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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu

Tory voters in Surrey defiant after backing Lib Dems in local elections, poll shows

Conservative party rosette
Members of the Surrey focus group say the Conservative party needs some time in opposition to sort itself out. Photograph: Paul Marriott/Shutterstock

Blue wall Conservative voters in Surrey are far from impressed with the government’s obsession with culture wars, and remain unrepentant for tactically backing the Liberal Democrats at last week’s local elections.

The prime minister still looks “out of his depth”, uninspiring and unable to set out a straightforward vision six months in the job, according to a panel of Surrey residents who backed the Conservatives at the 2019 election. They believe “the country needs change now”, and the Tories need some time in opposition to sort themselves out.

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