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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Tories must resist false choice of wooing either Reform or Lib Dem defectors, says thinktank

Rishi Sunak speaks during a debate n the House of Commons
The executive of the 1922 Committee meets on Wednesday to draw up a timetable for selecting a replacement for Rishi Sunak. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP/Getty Images

The Conservatives must resist the false choice of wooing voters who shifted to either Reform or the Liberal Democrats in the election, according to a leading Tory-facing thinktank, as the party faces a crunch week in deciding its post-defeat future.

Former Conservative supporters who opted for Reform or the Lib Dems on 4 July had common characteristics, including scepticism towards Keir Starmer and worries about immigration, Onward said.

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