Pollster Matthew Goodwin has said that the Conservatives are heading towards ‘the political equivalent of the Titanic’ and face being wiped out.
Prof Goodwin said he believed Nigel Farage now standing in the election and leading Reform would cause ‘enormous damage’ to the other parties because he is asking questions on topics the other leaders are avoiding.
Speaking on GB News Prof Matthew Goodwin said:
“I think we need to stop talking as though we're still in the 2010s; we're in a new politics. We are approaching what many people can feel, without being too dramatic, but they can feel this is almost a civilizational moment in the sense that they don't quite understand what it is that makes ‘we in Britain’ a ‘we’ anymore.
“They're being bombarded by mass migration, the borders are out of control, we've got sectarianism that we saw in the local elections, we have debates about radical Islam and its compatibility with British society which no mainstream politician wants to have.
“We've got young gen-z zoomers who cannot get on the housing ladder. We've got a debate in this election which is saying nothing about what's our long-term growth strategy.
“I don't personally think Nigel Farage has the answers to all of those questions but he is at least asking those questions and that is why he's going to cause enormous damage.
“There's another thing attacking the Tories: apathy. Remember ‘97? Many Conservatives didn't defect, they just stayed at home.
“We are either heading towards the political equivalent of the Titanic, the Conservatives being essentially blown off the map.
“That's what the Conservative party is facing. It’s either that or the polling industry is about to experience the biggest error in its entire history and it might as well pack up shop and go home.
“These by elections have shown us that these Labour swings are real and they’re historic.
“It's not that Labour are leading in the polls against the Conservatives ;yes they are but if you look at the details in the polling, often the person who's ahead is actually none of them, none of the above.”
