Voters beginning to think Conservatives are ‘weird’, research suggests

Tories found to have problems with relatability, and few voters could identify party leadership candidates

Conservative party politicians have started to be seen as weird", with very few members of the general public - or even their own voters - able to identify the leadership candidates, new research has suggested.

It showed 70% of voters either did not know or thought none of the candidates could win the next election - with James Cleverly the highest scorer on 8%, followed by Priti Patel.