Tory minister Sam Gyimah (file) tonight warned the party had 'lost its way', wanted Trump-style tactics and was wrongly trashing business in a thinly veiled blast at Boris Johnson
A Tory minister tonight warned the party had 'lost its way', wanted Trump-style tactics and was wrongly trashing business in a furious blast at Boris Johnson.
Sam Gyimah stopped short of naming the former foreign secretary but quoted his remarks in a thinly veiled attack on the wannabe PM.
Mr Johnson sensationally quit Cabinet in July to fight for his version of Brexit, prompting rumours he would try to oust Theresa May.
But he was criticised after facing claims he said 'f*** business' amid criticism of quitting the EU, while his love life was splashed across the papers.
The incendiary blue on blue attack comes just two days before a tense Tory conference begins in Birmingham.
And it follows a former minister warning the party had little response to Jeremy Corbyn's populist and free-spending Labour offering.
Labour seized on the row to claim Tory infighting proved it was ready to take over.
Business Minister Sam Gyimah told The House magazine: 'When we Conservatives veer between talking business down, ignoring voters' concerns, and telling businesses to shut up – or worse – it is clear sign we have lost our way.
'When it comes to our relationship with business, we must unscramble our compass if we are to stand any chance of defeating the hard left.
'And whichever side you are on in the Brexit debate, we need to realise that if we are not the party of business then we are nothing. So we need to find our way, and quickly.'
In an attack on hard Brexiteers in his party, Mr Gyimah added: 'Sometimes we appear to accept criticisms of capitalism at face value and feel the need to respond accordingly – a futile task.
'At other times, we seem to want to take on the mantle of Trumpian economic nationalism and protectionism.
'And sometimes we just reach for the old playbook, implying that if we simply deregulate and cut taxes, all will be fine. At other times we try to do a combination of all of the above.'
Boris Johnson (pictured earlier this month) sensationally quit Cabinet in July to fight for his version of Brexit, prompting rumours he would try to oust Theresa May
The new blue on blue attack follows a former Tory minister warning the party had little response to Jeremy Corbyn's populist and free-spending Labour offering.
Mr Gyimah said the Conservative Party cannot 'out Corbyn Corbyn' and warned the party would only 'have ourselves to blame' if infighting lets Labour win.
He said: 'If we want to be the party of the future, we need to unscramble our compass, find our way, and proclaim our plan.
The warning comes a day after former minister Robert Halfon (file) warned the Tory Party has little to offer voters attracted by Mr Corbyn's left-wing promises
'This battle is being fought now – and it is one we have to win, because Corbyn and co will change our country dramatically for the worse.'
Mr Gyimah's warning comes a day after former minister Robert Halfon warned the Tory Party has little to offer voters attracted by Mr Corbyn's left-wing promises.
Writing for Conservative Home, he said: 'The problem for Conservatives is that the Corbyn description of what is going on resonates with millions of people.
'We are stuck in the political rhetoric of the past, rather than providing a proper Tory vision for the future.
'It's why even with 'the most left wing leader in the history of mankind etc', Corbyn's Labour remains pretty high in the polls.
'They are speaking to the problems faced by many. We too often speak only for the few.'
Earlier this month Mr Johnson set out his vision for Brexit Britain in his regular Telegraph column, arguing the Government should follow Donald Trump's example and slash taxes to make a 'happy and dynamic economy'.
He said: 'Instead of canvassing tax rises, we should say that tax henceforth should not go up. That's it. No new taxes and no increase in rates.'
A Labour spokeswoman said: 'It's fitting that the Tories' response to our vibrant, diverse and energetic conference, where we unveiled policies to rebuild Britain, is to argue about how best to manage further decline.
'While they have run out of ideas, we're ready to take over and transform our economy so it works for the many not the few.'
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Tory minister Sam Gyimah (file) tonight warned the party had ‘lost its way’, wanted Trump-style tactics and was wrongly trashing business in a thinly veiled blast at Boris Johnson
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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