Reform Party attacks on the Conservatives are RIGHT, warns leading Tory MP as ... trends now
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Reform is correct in many of its attacks on Conservative failings, a leading Right-wing Tory MP has admitted.
Danny Kruger, co-founder of the New Conservatives, told party members the Tories were 'not a very conservative party in lots of ways' and that criticism from Reform was 'mostly valid'.
At a gathering in Salisbury last Friday, the MP for Devizes admitted the Nigel Farage-backed opponents had been 'absolutely killing' the Tories and he was 'very, very worried' about their increasing support.
His remarks – in a leaked recording obtained by the Telegraph – will add to Tory woes after their deputy chairman Lee Anderson defected to the former Brexit Party. It is now polling at around 16 per cent according to figures from YouGov yesterday.
It comes as the Mail revealed yesterday that Rishi Sunak is being urged by advisers to hold a general election in the summer over fears the present situation is untenable.
Danny Kruger (pictured), co-founder of the New Conservatives, told party members the Tories were 'not a very conservative party in lots of ways' and that criticism from Reform was 'mostly valid'
At a gathering in Salisbury last Friday, the MP for Devizes admitted the Nigel Farage-backed opponents had been 'absolutely killing' the Tories and he was 'very, very worried' about their increasing support
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss during a Conservative Party leadership husting in August 2022. Sunak has largely steered away from criticising Ms Truss since taking over in October 2022 but made clear his frustrations with the dire economic situation he inherited
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister said Liz Truss had left him the worst 'hospital pass' in decades when he took over the job.
