David Gauke: The direction the Conservatives will be tempted towards to seek salvation is not the way they need to go

David Gauke: The direction the Conservatives will be tempted towards to seek salvation is not the way they need to go

David Gauke is a former Justice Secretary and was an independent candidate in South-West Hertfordshire at the 2019 general election. Politics is volatile and unpredictable.  After the local elections four years ago, Labour looked destined for a fifth general election defeat; the Tories were dominant.  It did not turn out that way.  But the scale of the collapse in Conservative support last week, and the emergence of two parties capable of winnin…