57% of Conservative party members won’t vote Tory if Sunak’s in charge

A staggering 57% of Conservative party members won't vote for the Tories at the general election if Rishi Sunak is still in charge.

In a poll ran by the Conservative Post, 2,086 people - who were verified as Tory party members - were surveyed, and identified who party members wanted as leader.

When members were asked if they would vote Conservative with the following people as leader, Boris Johnson came top with 85.37 percent followed by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on 69.51 percent and Suella Braverman on 65.38 percent. Only 23.63% of members said they will vote Conservative at the next General Election if Rishi Sunak remains as leader.

In the same poll, over 90% of members said they wouldn't be campaigning for the Conservatives in the upcoming election.

Conservative Post editor Claire Bullivant said: “I knew support for the party was waning, I hear it every day from my readers of the Conservative Post. But I made some calls and was astonished so many of the usual faces I see running events for my local association, stuffing envelopes, delivering leaflets, the really dedicated members that lived and breathed the party, had also laid down their tools. One who had supported the party for over 60 years told me: ‘They expect my time, effort and money but not my opinions. I’m not helping anymore. I’ve had enough.'"

In response to the poll, Nadine Dorries said on X: "It’s desperate. If our own party members won’t vote for us …"