A new poll by Savanta puts the Tories on just 21 per cent, fuelling warnings that they are facing “electoral extinction”.
That is the lowest share for the Conservatives since May 2019 when Theresa May resigned as Prime Minister.
The Tories face ‘electoral extinction’ according to latest poll
This is the lowest the Tories have polled with Savanta since Theresa May resigned
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The Tories are facing “electoral extinction” after a new poll made for grim reading.
Polling by Savanta for the Telegraph put the Conservatives on just 21 per cent, while Labour is on 46.
That represents the lowest number for the Tories since May 2019 when Theresa May resigned as Prime Minister.
In contrast, this is the largest lead Labour (25 per cent) has had over the Tories in a Savanta poll, with Reform also receiving its largest ever share by the pollster, with 13 per cent.
Chris Hopkins, Savanta’s political research director, said: “Our research suggests that this election could be nothing short of electoral extinction for the Conservative Party.
“The hopes of Conservative candidates are being shot to pieces by poll after poll showing the Conservative Party in increasingly dire straits – and we’re only halfway through the campaign.
“There’s a real sense that things could still get worse for the Conservatives, and with postal votes about to drop through millions of letterboxes, time is already close to running out for Rishi Sunak.”
