A shocking new poll reveals that nearly half of Conservative supporters believe the party chose the wrong leader last summer.
YouGov data indicates that 48 percent of Tory supporters have buyer’s remorse regarding the party’s choice of Liz Truss as leader; these individuals believe the party made a mistake.
According to a survey done for The Times, only 28 percent believe the party made the right decision.
In contrast, only 9 percent of the general electorate believes the Conservatives chose the correct leader in Ms. Truss.
According to the survey of 1,675 voters, two-thirds (66%) of the country believes the party selected the incorrect leader.
The mutinous Conservative MPs have given Ms. Truss only 17 days to save her job, despite the fact that she was only elected as the party’s leader a month ago.
Whips for the Conservative Party warned that she could face a leadership challenge if Kwasi Kwarteng’s economic statement on October 31 fails to calm the financial markets.
It was claimed late last night that Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt were being considered for a joint ticket to replace the Prime Minister.
YouGov data indicates that 48 percent of Tory supporters have buyer’s remorse regarding the party’s choice of Liz Truss as leader; these individuals believe the party made a mistake. According to a survey done for The Times, only 28% of respondents felt the party made the best decision.
A shocking new poll reveals that nearly half of Conservative supporters believe the party chose the wrong leader last summer. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are shown here during the Conservative leadership contest.
According to reports, lawmakers are awaiting Kwasi Kwarteng’s (pictured) economic update on October 31.
The numbers of Conservative voters in 2019 will be of particular concern to Tory MPs in light of YouGov’s new survey.
According to The Times, 62% of individuals who voted for the Conservatives in the most recent election under the leadership of Boris Johnson felt they had made the wrong decision.
Concerning for the party, many claimed they would now vote for Labour or another party at the next general election instead of the Conservatives.
The newest polls indicate that Labour has a 28-point lead over the Conservatives, with Sir Keir Starmer’s party sitting at 51% and the Tories at 23%.
According to reports, senior Tories are preparing Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, who both competed for the Conservative leadership this summer, to join No. 10 if the current Prime Minister falls.
Last night, the Prime Minister and her closest advisers weighed whether or not to abandon portions of last month’s emergency mini-Budget, including her signature commitment to scrap a £18billion increase in company tax.
Yesterday, when asked about the possibility of another embarrassing U-turn, the Chancellor replied, “Let’s see.”
It comes at a time when worried Tory MPs are discussing whether to attempt to oust Miss Truss from her position as prime minister and who might succeed her.
A former Cabinet minister stated, ‘It is all about the 31 October statement now; she has days to turn things around.
She will have to rescind the mini-Budget, and she will most likely have to fire Kwasi. Even then, it may not be enough if she cannot regain the markets’ faith.
She still appears to be in denial about how awful things are, which is cause for concern.
A Downing Street official conceded that the seas threatening to overwhelm the prime minister are “choppy and likely to get more so,” but asserted, “There is a way out.”
It comes as party leaders allegedly discuss replacing Ms. Truss with a unity ticket of Mr. Sunak and Ms. Mordaunt, who placed second and third in the leadership election.
The Times said that 20 to 30 senior MPs, including former ministers, are attempting to assemble a “council of elders” to urge the prime minister to resign.
One member of parliament stated, “Rishi’s fans, Penny’s followers, and the sane Truss supporters who realize she’s a catastrophe must sit down and choose who the unity candidate will be.”
Penny as prime minister and Rishi as chancellor, or Penny as prime minister and Rishi as chancellor.
To prevent further “blue on blue” attacks, one of the two would be chosen to enter No. 10 in a coronation ceremony.
However, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told the BBC that removing the leadership would be politically and economically devastating.
Reportedly, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt (shown left) and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak (pictured right) are being lined up to replace the Prime Minister on a combined ticket.
In a tweet, Mrs. Dorries asked rival MPs to unify behind the Prime Minister.
She asserted: “MPs circulating a plethora of candidates to succeed Truss as prime minister are ignoring the fact that they cannot impose on the British people a prime minister they have not voted for.” A completely untenable stance.
And former Conservative chancellor Lord Lamont stated that it would be “farcical” for Tory MPs to move against Miss Truss barely weeks after she assumed office.
The Chancellor is likely to return from Washington today and undertake urgent negotiations over the weekend with the Prime Minister and other senior ministers regarding the future of the tax-cutting measures in the emergency mini-Budget.
Mr. Kwarteng is scheduled to deliver the Government’s “medium-term fiscal strategy” on October 31, where he is expected to outline ideas for bolstering the United Kingdom’s ailing public finances.
Three days later, the Bank of England is expected to announce a significant increase in interest rates, causing additional distress for millions of homeowners.
Miss Truss has ruled out large cutbacks in public spending to help close a £60 billion black hole in the public budget, according to some forecasters.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverley (left) has cautioned that a change in leadership would be disastrous.
A Tory backbench revolt has already forced the Chancellor to shelve his intention to eliminate the 45p top tax rate.
Yesterday, rumors abounded in Westminster that the Prime Minister is about to abandon the corporation tax policy that was key to her leadership campaign.
Given the unfavorable market reaction, former home secretary Priti Patel stated yesterday night that a U-turn on company tax was almost probable.
Miss Truss cannot face a formal leadership challenge until September of next year, per Tory party rules.
However, prominent Tories are already considering her removal if the situation worsens.
One replied, “Rules are subject to change at any time. If she loses the confidence of the legislative party and is unable to regain it, she will be forced to resign. Obviously, it will look awful. But we have a responsibility to prevent things from sliding into the kind of disorder that causes lasting harm.’
In the three weeks following the mini-Budget, the Prime Minister’s approval rating has plunged by nearly half to only 9%.
- According to a survey commissioned by GB News and conducted by People Polling, she is as popular as Prince Andrew.