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Things have been quiet over at CCHQ as the Conservative Party licks its wounds post-election. But that doesn’t mean pollsters aren’t busy asking Tory members what they make of the party’s future.
A hypothetical merger of the Conservatives and Reform UK divides the Tory membership, four in ten supportive and half opposed
% of Conservative members…
Support: 42%
Oppose: 51%https://t.co/wf7ngLd47o pic.twitter.com/7n37XsfTr9— YouGov (@YouGov) August 27, 2024
A new poll from YouGov suggests that 42% of Tory members would support a merger with rival party Reform UK, while 51% would oppose. Despite this idea being dismissed by all Tory leadership candidates, there seems to be significant support for it. A reason for this might be that 51% think the future leader should move the party to the Right, according to the YouGov polling. Only 12% believe the party should stay where it is, and 34% want to move to the centre. Time will tell whether leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat’s trip to Clacton will win back any voters…
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