When Kemi Badenoch took over as Conservative leader almost one year ago, the party was only a couple of percentage points away from overtaking Labour to lead the opinion polls.
Now the Tories are struggling to stay in third place – well behind Reform UK, still trailing Labour despite the Government’s well-documented struggles , and barely ahead of the Liberal Democrats.
Fewer than one in five Britons would vote for Badenoch’s party if a general election were held now. The Conservatives have lost multiple well-known ex-ministers to Reform UK , and this week suffered the defection of Danny Kruger, the first serving Tory MP to go over to Nigel Farage’s side; followed by former Conservative health minister Maria Caulfield. New Feature
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