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Why Tories are talking about winning the next election
Confirmed
In Short: However, the party's overall popularity remains a concern, with many voters viewing the Tories as 'outdated' and 'divided'.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and her deputy Alex Burghart are expressing optimism about winning the next general election outright, despite recent polls suggesting the party would fare worse than in previous elections if one were held today.
Badenoch's performances at Prime Minister's Questions have earned her praise for being 'intelligent', 'professional', and 'principled'.
Deputy leader Burghart emphasized the party's readiness for a snap election, stating, 'We are preparing for an election now. We are convinced we can win the election outright.'
Badenoch is focusing on the economy and traditional Conservative values, ruling out a coalition with Reform UK in a hung parliament and opting for another election instead.
Tactical voting could play a crucial role, with many voters potentially shifting to the Tories to keep Labour out of power.
Former Tory campaign director Anthony Lee and his wife Laura Saunders have pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling over the 2024 General Election, adding to the party's challenges.
Background
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What's confirmed
- Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and her deputy Alex Burghart are expressing optimism about winning the next general election outright, despite recent polls suggesting the party would fare worse than in previous elections if one were held today.
- Badenoch's performances at Prime Minister's Questions have earned her praise for being 'intelligent', 'professional', and 'principled'.
- Badenoch is focusing on the economy and traditional Conservative values, ruling out a coalition with Reform UK in a hung parliament and opting for another election instead.
- Tactical voting could play a crucial role, with many voters potentially shifting to the Tories to keep Labour out of power.
- Former Tory campaign director Anthony Lee and his wife Laura Saunders have pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling over the 2024 General Election, adding to the party's challenges.
What's still developing
- If an election was held tomorrow, it would do even worse than it did back then, according to some polls.
- Kemi Badenoch puts the finishing touches to her conference speech Her approval rating has soared in recent months and she is now one of only two party leaders with a net positive rating (the other being Prime Minister Andy Burnham), according to pollsters More In Common., external In a presentation to a packed fringe meeting, More In Common's Luke Tryl said the Tory leader is seen as a "breath of fresh air" by focus groups, with many voters on the right describing her as someone unafraid to "say it as it is".
- In particular, her punchy performances at Prime Minister's Questions have made a strong impression, earning plaudits such as "intelligent", "professional" and "principled" from those who have seen her in action, according to Tryl.
- The Tories are in an upbeat mood at their annual conference Political party conferences can be weird events - where positive thinking and hopeful rhetoric can crowd out reality.
- But like Burnham, Badenoch's personal popularity has yet to transfer to her party, he added, with the Tories being seen as "outdated" and "divided".
- It was not all gloom – in contrast to his presentation at last year's Tory conference – and there were "signs of recovery", Tryl said, with a large pool of voters out there who might consider voting Tory, under the right circumstances.