Tory Support Hits Record Low As Local Election Defeat Looms

Rishi Sunak talks to a worker during a visit to the Airbus factory in Stevenage last month.

Support for the Conservatives has hit a record low as the party braces itself for defeat in the local elections later this week.

A poll by the More in Common think tank put the Tories on just 24% - the lowest vote share they have ever recorded for Rishi Sunak’s party.

It leaves the Conservatives 19 points behind Labour, who are on 43%. The Lib Dems and Reform UK are neck-and-neck on 11% each.