Name: Ann Widdecombe: The Tories Have Betrayed Britain | The Peter McCormack Show
Uploaded: 2025-05-12T09:34:00+00:00
Duration: 1 h 17 min 2 s
Description: Former Conservative MP and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe joins Peter McCormack to expose the failure of Britain's political class, the betrayal of conservative values, and the rise of Reform UK. In

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Former Conservative MP and Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe joins Peter McCormack to expose the failure of Britain's political class, the betrayal of conservative values, and the rise of Reform UK. In the interview, she discusses mass immigration, the collapse of the Tory Party, net zero extremism, unelected civil servants, the erosion of free speech, and the growing disconnect between Westminster and ordinary Britons.

Widdecombe delivers a scathing analysis of how the establishment has abandoned its duty to the nation—and why political realignment is not only inevitable, but essential.

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:33 - Decline in Political Quality
00:05:22 - Rise of the Progressive Consensus
00:08:08 - Reform’s Stance on Net Zero
00:11:11 - Tories Ignoring Public Opinion
00:12:06 - Starmer Lack of Driving Philosophy
00:15:35 - Thatcher’s Legacy and Aspiration
00:19:08 - Reform it not a Protest Vote
00:25:42 - Why Reform May Win
00:34:16 - Erosion of Freedom & Sovereignty
00:35:41 - Free Speech
00:45:18 - Potential Conservative Defections
00:46:05 - Reform vs Lib Dem Future
00:48:24 - Risks if Reform fails
00:54:55 - Town Centre Decline
00:59:03 - Drug Gateway
01:01:27 - Civil Service Challenge
01:09:26 - Immigration: Lawful vs Unlawful
01:14:00 - What’s at Risk