The Conservatives have made some progress because of the PR mishaps of the present Labour government. Kemi Badenoch MP (North West Essex/Conservatives), its new leader, has shaped a hard campaign against its farm tax.
The overriding allegations of sleaze, corruption, and mismanagement have also not gone away, and prove useful to her.
However, her main problem is a stubborn one. The party lost a significant vote share to Reform UK, who got 14.8% of it back in July. It shut the door on government for the Tories to some extent, and it’s not likely to get it back.
Badenoch has to win over her voters to compensate for the loss, and find some more to fill the gap.
