After the few Tories left have finished licking their wounds after the wipeout on Thursday night, they’ll be thinking about what went wrong and how to win over the electorate next time round. One statistic from Focaldata they’ll want to look at is the drop in support amongst Leave voters. The Tories no longer look like the party of Brexit opportunities…

The Conservatives lost a whopping 42 points among 2016 Leave voters, only picking up 33% compared to 74% in 2019. Unsurprisingly, 27% sided with Reform UK, while 23% voted for Labour. The Tories lost all 28 Red Wall seats they won last election in the process. With this recent cohort of Tory MPs looking more centre-left than right, and the Labour government targetting ever closer ties with the EU, Leave voters may be more politically homeless than ever…