About this episode
The episode discusses the perspectives of wavering Tory voters ahead of the local elections and their concerns about switching to Reform UK.
The Times Radio Focus Group is back ahead of May's local elections. JL Partners brings together a group of wavering Tories - voters from across England who backed the Conservatives at the last General Election, and are now considering switching to Reform UK. Do they think the 'Badenoch Bounce' is a real thing, what are their remaining concerns about Nigel Farage in 10 Downing Street, and just how disillusioned are they with the traditional main parties? Hugo Rifkind is joined by JL Partners founding director Tom Lubbock to discuss the findings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Hugo Rifkind
Guest: Tom Lubbock
Topics covered
- local elections
- Conservative Party
- voter disillusionment
- political focus group
- Reform UK
- Badenoch Bounce
Keywords
- Tories
- local elections
- politics
- voter concerns
- Badenoch Bounce
- Nigel Farage
- Reform UK
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: JL Partners, Reform UK
Places: England
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