament/AFP/Getty Images/EPA/PA/AFP

As the Conservative party conference gets under way this weekend, there is a pause in the seemingly relentless civil wars of recent years, as the Tory tribes gather in Manchester.

But tensions continue to bubble beneath the surface; the presence of Liz Truss and enduring popularity of Boris Johnson among sections of the membership serve as reminders of dividing lines.

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