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<p>The right of British politics is being reshaped, threatening the dominant position of the Conservative Party. This paper analyses the symbiotic relationship between the Conservatives and Reform UK. It argues that both parties now represent and articulate what can be most accurately described as populist conservatism. This populist conservatism in part reflects the rise of national conservatism globally, but it is also a distinctively British phenomenon with its roots and development decisively shaped by the electoral competition on the right in the UK over several decades. Possible scenarios for the future of the right are explored. The dynamic competition between the two parties is reinforcing the dominance of populist conservatism on the right of British politics. A pact between the two would reinforce this further.</p>

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To conserve or to reform? The reshaping of the right in British politics

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    2025年6月5日

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  • Richard Hayton

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The right of British politics is being reshaped, threatening the dominant position of the Conservative Party. This paper analyses the symbiotic relationship between the Conservatives and Reform UK. It argues that both parties now represent and articulate what can be most accurately described as populist conservatism. This populist conservatism in part reflects the rise of national conservatism globally, but it is also a distinctively British phenomenon with its roots and development decisively shaped by the electoral competition on the right in the UK over several decades. Possible scenarios for the future of the right are explored. The dynamic competition between the two parties is reinforcing the dominance of populist conservatism on the right of British politics. A pact between the two would reinforce this further.