The Conservative Comeback: Embracing Trump's Playbook

Britain's Conservative Party, traditionally a political powerhouse, now grapples with a stark decline, pivoting towards Donald Trump-inspired policies to reclaim its status. The center-right party, which governed Britain for much of the last century, contends with challenges from Labour to its left and the hard-right Reform UK.

Elected last year, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch steers the party further right, proposing policies akin to Trump's, including deportations and abandoning climate targets. Critics, including party insiders, express concern over this ideological shift, which blurs the lines with Nigel Farage's Reform UK.

As the party debates its identity, members reflect on Margaret Thatcher's leadership in the 1980s, looking for inspiration in past successes. The Conservative Party, facing an electorate critical of recent scandals and economic missteps, remains embroiled in a struggle for reinvention and redefinition.

(With inputs from agencies.)