The opening words of the Burt Bacharach song “Promises, promises I’m all through with promises, promises now I don’t know how I got the nerve to walk out” make it clear that it would make a great theme song for the Conservative Party and their allies such as Nigel Farage as these image makes clear. However there are many more. Just over two years ago on the 11th July 2016 Theresa May was in Birmingham and she made this statement:

“I am here today – in the great city of Birmingham – to launch my national campaign, in which I will make my case to the Conservative Party membership – and the country as a whole. That case comes down to three things.

First, our country needs strong, proven leadership – to steer us through this time of economic and political uncertainty, and to negotiate the best deal for Britain as we leave the EU and forge a new role for ourselves in the world. Because Brexit means Brexit and we’re going to make a success of it.

Second, we need to unite our Party and our country.

And third, we need a bold, new, positive vision for the future of our country – a vision of a country that works not for a privileged few but for every one of us.

It is about that vision that I want to talk to you today. Because if we’re going to govern in the interests of the whole country, we cannot become defined exclusively by the process of our withdrawal from the EU. That is an important job and we’re going to get it done. But we also need a Government that will deliver serious social reform – and make ours a country that truly works for everyone.

Under my leadership, the Conservative Party will put itself – completely, absolutely, unequivocally – at the service of ordinary, working people. It is why we will make Britain a country that works for everyone:
An economy that works for everyone, so we don’t just maintain economic confidence and steer the country through challenging times – but we make sure that everyone can share in the country’s wealth.
A society that works for everyone, so we can bring people back together – rich and poor, north and south, urban and rural, young and old, male and female, black and white, sick and healthy, public sector, private sector, those with skills and those without.
A democracy that works for everyone, so we can restore trust and confidence in our most important institutions – and the political process itself.
And a party that works for everyone – because we can’t build a country that works for all unless we, the Conservatives, are truly a party that works for all.

…make no mistake, the referendum was a vote to leave the European Union, but it was also a vote for serious change… I couldn’t be clearer. Brexit means Brexit. And we’re going to make a success of it… I am equally clear about the need for change. I am not going to ignore the public when they say they’re sick of politics as usual. I am going to make sure that the motives of the Government will never be in any doubt. We, the Conservatives, will put ourselves at the service of ordinary, working people and we will make Britain a country that works for everyone – whoever you are and wherever you’re from.”

It is this commitment to turn the Conservative Party into a party that works for all that has clearly been ignored in the light of this recent report in the Guardian newspaper that since the election in July 2017 81 donors have paid a total of £7.4m to the Conservative party to gain access to the prime minister at dinners, lunches after PMQs and drinks receptions. The paper claims party insiders said the large amount raised over just nine months from a single revenue stream was evidence that the Tories were aiming to be “election ready” for the autumn and that At least 10 of the donors, who joined the Leader’s Group for £50,000 a head, are supporters of a hard Brexit. If these 81 people are not seen as the privileged few, one wonders who are?