Tory Leadership Polling Twist

[@samgould288]

It’s doesn’t matter who gets voted in as conservative leader the party is not fit to govern!!

[@dfuher968]

I dont even understand, why these ppl are so desperately trying to be party leader, when any1 with 2 brain cells can see, that whoever becomes the next leader (and possibly even the next again) is doomed to failure. The party still has far too many insane extremists, who will never allow anything other than said extremism, and the 1s with a few brain cells, who want to try to redo the party image, certainly wont like that. Saying, that managing the Tories in this parliament would be like herding cats, is an insult to cats. Even the most talented leader couldnt do it, and theres no talent to spot between them.

[@adamknight4087]

EVER!

[@simonrangeley]

The appallingly low level of these candidates shows this. If Jimmy Dimly is the best you can come up with then they are not fit to run a bath never mind the country.

[@dianeglanville]

another muppet trying to be leader tories are nothing but liers

[@acrodave9287]

"We asked 100 people 'What flavour of excrement do you prefer to use as a sandwich spread?' And our survey said..."

[@Captain-l2p]

Dimly's feacal spread.no worse than other Tory spreads,and no better either.

[@supernoodles91]

😂😂😂

[@Steviebond2]

EH-EH!

[@adamknight4087]

Bad-Enoch!

[@adamknight4087]

Sewer-Ella-Bravermann

[@adblocker276]

His habit of spiking his wife’s drink probably also resonated well with the Tory membership.

[@user-lc1wk5dh5h]

Want a bet? He’s their type to a T

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Uh what now? 😮

[@kennylogue7947]

Great friends with Harold Shipman I believe

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

@@Billy_Rizzle wow. With the exception of Trump, ur politicians in the UK seem to be able to survive scandals in a way ours don’t.

[@ChrisShelley-v2g]

​@@kennylogue7947Still?

[@brianferguson7840]

Picking the "Best Tory" is like picking the best mouth ulcer you've ever had. Both leave a nasty taste in the mouth. And you're glad when they're gone.

[@jonmould2946]

It's like they're deliberately trying to destroy the Tories.

[@jonmould2946]

Tom Tugendhat is yet another Je. Wish Zi. Onist. boring.

[@jonmould2946]

The rest are completely atrocious.

[@alistairmrkerr1336]

Or picking up a t*"rd by its clean end 😂

[@jonmould2946]

Is there anyone from Prague, Czech Republic? I'm thinking about buying in Prague just to get away from London now and again. Is it nice? Argentina is another option.

[@michaellawrence7570]

Never trust a tory and never vote for a tory.Never believe a tory

[@holymoley1920]

What's a Tory? Anyone who has ever voted Conservative? I don't trust extremes of either side...

[@squishedfrog99-gp4qq]

Well, you could say the same about Stalin and his bunch of liars. Savaging the Tories when they threatened pensioners cold weather payments. Saying taxes would not rise. Letting out murderers and rapists to imprison keyboard warriors. These useless muppets are out of their depth. They will sink the pound, destroy the economy and send thousands of wealth creators abroad. We will have purple-haired lunes teaching our kids their pronouns in a few short months while thousands are getting stabbed on the streets. We will be in a hell hole unable to protest for fear of being locked up. Yevette Cooper will do nothing to stop illegal migration. Just like the Tories, it's all BS, and she is full of it.

[@DellaWilliams-vo3ez]

​@@holymoley1920 Mr Lawrence-bot ain't wrong but he comments exactly the same thing every time regardless of topic. Very very irritating 😬

[@Noel-ji8nm]

​@@holymoley1920Now Phil talking about the Tory leadership contest, lol.

[@stevec6427]

I would like to see a sane tory party to provide an effective opposition. I don't like either side to have a huge majority. We need some balance

[@chrissaltmarsh6777]

Technical term : ' The party is basically buggered'. Excellent .

[@paultaylor7082]

Yes, an assessment which I sincerely hope proves to be correct. Let us remind ourselves though, that after their second heavy General Election defeat in 2001, the Tories were being written off as going to be out of power for decades. 9 years later, in 2010, they were back in power as part of the Coalition and remained in Government for a further 14 years.

[@johnscrimgeour4888]

And some even practice Buggery.

[@casbot71]

The party members? They'll choose the most looney candidate on offer when it's down to two....

[@chrisspencer6502]

Hopefully

[@annalieff-saxby568]

As long as they're not brown. Let's face it, Sunak only got the post because Truss was such a disaster.

[@brianferguson7840]

That's the problem !!!! Choosing the "most" Loony. How could you tell ??

[@dlevi67]

@@annalieff-saxby568 Not only that - Sunak's successful bid was never put to a vote with the party membership; only MPs participated in Sunak's election.

[@eugdee7293]

That is a bit unfair, you have to be more than just a looney to be made Tory leader. They also need to be heartless, soulless racists with a flair for corruption. Please don’t under play the skill set that the Tory leader.

[@michaellawrence7570]

No matter who they choose all tories are evil

[@WaterShowsProd]

His campaign slogan could be: A Shithole Leader For A Shithole Party.

[@Lucretia9000]

Doesn't matter what the member's want. It matters what putin wants his russian, israeli, saudi, etc. tory members to vote for.

[@mickeysmouse4800]

Highly under-rated comment. The Tory party actively solicits new overseas members, and these members will have voting rights for the princely sum of £10 or so for a student member. There is no realistic way they can ensure no foreign agents are becoming members. For whomever wants to select their preferred candidate, it would cost far less than £1m. Good value if you’re Vlad Putin and you’re selecting Liz Truss or Boris Johnson.

[@DJ_Cthulhu]

Vladimir Putin is the real leader of the Tory party 😂

[@Deepthought-42]

And the beneficiaries from the London Laundromat

[@channelsixtyeight068_]

He's otherwise preoccupied at present.

[@peterebel7899]

Do Tories need any leader? - As long as creativity is vital - As long as the money flows - As long as British MSM get primary fodder this is a cleverly Strategy!

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Surprised that nonce noel hasn't replied to this comment

[@thelegendofspitfirehunter1457]

Are you sure Starmer isn't the new tory leader I am finding it very difficult to see any difference and certainly no change Starmer mugging pensioners of £300 pounds winter fuel allowance. What's lower that a tory , A RED TORY.

[@izzytrue8630]

Tom Tugendhat has been my MP for the last 8 years (I will now call him French Tomhat) he has done NOTHING for our Town ... everything is boarded up in our High Street ... I mean EVERYTHING. By all means make him the next Con Leader ... so that we in Tonbridge can hold his feet to the FIRE!!!

[@TheHoveHeretic]

Just looked at the last electoral results for Tonbridge. If counted as a movement - or lack thereof - t 31.7%, the Arseon Sofa party came a strong second. About the ONLY silver lining was Labour and the Greens beating RefUK into 4th place, but (and sorry but) for Bob's sake ... what the HELL is wrong with people in your town?

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

This. Very true. No idea why the locals all line up to fellate him. He's a total no-show just like all the other remaining Tory MPs in Kent. Hopefully him pandering to the far-right is a bit of a mask off moment for many and his false reputation falls apart. His whole Tonbridge-Gatwick Airport rail line thing was only made in the election, and many others have been calling for the same thing for decades, so hopefully it falls a bit flat for most... As for the whole nicknames thing, I go with Tom Tugendtwat these days. Lost all remaining respect for him when he endorsed Farage as a hypothetical Tory leader and then lied about doing so when the rioting started. He's trying to disavow the riots while simutaneously being on their side. Total mask-off moment for me, I don't see how he's anything other than an opportunist.

[@davidward9264]

Got to feel sorry for the Tories if this bunch is the best they have to offer how the mighty have fallen

[@ex-scientia4234]

Don't ever feel sorry for the Tories.

[@Ooze-cl5tx]

Thats only because at some point they stopped wasting efforts on keeping up a false facade. A "decent Tory" is simply a Tory that has succefully fooled you - but they realized its no longer needed.

[@Ant.Gib.]

I wouldn't say James Cleverly was dim, but he'd make a 10Watt lightbulb look bright. Correction. Of course, the irony is that I call James Cleverly dim and then go and show just how dim I am when it comes to my knowledge of lightbulbs and their wattages. Maybe it would be better to say broken lightbulb instead.

[@ex-scientia4234]

Generous with the wattage!

[@supernoodles91]

They didn't say that it was a working 10 watt bulb though!😉

[@philrichards7240]

That's a joke that only works if you living over 15 years ago. I really wouldn't recommend looking directly at a modern 10W LED lightbulb... I'll get my coat.

[@dlevi67]

@@philrichards7240 LED by donkeys? (I'll get my coat too)

[@williamgeorgefraser]

He's so dim, you'd need a torch to see if he was switched on.

[@orraman5427]

I think a poll of the general public would show that the vast majority don't give a sh*t who the leader of the Tories will be.

[@markwelch3564]

I think that poll _has_ been done, and we don't 🙂

[@willtricks9432]

@@markwelch3564 Yep July 4th, the choice was none of the Tories.

[@BobPsomiadis]

The comedians in Great Britain will have a field day if he gets the job .

[@jak1590]

The Tories deserve all of these candidates, the do nothing sit backers and the hate, hate, hate, stand up and fight peddlers. They haven't learnt and they never will until they drop the hate and division rhetoric that destroyed them (but please don't tell them!!!)

[@TheHoveHeretic]

Tell them, but why waste your time when all the evidence says they're too boneheaded listen anyway.

[@Dragonsitter]

James O’Brian did a great phone in yesterday on this. Asking basically if we care which‼️ I don’t care because “non of the above” lol all are 🤡🤮

[@euroman3726]

The bar is not low , it is lying on the floor. The Conservative Party died with Brexit .

[@pygmalion1963]

The deeply racist tory faithful will always choose the white one

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

Party members love the blackest candidate, Badenoch.

[@beatricecowley4307]

Sunac, Patel are not white. Sunac was PM. Patel is in the running to be PM as is Cleverly. Both seem to have a good chance by the looks of things.

[@Faluzeer]

Sunac was not the choice of the party members, he came second behind Truss, he became party leader after the 1922 Committee changed the rules when Truss stood down.

[@1erkyrob2]

not a very good or accurate statement.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@beatricecowley4307 it is very strange isn't it that the Tories have by far the most ethnically diverse leadership of any party, and Braverman and Badenoch are two of the most popular MPs with Tory party members, and yet we still see lots of people with an opinion like the one above. Why is that?

[@Pikaling3408]

The party members will chose the most loony candidate when it’s comes down to them.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

Certainly did with Labour.

[@paultaylor7082]

@@Noel-ji8nm Well, when they chose Corbyn, they certainly did, they picked a 2 time loser. Next time round, they didn't make the same mistake, which is why they won their first General Election in 5 attempts and now have a 170 seat majority. The Tories ended up having 5 PMs in 8 years, 2016-24, the last three being totally unsuitable for the job, the worst of the bunch being the useless Liz Lettuce Truss.

[@twocvbloke]

There should be an option for "Two Short Planks", because the other options for tory leadership are all just as stupid...

[@PaulaXism]

That's an insult to short planks. This bunch make two short planks look like a computer.

[@TheHoveHeretic]

Wanting to leave the ECHR isn't enough to stop a tory being described as 'moderate'? Fuck me, the tories really are screwed. GOOD. Now let's see sommat done about the bastards in the legacy media.

[@richardjames3022]

The trouble is: are there any moderate Tories?

[@johnburrows3385]

That Thugenhat guy (whatever his name is)......but even he is pandering to the Tory members by suggesting we leave the ECHR.

[@earlofdoncaster5018]

Hiding in the broom closet whilst their comrades sing Horst Wessel.

[@peterebel7899]

They have to fit to the Brits.

[@mrD66M]

All those with an ounce of integrity got ousted by Bojo years ago

[@peterebel7899]

@@mrD66M Wasn't it Thatcher?

[@Test-hw5fn]

Cleverly's only achievement as Foreign Secretary was saying don’t sack me.

[@benji.B-side]

Choosing the next Tory leader is a bit like 'Crucifixion or Lion?' choice for Monty Python's' Brian.

[@tfive24]

It seems that failure in government, it isn't a mark against him.

[@markwelch3564]

They have to forgive failure, otherwise they have no candidates

[@davidcolin6519]

Having a large dose of mind bleach close to hand, if I were a Tory moderate, I'd be voting for the looniest of the loonies, just so that the party could see how unelectable the far right loons are, and how useless they are at actual politics. Because, even with the idea that a "centrist" Tory could do well, the reality is that there isn't a single one that persuades me that they can challenge the current Labour Party. Given the choice of a rubbish centrist or a rubbish loon, better to choose the rubbish loon, because it would taint the centrist perspective less. It's almost as if someone selected Tory MPs to specifically be useless and without a backbone. Ahhh, hold on... isn't that precisely what Boris Johnson did?

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

"Ahhh, hold on... isn't that precisely what Boris Johnson did?" He removed what little talent remained in the party, and is directly responsible for where it now is.

[@davidcolin6519]

@@cryoraptora303tm2 Yup, that's exactly what I was alluding to. Anybody intelligent enough was out because they could see the idiocy of Brexit. Anybody with any morality couldn't support BoJo as PM, which left dullards and/or those with no morals. This is what happens when a political party sells its soul for power.

[@anthonyhill6943]

“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king”

[@Lucretia9000]

Name ANY tory who successfully delivered anything, positive. Last one was thatcher, she managed to drill between dover and Calais.

[@derekmulready1523]

But helped with the downward spiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇮🇪🇪🇺

[@sallycardew785]

I know I should care - strong opposition and all that, however as far as I'm concerned it's a poor list of candidates to start with and i think the Tory infighting will go on, as will the clown show.

[@007JHS]

Cleverly, Patel, Badenoch, Jenrick.... It really doesn't matter which of these rats in the sack wins... They are all lacking in any kind of competence or leadership skills... They are certainly lacking in any kind of humanity and despite all indications of its monumental failure and cost are still harping on about the Rwanda scheme.

[@davidhines7592]

why would tories ever need to think? they have the Daily Mail editor and owners to do their thinking.

[@colincampbell4261]

Tories are weird.

[@tomconneely1361]

Reminds me of the old 'Cthulhu for President' slogan, "Why Choose the Lesser Evil?"

[@DJ_Cthulhu]

I'm not evil, I'm indifferent 🐙

[@PaulaXism]

Vote Dark Lord "No Lives Matter" .. nice 3 word slogan there.

[@user-ol7pr2jf3b]

The most inappropriately- named person in the world.

[@peterebel7899]

Do Tories need any leader? - As long as creativity is vital - As long as the money flows - As long as British MSM get primary fodder this is a cleverly Strategy!

[@chrish961]

They are all totally ill equipped

[@EricaMullins-vr6hz]

Were they dosed with Rohypnol before they answered the questions?

[@paultaylor7082]

That would explain a lot...

[@PatrickMcAsey]

This is the only KZbin channel where I find myself upvoting almost every comment. The enduring mystery is, 'Why would anyone ever be a member of the Tory party?' after their shocking period in government - now mercifully ended - when they oversaw Britain's departure from the European Union, and greatly impoverished those who were already poor, while making enemies of just about everybody else. The other, even more baffling, mystery is why on earth would anyone want to lead this rabble? Let's hope that whichever one of these nutcases who emerges as leader, they will mean the end of the Tory party.

[@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926]

11:43 You might have unintentionally highlighted why the members want Clevely to win because he'd be easy to control, I'm pretty sure he begged Sunak to keep his job during a cabinet reshuffle.

[@craig3420]

The big issue is..theres only about 3 normal tory mps..the others are raving lunatics

[@suzettemitchell-zq9qx]

Why would anyone think James Cleverly is a good choice for anything, never mind leader of the Tories!! He can't give a straight answer to a straight question.

[@merecliffe1]

Let's be honest it's a very low bar! If you could bottle all of their charisma and political savvy and honesty you'd still have an empty bottle!!

[@redboyjan]

You never get charisma with a tory, just hate and vile rhetoric

[@adampowell5376]

This poll does not surprise me. The Tories have a survival instinct. The Tory Party members are elderly and tend to hate young people. Badenoch and Jenrick are too young for them and too arrogant for me.

[@cryoraptora303tm2]

I agree. Jenrick is the only white nutcase going for the job and he's nowhere near insane enough for them. Badenoch isn't insane enough and is also a black woman, and also tends to behave like a spoilt child and piss off everyone in the room so that's a big no-no. Cleverly isn't even on Jenrick's level so he's out. As they don't have the choice of Braverman, they'll go with Patel as she is completely evil and wants to fit in with the far right crowd so badly that she'll do literally anything.

[@distinctdipole]

These favourability polls always annoy me because they never include "Don't give a #@$£!" and "None of them" as an option. They force a decision from which a false conclusion is drawn.

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

Thank you.

[@bjornjonsson7037]

If you hink a tory voter is nuts? Wait until you meet a tory member....

[@markwelch3564]

Tory conference Vox Pops are equal parts hilarious and terrifying

[@ProTantoQuid]

James Cleverley performs badly in front of Parliamentary Commitees - thinks slowly and often mis-speaks..

[@willtricks9432]

You mean Slow witted and Dishonest

[@johnbates4004]

None of them have delivered in Office. Cleverley has at least held high office without fucking anything up. Having said that, I'm with you. Let them elect someone who will demonstrate the unacceptability of their policies and bring the crisis on so it can be resolved. Not just for them but in the minds of the general public as well.

[@user-ol7pr2jf3b]

Someone white, for sure.

[@chromatec4311]

Cleverly is totally irrelevant - who cares what they do?

[@user-ol7pr2jf3b]

From an Indian to a black!…what’s the matter with this country?

[@jmas1219]

Heaven preserve us from a party whose favourites for leaders are Jim Dimly, Not So Priti and Kemi Bad Enoch. Tells you all you need to know about what the Conservatives have become.

[@michaelmayo3127]

Well, I sitting here "imagining that I'm a moderate Tory" Schit!!! the cat has just scratched me!!

[@malcolmwright4619]

Jimmy Dimly, The Prittler, Tugenhat or Badenoch! What an unenviable choice! Let the good times roll!

[@highdownmartin]

Tugonthat and Bad Enoch shurely?

[@malcolmwright4619]

@@highdownmartin I’ll remember those for the next post!

[@DaveRedDog]

If Tugenhat is on the ballot that goes to members he will win against Cleverly, Patel or Badenoch, the reason for this is obvious and it is the same reason Truss won against Sunak when the vote was put to the members... The meltdown will occur if you have Cleverly and either Patel or Badenoch on the poll... I think people of colour need to understand the Tories will always vote for the white person in preference to the person of colour.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

MPs voting for Sunak resulted in a massive defeat in racist Britain.

[@paultaylor7082]

@@Noel-ji8nm No, what won Sunak the leadership was (1) Johnson, having just resigned to be replaced by Truss, then re-entered the fray a few months later, had enough votes to go the second ballot, but withdrew. (2) The 1922 Committee gerrymandered the rules so that any candidate staying on the ballot paper had to have at least 100 nominations from the MPs, so when Johnson withdrew, Sunak won by default, the vote never went to the Party membership. The fact is whoever led the Tory Party, they were in for a hammering, polls indicated having Johnson back as leader would have made no difference whatever.

[@seriousmaran9414]

Fantastic, elect Dumberly, then a far right loon. Labour at least 14 years In office... WIN! 😊

[@Crumbleofborg]

Cleverly always made himself available for the media round to defend whatever stupidities the previous government had come up with. That level of exposure probably plays well with the party members.

[@johndewhurst6609]

Does it matter who the Tories elect as leader? They are out of office for at least 10 years all 130 of Tories have chance have of turn as party leader, going on their past history. Not only did they lose 150 mp's in the election they also lost a lot of membership.

[@EamonCoyle]

As someone who always doubts the ethics of Tories I would say that with Cleverly being the one who ordered the poll of members there is also the likelihood he picked the members who support him to answer the poll questions !!

[@pastyman001]

Cleverly is an also ran. A safe but uninspiring candidate for being a junior minister at best, so long as he sides with the PM at the time, otherwise doomed to be a low profile backbencher. The Tories will lock in their not far from ( and possibly heading for) 3rd place in Parliament.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

It certainly would be lovely for the lib dems to be opposition leader

[@Idk-ys7rt]

Cleverly was the only one I saw talking about the riots.

[@Justinian-IV]

Days after the fact.

[@Idk-ys7rt]

@@Justinian-IV Yeah, it was still better (less worse) than the other Tory leadership candidates though.

[@Captain-l2p]

He blamed labour,and remains in denial of the fact that the Tories retoric for the last decade caused the riots and farage fanned the flames .yes he said lots.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

​@@Idk-ys7rtbadenough never addressed it directly

[@jbenn43457]

She's going to be offended to hear that 😂​@@farhanatashiga3721

[@Grim_Beard]

You're overthinking it Phil. No explanation is needed beyond Not-very Cleverley's own ego. He certainly hasn't become a cunning political machinator overnight.

[@SuperRyge]

Cleverly was home sec while the Rwanda policy imploded in the most publicly disgraceful manner, and yet managed to avoid being personally identified with it. That's really quite impressive. He was in charge, and it's somehow not stuck to him.

[@JoBroughton-yw7un]

We the people who care have a labour government for next 4,5 yrs therefore i do not think about tories, diddle squat, give a toss who next leader is, i can breath again.

[@paultaylor7082]

I'm hoping Bad Enough (sic) wins, she'll make the Tories even more unelectable, guaranteeing them another 4 to 5 years out of power, and possibly more. Given that there are only 121 Tory MPs able to vote in this intital round of balloting, the difference in numbers between any of the 6 contenders succeeding and remaining on the ballot paper could be quite small. It's only the last two who are put forward to the Party membership, these are the jokers who gave us Johnson as leader in 2019 and Truss in 2022. In 2017, May won by default after Loathsome's (sic) faux pas, in October 2022, the rules were gerrymandered in the election after Truss to ensure the Tory Party members never got to vote to decide.

[@GeldardtheGrey]

Cleverly also described the Rwanda scheme as 'batshit' which is something Starmer will be able to use in the future if Cleverly does win.

[@erlinggaratun6726]

I can easily picture the tories changing leadership as often as I change bedsheets. they've been doing it for 5 years already...

[@michaellawrence7570]

They'll choose the most loopy candidate

[@iskrajackal9049]

Out of all 7 past tory PMs going back to Thatcher 6 have had surnames of only one or two syllables. On that basis only Jenrick stands a reasonable chance. Greater tory troubles ahead. A good fit within the syllable pattern however? ...Starmer! He would certainly echo 'tory values'. Confirm or deny, we ought to be to be told 🤣🤣

[@accomuk]

What you havent factored in is what the MP thinks is the best offer made him to vote for each of the candidates , and the one offering the best offer, gets that MP votes.

[@slightlyconfused876]

On the basis that he has been talking trash for the last couple of weeks he will make the perfect Tory leader.

[@ohyeah2816]

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[@Pebblrock6969]

They might as well try to get a vase of margaret thatchers ashes as their new leader instead

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Here's a twist. £3.1bn outgoing in July

[@ashroskell]

Wow . . . Cleverly is the, “least looney,” of all Tory hopefuls . . . What an abject lack of basic ability, let alone talent. How depressing.

[@tt-ew7rx]

Phil is possibly wrong on a number of points. Cleverly as Foreign Secretary (Windsor Framework hardly counts as "nothing") - was a better Foreign Secretary than Johnson, Raab or Truss, two of whom went on to become PM and one became DPM. Cleverly as Home Secretary - was a better Home Secretary than either Patel or Braverman. If you look at the others with this in mind, they are not in serious competition. Also, if you elect a far right nutter as leader, they will not likely "fail" and get deposed as they are all extremely good at being in opposition, even when they were in govt. So now they are in actual opposition they will make all the right (-wing) noises without any responsibility a job they were naturally born for. So why should they not last the parliament?

[@MrJohnnyjinx]

You were right about him before Phil. He is lazy. Couldn't believe when asked a question in Israel he let the Israeli Foreign Minister interrupt him and answer for him. An Embarrassment.

[@user-xu9ib9cd6d]

Will be in the wilderness for at least ten or fifteen years . Left a bad trail Labour has started preparing for the next election, according to news reports

[@francesconicoletti2547]

The entire Conservative Party project whatever it is has failed. Anyone who is still a member of the Conservative Party is a member because of the dream of Conservatism , whatever that is for any member of the party , not it’s achievements. Of course achievements are not going to matter, what is going to matter is how well a Conservative Party leadership candidate matches the dream of a party member.

[@paultaylor7082]

There are polls and polls, they have various levels of accuracy. Also with the number of Tory MPs being only 121, the difference between staying on the ballot paper or leaving it could boil down to only 1 or 2 votes. It's a bit like a steeplechase, where fences (the different ballots) are likely to bring down some possibly more favoured 'runners', unexpectedly. Time for the bookies to give us some odds....

[@kerryflote1283]

Six candidates? Is there anyone in the parliamentary party who's not standing for fuhrer?

[@jacksheppard4907]

James Cleverley is far too 'dusky' to be voted in as leader by Tory members.

[@raypickles537]

It boil down to who Farage wants to be the leader.

[@willtricks9432]

Cleverly did state the Rwanda Plan was Bat Shit Crazy, he also handled the Media badly. When Sunak had his Heads Trimmer out Cleverly in the US begged not to be sacked. Another politician with a few Ministerial Post behind him without much tact within the Party or with the Public.My opinion "Gonna Need a Bigger Skip"

[@KevinPugh-hq8rc]

I doubt the Tories will be able to turn round their electoral situation in 4 years. So whoever it is, they will be dealing with the internal dissent for a long time.

[@ipw133]

Not delivering anything is a strength, because all that's been delivered was so abysmal. So he's not associated with any of that.

[@mike-myke22]

Always intriguing analysis. 👍

[@kizzmiaz]

It'll be Priti if she gets her ring of power back from those pesky hobbitses in time.

[@sonicwingnut]

Real talk Phil - if Cleverly won, how would you feel about the first opposition leader that openly played Warhammer 40k?

[@hydra66]

He's the least devisive candidate. Doesn't mean he's competent. But Braverman and Patel tearing chunks out of each other isnt desirable to the party members

[@qeitkas594]

Let us look at this positively. Cleverly is the most down to earth normal one compared to all the other nut cases.

[@georgeatkinson759]

Perhaps Jeremy Corbyn could lead the Tories back to the centre of politics?

[@paultaylor7082]

Well, he certainly helped them in 2017 and 2019, keeping the Tories as the biggest Party in 2017 and giving them an 80 seat majority in 2019. The miserable Tory sods never even thanked, not once. There's gratitude for you, typical of them.

[@SamLowryDZ-015]

Of course he wants to be PM - Like Nigel - he will do anything to avoid having to represent let alone visit his constituency.

[@nigelrider3169]

I doubt that the new Tory leader will still be in place at the next General Election, but I quite like Cleverly, who has the decency to look uncomfortable when lying!

[@erlinggaratun6726]

I heard someone mention Cleverly as a likely choice two weeks ago..

[@finlayfraser9952]

The poll is particularly important? Phil, the country as a whole doesn't give a tinker's cuss about the Tories, or who becomes their leader.

[@earlofdoncaster5018]

Given Phil's hoodie, I would be interested in his take on WotC's take on D&D.

[@thomasdowning6768]

What ever gave you the quaint notion that actual accomplishments had anything to do with extreme party assessment of suitability for leadership? In general, history says otherwise.

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

They're probably 2 or 3 leaders away from being a threat again, Ian Duncan Smith hasn't had his turn yet lol.

[@kleedhamhobby]

I believe I'll always think of him as James "Shithole" (not so) Cleverly.