THE Conservatives could be about to lurch even further to the right by cracking down on immigration, critics have claimed as disquiet grows within the party that they could be outflanked on the issue if new Ukip-style parties are formed.
The Scottish Greens have warned against a suggestion from a right-wing Tory MP this week that the party could lose “dozens” of seats should a new upstart party pick up their more extreme right-wing voters, as Nigel Farage’s former party did before the Brexit referendum.