Tories face wipeout as they drop to fourth place in major poll

The Conservatives have slipped to fourth place behind Labour, Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats, a major poll has found.

In a survey that will raise fresh questions about Kemi Badenoch’s leadership, the Tories were in fourth on 16 per cent of the vote. Sir Ed Davey’s Lib Dems have overtaken the party, the YouGov poll showed, with 17 per cent of the vote.