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hugo7
I agree that many Brexit Tories aren't as motivated by financial gain as some here suspect. While I'm sure there are many and various reasons why traditional Tories want us out of the EU, it seems to me that the underlying reason for many is that the role of the Conservative Party has traditionally been to try and ensure that those people who hold the reins of power at the moment continue to hold the reins of power in the future, and that the establishment continues to be the establishment without any threat of the proles and hoi-polloi trying to get involved in running the country. The role of the Conversative Party is therefore to ensure that the current ruling class stays the ruling class, and maintains its ability to govern as it sees fit. Being part of the EU interferes with that, and means that the ruling class can't do whatever it likes in government, and doesn't really feel in control of the country, which chafes the spirits of the more traditionally-minded Conservatives.