💬 'We can’t risk losing a seat because of a bad apple” With the Tories consistently falling behind Labour in the polls, many local associations are having to think carefully about who they select eleanormia reports:
“In the Conservative Party, people are much more anxious this time, because they can see a really bad defeat looming. So they’re all trying to get to the high ground and make sure that the flood doesn’t drown them,” he toldHe also pointed out that the scramble for new seats is nothing new as big names such as Winston Churchill and Ken Baker, he pointed out, moved between multiple seats across their parliamentary career.
There has also been speculation that the grassroots Conservative Democratic Organisation , which was formed in response to Rishi Sunak being appointed Prime Minister without a members’ vote, has been targeting the reselection of MPs who called for Mr Johnson’s resignation last year.
The government also appears to be nervous about the impact both the boundary reviews and the poor polls will have on their electoral chances.spotted a list of MPs in the hands of an official walking into No 10 after it was snapped by photographers, with several marked as at risk of “potential displacement”.
Other names included Andy Carter, currently MP for Warrington South, whose constituency is being expanded to include parts of neighbouring Tatton, currently held by Esther McVey.
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