POLL OF THE DAY: Are the Tories too left wing? YOUR VERDICT
A new poll has found that nearly half of Tory councillors believe the Government is too left wing
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Almost half of Tory councillors believe the Government is too left wing, a recent poll has found.
The poll, conducted by Savanta, found that just one in five councillors is satisfied with the Government's performance.
On the other hand, 54 per cent are dissatisfied with Government, while 65 per cent are dissatisfied with the national party.
As part of the poll, almost half (47 per cent) of 391 Tory councillors who answered believe the Government is too left wing.
POLL OF THE DAY: Are the Tories too left wing? YOUR VERDICT
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24 per cent thought it was too right wing, 26 per cent said it was 'about right', while three per cent were unsure.
Claire Bullivant, the chief executive of the Conservative Democratic Organisation, which represents grassroots Tories, told the Telegraph: “However, off the record they tell me they are sick of defending Rishi, who isn’t stopping the boats and isn’t delivering on key conservative issues.
“Many tell me they know May 2 will be a bloodbath and they’re devastated they’ll lose their positions. They know they’re in the firing line paying the price for Rishi’s failings.”
It is suggested that the issue of immigration is absolutely driving a significant proportion of voters to Reform.
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Chris Hopkins, the political research director at Savanta, said: "Ultimately, there is just not a lot of satisfaction with how things have gone for the Conservative Party.
“We are definitely seeing in national polling a real switch towards Reform at the moment from Conservative voters – there is an idea that the Conservative Party don’t really represent conservative values as much as before.
“The issue of immigration is absolutely driving a significant proportion of voters to Reform.
“It is not necessarily that the Conservative party are seen as pro-immigration, but that they haven’t delivered on their anti-immigration rhetoric.”
In an exclusive poll for GB News membership readers, an overwhelming majority (95 per cent) of the 1,273 voters thought the Tories are too left wing, while just four per cent thought they weren't. One per cent said they did not know.