Quote Originally Posted by surge View Post
I have to ask, what is a "centre ground" politician these days? There is a quote by left-leaning pundit, Jon Lis who reminded us that: "Stewart supported every pinch of Tory austerity, fully embraced May’s Brexit deal, and wanted to end free movement. As leader he’d have been ridiculed 20 years ago as hardline figure of the right." Rory Stewart is a Tory through and through and politically probably more right-wing than David Cameron, although they share a presentation style. Is presentation style enough? Sadiq Khan is politically more of the centre ground, especially for London, than Rory Stewart and equally so in presentation style.

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Ms Allen told The Independent the Tory Party no longer offered a home for MPs from its centrist tradition
Austerity is not of the centre ground and yet every Tory joining the Lib Dems would have voted for it. Regardless, what sets the Lib Dems apart is that they're fiercely European and socially liberal. How can the Lib Dems welcome someone who, according to "They Work For You", generally voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK, generally voted against UK membership of the EU, almost always voted against a lower voting age and consistently voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications? What happens when the Tories see the value in being centre-right again? Ms Allen's politics is obviously not very Lib Dem so does she jump ship again?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...box=1570478596