The Tories are quietly hopeful that they can win back a chunk of female Reform voters who have soured on Farage in the last few months. Multiple Tory MPs told Guido they think women are more likely to return to the Tory tent than men, and are keen to paint Reform as a ‘boys’ club’. “They like Kemi, they’re going off Reform… the Reform men in my constituency will be more difficult”, said one MP…
As Guido has reported, Labour is also losing support from women, with many (though not all) heading to Polanski’s Greens. The Tories are banking on picking up more…
The mood in Birmingham is more upbeat than last year’s wake in Manchester, though the bar is low. As one Tory source put it, “at least we have a pulse now”…
Kemi Badenoch at the 1922-ConHome bash last night:
“I did praise [Burnham] for his stamina, it was amazing. All I had to do was sit back and lie there. I didn’t have to do anything at all…”