LONDON — Nearly a year after Britain’s seismic general election, former MPs booted out by the electorate are feeling abandoned.
The pain is particularly acute for the waves of defeated Conservative parliamentarians now adjusting to life beyond the Westminster bubble after the party’s humiliating election rout.
“It’s been months since I’ve heard anything from anyone in the party,” said a former Tory MP, defeated last year and granted anonymity to speak candidly. “The Conservative Party has done anything but wrap its arms around former MPs.”