To think Tory party is not ready for a non-white PM

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While all this talk about Rishi goes on, I just can't see it happening. Too much of the tory party is old english and super duper white

this from an independent headline - The Conservative leadership contest is dominated by white men who've furthered inequality in various departments. The winner will be chosen by a membership who are 71 per cent male, 97 per cent white and 44 per cent aged over 65

Amazing how some people seem to see only colour, really says a lot about you and none of it nice.

I think the tories also had the most gay Mp’s at the last count (not 100% on that though). Obviously Ruth Davidson can’t be forgotten either. Ultimately it’s down to who they think can win an election. I honestly don’t think race is as important as you think it is here,

I never understood why Liz Kendall wasn’t elected Labour leader though.

Not sure it's about the party, it's about large parts of the population as a whole regardless of political views. I'm constantly appalled reading comments people make about Sadiq Khan in my local Facebook group and there is no doubt his race has a lot to do with it, reading between the lines. And I live in a safe Labour constituency.

As a life long conservative voter, I will not be voting for them next GE if Rishi becomes Pm and its got naff all to do with his colour.

Hes from a massively rich marriage with zero understanding of most of the population and his time as chancellor has been diabolical. Hes also just as much damaged goods as Boris. We need a real change and that's not the snake Rishi.

I find this concept, which I see on MN a lot, a little odd.

You can be the most caring, moral, diverse uncorrupt party in the world, but it's of limited effectiveness in opposition, specially if the party in power have a good sized majority.

I think the problem is him being a billionaire with a creative approach to his own tax affairs.

So to sum up, the British Prime Minister should have been brought up penniless by a single mother or father, gone to a state school, scrimped and saved through life just so they can empathise with a lot of the population. I personally don't care whether the PM has £1 in the bank or is a billionaire as long as they govern the country in an appropriate fashion, representing the country abroad in an appropriate fashion, being a leader, being someone people look up to and inspires people. And sorting out this mess of a country.

so coming from a rich background is wrong and coming from a poor background is wrong?

Wallace, Tougendhat, Mercer, Anderson, Ellwood, Sunderland. If my memory serves me correctly.

There are certainly more who military though.

Maybe the Labour party members should vote for who they think will win them the election?

Other noticeable one I forgot is Heappey.

I disagree that the Tory party are not ready for a non white party leader or the country

The issue is more his wife non-dom status and his support for Boris Johnson

I agree with you. It’s more the recent headlines that the public have reacted to

Interesting overview - it’s good to see a diverse leadership contest

Not a Tory but they are more diverse than Labour, who have yet to have a female leader. Personally feel that Labour talks the talk but is far more closed off than it’s opposition.
People like Rishi and without furlough my life would be actually a lot different, and a lot shiter, I don’t think I am the only one who is truly thankful. Unless he does something truly awful he has a great chance.

No it wasn’t me you asked. However the Tories have been led by a person of Jewish heritage and of course a woman. Currently it has more openly gay MPs than the Labour Party and it has a large number of South Asian and Black MPs. It still has problems with race as does the rest of UK society. However, if we judge other parties agains the Tory benchmark, it is very clear that Labour has real issues with anti-semitism. For many on the left, this form of racism is quite acceptable. Starmer to his credit is looking to sort this, but is only part way though this journey.

It's the integrity, ability, compassion and trustworthiness of the candidates that is important. Colour and gender are irrelevant. People talking on here about the Tory Party having the first woman PM - hell, look were that got us!

Sunak is just like Johnson - a law breaker and another Tory PM prepared to support Johnson's lies. His integrity on many levels is questionable - just like the rest of this government.

They supported the lawbreaking, supported Johnson's 'Peppa Pig' routine, his corrupt cronyism, his refusal to be questioned on TV, his deceit over Brexit and in NI.

The problem with his colour is that he is Blue!

The Conservative party are ruthless, and they will choose whoever they think will win an election - white, black, female, male, Jewish, Muslim, a donkey, whoever. They are actually quite sensible in this regard. The other parties are so busy falling over themselves to talk the woke talk that they end up with yet another middle aged white man at the helm.

FWIW, furlough was a complete fucking disaster for anyone who worked in the arts on a zero hours/freelance/self-employed basis. It meant that everyone could sit at home earning for doing nothing, while other people floundered. Sunak has much to answer for.

Rishi is extremely privileged and rich even by Tory standards.

He’s made MC families take the brunt of tax increases. Supported a corrupt PM and his wife’s dodgy taxes.

So your comment seems rather unhinged when people are merely asking for someone who understands the concerns of the public they’re serving which Rishi has not.

I was wondering as well whether the wider electorate would be ready for a non-white or Muslim PM. As far as the Tory party is concerned, they will favour the one who will keep their privileged status intact. After all, money knows no colour. For all those who say the Tories have had more women, ethnic minorities etc, it's what you do once you get to a position of power, and their policies for the wider populace have been appalling. Rishi shouldn't even be standing after he broke the law. And this multi-multi millionaire believes that people should live within their means so I doubt he's going to do much to ease the pain of the cost of living crisis.

Jo Swinson quit as Lib Dem leader after losing her seat to the SNP in 2019. Her credibility was shot to pieces so she had to step down.

I can’t stand the lot of them but I imagine an Asian PM would be quite a coup for the Tories. They will dine on it for decades.

I feel how James feels about the Kimono Killer and his tweet. Ugh.

twitter.com/JamesCleverly/status/1545510936328511489

However the Tories have been led by a person of Jewish heritage and of course a woman. Currently it has more openly gay MPs than the Labour Party and it has a large number of South Asian and Black MPs. It still has problems with race as does the rest of UK society. However, if we judge other parties agains the Tory benchmark, it is very clear that Labour has real issues with anti-semitism. For many on the left, this form of racism is quite acceptable. Starmer to his credit is looking to sort this, but is only part way though this journey

Its odd then how this 'diverse' Tory Party elected as their leader a PM who is wholly misogynistic, refers to gay men as 'tank topped bum boys' , described Muslim women as 'pillar boxes' and black peoples having 'water melon smiles' and said 'voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts'. He even measured the appeal of his own female MP's on a 'Tottymeter'. As for his purely racist attitudes to Scots - well documented.

A grotesque man empowered by grotesque followers. His views and track record of dishonesty was known well before he was PM.