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Almost half Tory members want merger with Reform UK, poll suggests, as leadership infighting escalates – UK politics live (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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Whatever we might think of the new Labour government's leadership, I think this shows why we need a successful few years. Perhaps I'm being paranoid but if the country is disappointed with Labour I don't want them to resort to electing an even more right wing version of the Tories further down the line.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Longer article now live.

A fifth of Conservative members polled said they would most prefer to see the return of Boris Johnson to lead the party and 10% said they would like the party to be led by Farage.

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Braverman is the only potential leadership candidate who has suggested the Tories should seek an accommodation with Farage and the hard-right Reform UK.

Of those surveyed, 47% of Conservative members said they were in favour of a merger, with support strongest among the over-50s and those from lower-income backgrounds.

However, it looks like Badenoch has a solid lead, so this may not be a concern.

[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Braverman has no chance. She wouldn't get anywhere with the MPs for a start, and they're the ones who put the candidates up to the members.

It will be Badenoch, I suspect.