This doesn't sound like the Conservative Party we know
Fury as 'true-blue' Tories claim they have been 'banned' | Politics | News | Express.co.uk
Some Tory MPs have expressed despair that 'high-quality applicants' for the list of approved parliamentary candidates are reportedly being rejected because of their traditional Conservative values, while those who believe in high taxation and high public spending are put through, even if they lack the requisite skills to be an MP, reported The Telegraph.
Applicants who have spoken to The Telegraph describe those in charge of the selection process as “yellow Tories” whose preference is for candidates largely indistinguishable from Liberal Democrats.
Aman Bhogal, a former diplomat who contested the Upper Bann seat in Northern Ireland in 2015 but has not been selected since, said the Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) was involved in a “stitch-up” by blocking Right-wingers from making it onto constituency shortlists
He said: “In the past, you were asked to talk about your Conservative values and your Conservative ideals, but that has all changed. Now it’s ‘tell us about how you have promoted diversity and how you have addressed white privilege’."