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Conservative Party election leaflets suggest Brexit delay
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The leaked leaflets, made available to agents and activists last week, also reveal some of the arguments the party may use against their opponents in a general election.
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But more intriguingly, the language in the leaflets clearly suggests the party is expecting the UK not to have left the EU by the time of a general election, saying: "Without a strong majority government, we can't deliver Brexit," and "Nigel Farage can't deliver Brexit but he could yet block it."
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Another leaflet is aimed at people who voted Leave in 2016 who are now tempted to vote for the Liberal Democrats.
This leaflet says "without a strong majority government Brexit won't get delivered", again suggesting the party intends on sending this leaflet out after the UK's departure has been delayed.
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People who voted Leave and are now deciding between the Conservatives and Labour will be targeted with the following leaflet.
It says "Labour's Brexit policy is more delay", once more suggesting that the UK will not have left the EU at the time of a general election.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50029635
The leaked leaflets, made available to agents and activists last week, also reveal some of the arguments the party may use against their opponents in a general election.
...
But more intriguingly, the language in the leaflets clearly suggests the party is expecting the UK not to have left the EU by the time of a general election, saying: "Without a strong majority government, we can't deliver Brexit," and "Nigel Farage can't deliver Brexit but he could yet block it."
...
Another leaflet is aimed at people who voted Leave in 2016 who are now tempted to vote for the Liberal Democrats.
This leaflet says "without a strong majority government Brexit won't get delivered", again suggesting the party intends on sending this leaflet out after the UK's departure has been delayed.
...
People who voted Leave and are now deciding between the Conservatives and Labour will be targeted with the following leaflet.
It says "Labour's Brexit policy is more delay", once more suggesting that the UK will not have left the EU at the time of a general election.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-50029635
One question that arises is whether this is just the Tories planning for a "worst case" (though possibly not the worst case for them electorally) and whether there are also unleaked drafts of leaflets dealing with a situation where the UK has left the EU at the time of an election.