Why Tories are talking about winning the next election
Despite poor polling numbers following their 2024 election defeat, the UK Conservative Party is showing signs of renewed optimism. Analysts attribute this to the stabilization of the party against Reform UK and the rising personal popularity of leader Kemi Badenoch.
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This analysis provides insight into the political recovery strategies of a major party and the shifting landscape of British electoral politics.
Image source, Getty Image caption, The Tories are in an upbeat mood at their annual conference
Political party conferences can be weird events - where positive thinking and hopeful rhetoric can crowd out reality.
If you spend enough time drinking and socialising with like-minded people anything can seem possible.
That could be one explanation for the upbeat mood of this year's Conservative gathering in Birmingham.
On the face of it, the party has made little progress since it was emphatically ejected from power in 2024. If an election was held tomorrow, it would do even worse than it did back then, according to some polls.
Yet senior figures, including leader Kemi Badenoch, are talking about winning the next general election outright and forming a government.
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