Neither Kemi Badenoch nor Robert Jenrick can reverse Tory fortunes following the party’s historic election defeat, Britain’s foremost polling guru has said. Professor Sir John Curtice suggested the final two Conservative leadership candidates would not be able to win over the public or unite the Right after millions abandoned the party for Reform

The Tory Reform Group said both candidates ‘used rhetoric and focused on issues which are far away from the party at its best’

Polling expert John Curtice believes neither Kemi Badenoch nor Robert Jenrick will be able to win back voters and lead the Tories to electoral victory. The long race to replace Rishi Sunak as the Conservative Party leader is now in its final round and party members have until the end of the month to vote for one of the two remaining candidates.