Can MAGA politics be exported to the UK? | The Global Story
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a mainstay of the US political calendar, a barometer of the Republican party mood, and has become, in recent years, a pro-Trump event, with a big budget and crowds in the thousands.
Its first outing to the United Kingdom last week brought less of the bombast, but much the same flavour of politics, as figures from across the hard right assembled for debates on topics including migration, race, British identity and cryptocurrency, under the slogan ‘Save Britain. Save The West’.
The Global Story’s Hannah Moore, attended the conference to find a conservative movement reckoning with its identity, and divided on whether importing MAGA-style politics can unite the right.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 – 2:42 – The history of CPAC
02:43 – 05:11 – The London set up
05:07 – 08:42 – Liz Truss’ involvement OR Why now?
08:43 – 13:38 – Controversial speakers
13:39 – 17:26 – Conservative establishment vs the alt-right
17:27 – 21:04 – Nigel Farage as headline speaker
21:05 – 22:22 – Christian nationalism at CPAC
22:23 – 25:48 – What do UK conservatives want to learn from MAGA?
