Election guru's pep talk to Tories will encourage ministers to believe they CAN ... trends now
The Conservatives still have a ‘narrow’ path to election victory, provided they can deliver on the public’s priorities and end the party’s toxic infighting, Cabinet ministers will be told today.
Rishi Sunak will gather his Cabinet at Chequers this afternoon for an ‘away day’ designed to deliver on his New Year pledges and set a course for next year’s election.
Downing Street said ministers would be asked to give updates on progress towards his five pledges, which include restoring economic competence, tackling NHS waiting lists and stopping the Channel migrant crossings.
But they will also hold extended discussions on the party’s strategy for winning the general election, pencilled in for the autumn of next year.
The Conservatives still have a ‘narrow’ path to election victory, provided they can deliver on the public’s priorities and end the party’s toxic infighting. The Prime Minister is pictured at his first PMQs on October 26
Opinion polls have put Labour more than 20 points ahead since last summer, suggesting that Sir Keir Starmer, pictured on January 25, is on course for Downing Street
Elections guru Isaac Levido will give a detailed presentation on the state of the parties, in which he will warn that the Tories have only a ‘narrow’ path to election victory.
Opinion polls have put Labour more than 20 points ahead since last summer, suggesting that Sir Keir Starmer is on course for Downing Street.
But Mr Levido, who played a key role in Boris Johnson’s 2019 landslide win, will tell ministers the lead is ‘softer than it looks’.
A Tory source said: ‘He won’t sugar-coat it – the numbers really are not good. But he will say there is a path to victory, albeit a narrow one.
‘The polling suggests that Starmer still is not loved and that support for Labour is not baked in. People will vote Labour if the Tories don’t get their act together, but there is still an
