Lee Cain: Kemi abandoned the field, now voters have abandoned her
Lee Cain argues that Kemi Badenoch is failing as leader of the Conservative Party, which is in a worse position than when she took over. Recent local elections showed significant losses for the party, indicating a decline in support. The article suggests that voters have shifted their allegiance to Reform, viewing it as a viable alternative to Labour, while the Conservatives struggle to regain their footing.
- ▪Kemi Badenoch's leadership has resulted in the Conservative Party losing nearly 500 seats and eight councils in recent elections.
- ▪Only 25 percent of voters believe their view of the Conservative Party has improved since the last election.
- ▪Research indicates that 52 percent of voters now see Reform as the best option to stop Labour, compared to just 21 percent for the Conservatives.
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Lee Cain is the founder of Charlesbye Strategy and served as Downing Street Director of Communications Most people in the Conservative Party are not yet willing to admit this publicly, but it is time to face reality. Kemi Badenoch is failing as leader, the party is in a worse position than when she took over, and the comfort being taken from her personal ratings is the same comfort William Hague’s supporters took before he led the party to a second consecutive landslide defeat. While I am in the minority in saying this, the evidence is beyond dispute. More than a year and a half into the job, last week’s local elections were her first real electoral test – and from a low base, with the party on the floor in the polls when she took over, Badenoch has taken it backwards.
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