Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Rishi Sunak reacts while playing a game of bowls during a visit to Market Bosworth Bowling Club while on the general election campaign trail.In a hammer blow for the prime minister, the Redfield and Wilton Strategies survey of 12,000 people showed support forThe Conservatives remain on just 23%, leaving them a staggering 23 points behind Labour with a little over five weeks to go until the country goes to the polls on July 4.
The findings are the latest piece of bad news for the Conservatives’ stuttering election campaign, which has so far been beset by gaffes and controversy. Sunak was left soaked after he announced the election date outside 10 Downing Street in the pouring rain, with the New Labour anthem ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ being played by a protester., with Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker breaking ranks to criticise Sunak’s flagship plan to make all 18-year-olds carry out national service.Meanwhile, outgoing Tory MP Lucy Allan was suspended by the party after she endorsed the Reform UK candidate in her former seat.
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