Just go! Poll shows nearly 50% UK Conservatives want Badenoch out before election

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Poll shows nearly 50% UK Conservatives want Badenoch out before election

About half members of the Conservative party in the United Kingdom have voted against their leader, Kemi Badenoch, in leading them into the next election, according to a poll by YouGov.

The poll that was reported by Sky News on October 6 saw 46 per cent of the members supporting Badenoch as the Tory leader in the next election, while 50 per cent say she should not.

The poll now clearly leaves Robert Jenrick, who lost to Badenoch a year ago, to be the members’ favourite.

The report added that Tory members are split as to whether she will make it that far. A total of 49% think she will be out before the election, compared with 47% who think she’ll still be in place.

The Tory leader will hope that this week’s conference in Manchester will steady her leadership.

However, when asked who they would prefer as leader of the Conservative Party, 46 per cent of Tory members picked Robert Jenrick, comfortably ahead of the 39 per cent who said Ms Badenoch. In all, 11 per cent said neither, and 4 per cent don’t know. Punch