The British Conservative Party, led by Kemi Badenoch, faced a serious political crisis. fresh public opinion polls indicate that as many as a 3rd of its erstwhile voters would now like to vote for the UK improvement – a group founded by Nigel Farage.
According to a weekly survey conducted by Techne UK for the diary The Independent, 33 percent of those who voted for Conservatives in the July 2024 election, now support the UK Reform. This is simply a immense blow to the Tories, who not only lose voters but besides conflict with increasing support for Farage and his group.
Following the fresh Year's Reform, the UK peaked at the polls, reaching the same consequence as the Labour Party. These results are consistent with an earlier survey conducted by YouGov at the beginning of the week.
In the Techne UK poll, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, the UK improvement gained 25 percent support (an increase of 1 percent point), while the Labour organization lost 1 point and reached the same score – 25 percent. The Conservative organization is inactive in 3rd place with 23 percent support, but has not reported any change compared to the erstwhile study.
Even more alarming for Tories are the results of the FindOutNow poll, in which the UK improvement achieved as much as 29 percent of the support, ahead of the Labour organization by 4 percent points (25 percent) and distance the Conservatives as much as 11 points (only 18 percent). Liberal Democrats improved their score by 1 percent point, reaching 13 percent, while the Greens maintained their support at 7 percent.
There are respective key reasons why Tory voters are increasingly transferring their support to the UK Reform. The first is increasing dissatisfaction with Conservative governments, who, erstwhile they were in power, brought many crises, inflation and housing crises to the country. In addition, immigration policy and the deficiency of effective action on this issue have discouraged many of the voters to date. The second is the charisma and determination of Nigel Farage. The UK improvement Leader is known for its direct and effective political message, which goes to conservative and Eurosceptic voters. His ability to run makes more and more people see an alternate to the conventional right. The 3rd is an ideological shift. The Tories are accused of moving towards the center and losing the right-wing electorate. Many conservative voters feel betrayed and search a more decisive right-wing alternate that the UK improvement offers.
Falling support for the Conservative organization puts its leaders in a hard position. To halt the voter's departure, Kemi Badenoch and her squad will gotta take decisive steps to regain the trust of the right-wing electorate. This could mean tightening immigration policy, more emphasis on economical issues and trying to get more conservative voters back through clearer rhetoric.
On the another hand, if the UK improvement retains its momentum and continues to gain support, there is simply a real chance that it will become the 3rd force in British politics, or possibly even overtake the Conservatives as the main right-wing party.
