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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Tories who lost seats at general election want formal role in leadership race

Gillian Keegan, Tobias Ellwood and Penny Mordaunt.
Former Tory MPs Gillian Keegan, Tobias Ellwood and Penny Mordaunt. Photograph: Getty Images

Former Tory MPs defeated in Labour’s landslide election win are calling for a formal role in the election postmortem, amid fears that their party risks a lurch to the right without a thorough examination of the defeat.

Many former Conservative MPs who lost their seats by tight margins are already considering trying to make a swift return at the next opportunity.

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