Kemi Badenoch emerges as leadership favourite among grassroots Conservatives, with 31% support among those surveyed
Almost half of Conservative grassroots members are in favour of a merger with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, according to a poll, withData gathered by YouGov since the general election shows the former business secretary, who is said to have been a significant critic of Rishi Sunak’s decision to call a summer general election, has twice the grassroots support of Suella Braverman, the hardline former home secretary, and Tom Tugendhat, the former security minister who is the frontrunner from the...
James Cleverly, the former home secretary who is said to be contemplating a bid to present himself as a unity candidate, would be backed by 10% of the party, according to the poll. 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.
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