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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Boris Johnson victory at next election would be ‘disaster’ for Tories and Britain, says former party chair

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Victory for Boris Johnson at the next general election would be a “disaster” for the Conservative Party and Britain and would hasten the break-up of the United Kingdom, former Tory chairman Chris Patten has said.

Lord Patten said that under Johnson, the party was no longer Conservative but English Nationalist and said he would like to see a coalition centre-ground government after the next election.

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