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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart

Why are millennials so turned off by the Tory party?

Young couple looking at houses in estate agent's window.
The Onward report found 62% of 25 to 40-year-olds believe the party deserves to lose the next election. Photograph: Nick Gregory/Alamy

“I do think it is pretty obvious really.” After new research suggested millennials believe the Conservatives deserve to lose the next election, former Tory cabinet minister David Willetts says the answer lies with the economy.

Polling for thinktank Onward, whose director, Sebastian Payne, hopes to become a Conservative MP, found that 62% of 25 to 40-year-olds believe the party deserves to lose the next election.

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