Lord Ben Houchen, mayor of Tees Valley, said the Conservatives were "fighting each other like rats in a sack" and that the blame for the party's difficulty "ultimately lies on Sage."
Lord Houchen remains a rare bright spot in the Tees Valley following disappointing local election results for the Conservatives a week ago.
He told BBC Radio Tees: "Things are not looking good for the Conservative Party at the moment. There is still a way to go but that way is getting narrower by the day."
He said there was a general dissatisfaction with politics rather than a desire to support Labor among voters, so there was still a chance for the Conservatives to turn things around.“If the government actually steps up and delivers some real things and shows itself capable, and does the things people want from them, then there's a way to be able to get some of that respect back, To be able to get some confidence back from the public and help bridge a pretty big gap in a minute," he said.
The Conservatives suffered defeats from voters in last week's contests, losing almost 500 council seats, the West Midlands mayor's race and the Blackpool South by-election.
Sunak's troubles were deepened by MP Natalie Elphick's defection to the Labor Party in protest over his record on housing and stopping small boat crossings of the English Channel.
The scale of the difficulties facing Mr Sunak was underlined by a YouGov poll by The Times newspaper, which showed Labor on 48 per cent and the Tories on 18 per cent – just five points ahead of Reform UK among those who Said they would vote and expressed a preference. ,
The poll, which surveyed 2,072 people between 7 and 8 May, gave Labor its biggest lead since Liz Truss came to office in October 2022.Asked whether Sunak was to blame for the Conservatives' problems, Lord Houchen said, "Ultimately it's always on the shoulders of the leader, all the responsibility goes back to the top, it's the same in my job. Ultimately, You are the one responsible for this.”
"But there are a lot of people who are involved in the problems of the Conservative Party. There's a bit of chaos at the moment, right?"
"There are a lot of people in the Conservative Party fighting each other, defections happening, and ultimately the public does not vote for parties that are not united and are not presenting a united front and are not even talking to the public Are."
“If they are fighting each other like rats in a sack, instead of saying to the public, 'This is what we are going to do for you', then that is not in keeping with the election.,
"Obviously, it's ultimately up to Rishi, but there are a lot of people who need to work together instead of fighting with each other, stop messing around and start talking to people about what's going on." What can they give them?"
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Lord Houchen remains a rare bright spot in the Tees Valley following disappointing local election results for the Conservatives a week ago.
He told BBC Radio Tees: "Things are not looking good for the Conservative Party at the moment. There is still a way to go but that way is getting narrower by the day."
He said there was a general dissatisfaction with politics rather than a desire to support Labor among voters, so there was still a chance for the Conservatives to turn things around.“If the government actually steps up and delivers some real things and shows itself capable, and does the things people want from them, then there's a way to be able to get some of that respect back, To be able to get some confidence back from the public and help bridge a pretty big gap in a minute," he said.
The Conservatives suffered defeats from voters in last week's contests, losing almost 500 council seats, the West Midlands mayor's race and the Blackpool South by-election.
Sunak's troubles were deepened by MP Natalie Elphick's defection to the Labor Party in protest over his record on housing and stopping small boat crossings of the English Channel.
The scale of the difficulties facing Mr Sunak was underlined by a YouGov poll by The Times newspaper, which showed Labor on 48 per cent and the Tories on 18 per cent – just five points ahead of Reform UK among those who Said they would vote and expressed a preference. ,
The poll, which surveyed 2,072 people between 7 and 8 May, gave Labor its biggest lead since Liz Truss came to office in October 2022.Asked whether Sunak was to blame for the Conservatives' problems, Lord Houchen said, "Ultimately it's always on the shoulders of the leader, all the responsibility goes back to the top, it's the same in my job. Ultimately, You are the one responsible for this.”
"But there are a lot of people who are involved in the problems of the Conservative Party. There's a bit of chaos at the moment, right?"
"There are a lot of people in the Conservative Party fighting each other, defections happening, and ultimately the public does not vote for parties that are not united and are not presenting a united front and are not even talking to the public Are."
“If they are fighting each other like rats in a sack, instead of saying to the public, 'This is what we are going to do for you', then that is not in keeping with the election.,
"Obviously, it's ultimately up to Rishi, but there are a lot of people who need to work together instead of fighting with each other, stop messing around and start talking to people about what's going on." What can they give them?"
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