The Conservatives are 'starting to panic' | Kate McCann
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- “Among the grassroots, among the MPs the panic about the polls and also about Reform takes hold”.
The Conservatives are having to "wrestle back" the narrative after poor polling and Nigel Farage take spotlight, says Times Radio political editor Kate McCann.
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They shouldn't be panicking. They knew this was coming for the last two years.
They are not panicking - Its all theatre.
@@CumbriaPreachingindividual MPs (the 2019 intake, many of whom aren’t wealthy, didn’t expect to win their seats and don’t have anything lined up for after they lose them again) are probably panicking. The rest know what’s coming and are reconciled to it. This will make the rout that is coming on July 4th less satisfying. But only a bit. It will still feel great. I can’t wait for it.
You in America popping up in all comments 😂
They are not panicking, why? Because they will be back in power under the Labour name. Labour will continue on with Tory policies. Nothing will change. Why do you think that so many Tories have defected to Labour? Because they feel at 'home' there.
Worst government of my lifetime.
Worst government in British history. The government of Lord North may have lost the American colonies,. but even that didn't risk breaking-up the United Kingdom altogether.
100% Agree
Surely the worst government of anyone still living's lifetime.
@@bc5295 Oooooohhh, I well remember Thatcher, a most evil and cruel individual.
I think Blair was worse. This lot second
Why don’t the Tories run on their own manifesto, policies and their record over the last fourteen years in government ? Instead of lying and spreading misinformation about every one else.
Have you seen their record this past 14 years! I think there’s your answer.
They have broken every manifesto, the people know it's not worth any thing, they are finished.
Well that’s because everyone has lived through their policies and knows exactly what their record has been over the last 14 years and that’s why they’re going to be annihilated at the election and there’s nothing that they can do to change that.Theres going to be a labour government with a massive majority and we’re going to have that for at least the next 10 years.🤷♂️
What, their manifestos that have literally destroyed every sector of society? Not sure that's the best plan mate.
the last few weeks will be a character assassination of keir by the right, so the Tories/ far right definitely are desperate.
Fix in 3 weeks what took 14 years to wreck ? No way
@Porkypine79 And back to school with you, your reading comprehension is a joke. It will change and if you grab a mug you can catch enough of your tears to water the one dead plant you own.
The Tories can't fix it.@Porkypine79
I hope to God that they never see power again. They have been absolutely catastrophic for our country, and their policies have been catasclysmic for vulnerable people.
LoL..
Yes, let's discuss Sunak's morals... Sunak, the high-risk _bingo_ investment banker that co-founded a hedge fund in the aboveboard Cayman Islands that was instrumental in the 2008 banking crisis and almost caused RBS to collapse after his and his firm TCI's involvement with ABN Amro.
Come on, give the man a break. He was chancellor when the 'fast track' PPE contracts were organised...
@@martinahardaker8739 I was raised in the Krays-Richardsons culture. Now, where would he like it? Leg? Arm? 3rd cervical vertebra?
@@martinahardaker8739 absolutely, also not forgetting the £38Billion cost of the excel 97-based track ‘n trace platform for a Tory party brothers company…
Sunak is what happens when the UK let criminals free.
Nobody is listening to them anymore, the ship has sailed.
Unfortunately, it can't sail because they gave the contract to a company without boats.
vote Reform!
@@sonofsomerset1695 vote against your own interests based on one policy
@sonofsomerset1695 why??? Vote fir them by all means and knock the Tories into 3rd place but Reform won't be the opposition
@@dougclark9921 Not one policy, every Reform policy is better than Labour or tories.
Worst government ever.
I think the Government of Lord North 1775-1781 could give him a run for his money.
@@ganrimmonim ...or possibly Oliver Cromwell
or Possibly Tony Blair
@@RayleighBoy grow up Tory boy!
@@RayleighBoy under Blair NHS satisfaction was at an all time high, waiting lists where at an all time low. Now it's the opposite. GP waiting times where lower, same for dentists. Beaches where amongst the cleanest in Europe. Unemployment was much lower.
You have strange standards for failure
The Conservative Party need to go as they re no longer Conservative. Just disband and leave the Political sphere.
That's why all the smart people are voting Reform.
@@sonofsomerset1695 are you aware of Farage’s record as an MEP? He’s a self serving grifter and you’re claiming this is the ‘smart’ vote?
@@chris6559 It's a protest vote.
I'm voting Reform not because I think they will win but because the Labour party and the Conservative party both despise the white working class.
@@chris6559 He got us out of the EU as promised didnt he, after 20 plus years of hard work, he's succeded in everything he's set his mind to, about time we let him save the country.
@@sonofsomerset1695 £350 million a week to the NHS too yeah?
NEVER TRUST THE TORIES!!!
Never trust the reds.
But you can trust reform uk 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴
@@AlbertWoods-n4z😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I don’t trust any of them
never trust the hindus.
....and there are some who still want the bumbling Bunter back or even Lettuce Truss.
Years of gaslighting with far right rhetoric will take a very long time to repair. Very easy to damage anything far more difficult to repair!!
Slippery Sunak can't wrestle back anything as anything he touches will slide right off
They should have been panicking a year ago
They didn't take Reform seriously.
@@maccagrabme They also never took the British people seriously
As soon as Johnson was leader.
@@life107familyfitnessboxing8but your photo says you are not British
@@maccagrabme They never took Labour seriously, the one party that is taking hundreds of their seats now
Imagine the country having Cameron, Boris, Truss and Sunak and then looking toward Farage as the answer to corruption, stupidity and lack of policy.
Imgine thinking Starmer, who cant even say what a woman is, would be a better leader than Farage!
you forgot treason may
@@sonofsomerset1695 giving more tax breaks to the rich, defunding social programs, and generally making life worse for average citizens is all you'll get from Farage. But you'll have to learn that lesson the hard way because the failures of Brexit haven't been enough yet?
@@sonofsomerset1695 Imagine if you voted for Farage based only on the fact he hates everyone. Dont moan if he gets in and treats everyone, including dullards like you, like dirt.
The Socialist Nationalists in Germany would confiscate Jewish wealth. When they ran out of Jews, they started going after the rich Germans wealth. Socialist Marxists did the same thing with the Kulaks
Not just Wales! In London the Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan* and my Labour Council have doubled my Council Tax!!! Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, has
taken, older people's Pre 9 am use of
Freedom Pass / 60 plus oystercard;
that conservative Mayor Boris Johnson
gave us!
The fact the Reform
Party exists in the UK shows how effed the UK actually is
Yeap people should have seen what Fromage was all about after brexit.
We now have a total conman / grifter trying to get into power.
Yes woe betide anyone with a different political position. Aare you thick or something fella? First time voting by the sound of it.
If the Conservative or Labour parties did not show so much disregard towards their own citizens there wouldnt be any need for a Reform party.
Correction - Reform UK Limited.
Well said reform excist 😊
Fireworks on July 4th. And it will not be in the US!
Think there will be a few street party's going on...
Stay away America. Keep on your side of the pond
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hope the weather stays good, street parties all around...
I sincerely hope Sunak has rehearsed an answer to Beth Rigbys question posed to him last year: "How do you feel when you lose?" Beacause, Sunak, and all of his mates, WILL lose this election, big time!
A bit late to start to panic! The damages have been done long ago.
They don't panic about the damage they have done. They only panic about their own political positions that bring so much profit to them.
You need to be aware that even the most switched on political operative has no idea how much the Tories are loathed by the general public
Reform are the only party with a popular leader.
Well... We shall find out for certain on 4th July.... Bring it on...
Conservatives and reform are different sides of the same coin .
Youre obviously ignorant, Labour have more in common with the tories than Reform do, so youre clearly brainwashed by the media.
Vote reform=fascist country. No thanks.
Vote reform 🇬🇧
Conservatives and Labour are the ones on the same page of the net zero scam, not Reform.
Brexit was such a failure, why do so many people want to make it so much worse?
Tory's obsessed with Nigel Farage, just like 2015 all over again.
Except in 2015 the Labour Party wasn’t doing well in the polls and had a weak leader (Miliband).
They are finally done.
The problem they have is that since the mid-70s the party’s MPs, members and most of their voters have held two diametrically opposed views. And that hypocrisy has been brutally exposed.
You simply cannot be pro-business, low regulation and against public spending while simultaneously wanting to conserve the nation. Actual conservatism costs money. If you want good schools and hospitals, low crime and a reduced need to increase the working-age population via immigration, you need to spend money. In order to keep a largely consumption-based, service led economy, growing, you cannot fund those things by taxing average people - you need to tax wealth. And their donors won’t allow them to. So we end up with poor hospitals, crime, badly maintained infrastructure, an army that couldn’t put a single division on to a battlefield etc etc.
They haven’t conserved anything and so they must be punished.
TELL US A STORY TORY
😂😂
No wonder Sunaks worried the police will be called in to investigate his conflicts of interest hopefully.
Bought shares in moderna cheap then gave they permission to build a factory in uk 🙄
He will be an American citizen by then
You want to get yourself a spot at the comedy club ?? pmsl
@@aidiess You're clearly ignorant of the vaccine scandal.
It could be possible....
My constituency is a marginal. So far only Labour has put a leaflet through my letterbox. Our last MP was Conservative. I think the Tories are running scared.
I think that ALL Tory MP's are running scared of the voters.... General Elections are the ONLY time that these arrogant people have any fear....
👍 thought more likely just given up
The Tories know that ' the game is up ! '
Tories have run out of money actually
Doncaster area... Just received the Tory folded card leaflet... Was about to throw it away ( unread ) then decided to keep it ( as a souvenir of the end of the Tory party ) and maybe sell on ebay later.... Lets face it... Most Tory info is likely to go straight into the dustbin...
About time conservatives are a very dryed up party we need a new a Fresh Party 👍👍
The Tories think that after 14 years of fixing nothing, that attacking Starmer for being too old will win them any votes?
LOL!!! STARTING??? so as usual they are unprepared/late to everything hahahaha
Sad and boring but not surprising that the Tories want to play dirtier, uglier and nastier. They really have nothing else left, nobody is still going to fall for Sunak's "we have a plan" nonsense anymore. So their offer boils down to literally more of the same chaotic shambles that the public already despises them for.
Multi millionaire sunak is off to santa monica leaving the wreckage of a tory party.😅
I would say that's a certainty LoL😅
The Tories have given up on Britain.
There is nothing left to chew on.
Mr Mainwaring never panicked. Maybe he should be the next Conservative leader.
Well done @user; I wondered who'd be first to spot that truism.
They should have been panicking years ago!
And all self inflicted from Major, May, Cameron and Johnson
Don't know why they should panic - all they have to do is sit back and lose..
Panic? They are rich politicians, they have nothing to panic over.
They're panicing about Reform telling the truth, they cant handle that, all they can do is get the woke media like the Times to slander and demonize them with propaganda.
TORY PARTY.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They're only just starting to panic? Jeez - they're even behind the curve on that one...!
Actually Sunak keeping his seat and then getting sacked by his party would be hilarious.
After the election how many of the " big names" will have lost their seats and not be a prospective leader.
@@FenderTeleYes... We are all looking forward to the series of exciting events, known as ' Portillo moments '.... I think there will be many....
@@Northstanderhe would still be leader even if he lost his seat
Kate’s political analysis is very good! well done.
14 years.
Yes but for the first 5 they had Lib(tuition fees support)Dems as their partners in crime. If only Clegg had kept his distance, Cameron would have been much more careful about unleashing Austerity Osborne on to an unsuspecting public,
I hate them with a passion
Theyre finished
Please lets just have the election and get this over with
We've now got e coli in most of our meal deal sandwiches because of reduced regulation, how could you not want to regulate food chemicals?
Vote Reform! We can do this. Real positive change can happen. The conservative party must be shown that it is NOT ok to promise things and then to do the opposite.
Times Radio seems to attract a lot of bots and spam in the comments. I've seen one Russian troll and one nonsense bot already and there are only ten comments.
Yes, it does, because Russia sees it as a pro-government channel, and they are anti-UK government. Russia bots support Farage and Reform because he is destabilising UK politics.
1 Tory seat would 1 too many.
I am so upset....I have been crying all night....for the demise of the tories.
please be kind to them.
It is completely wrong that Sunak is putting himself forward for election when we know he is going to America shortly after the election.
The Tories should never have vacated the centre ground. In their panic, they will go further to the right. It’s the end of them.
Such wonderful news for the country
I really like Kate’s political analysis. Great insight from a young correspondent.
Not surprising they are about to have an appointment down the jobcentre and evan be sanctioned 😅😅😅😅
If these MP's have more than £16,000 in assets, then they wouldn't be given any Universal Credit, when they sign on....
This idea of "you haven't ruled out X have you?" is so absurd. Have the Tories ruled out a tax on Wednesdays, or on breathing, or birthdays, if they are re-elected?
It's not quite that absurd. If a political party doesn't rule out a policy which they've supported in the past, it's fair to assume they're considering it again.
No Kate, this is not risky territory for Labour, its exactly what the country is calling for, a grown up approach to our relationship with the EU instead of the ludicrous Euro phobia of the right. It will annoy right wing tories and Reform UK voters….but who cares?
They’re not panicking. They’ve goaded the electorate. They’re not frightened of voters at all, makes you wonder who’s bidding they’re doing.
Are they comatose?? They should have been panicking months ago.
What is the current 'Conservative' party conserving? It's definitely not the indigenous British identity but a sort of global elitism. Nigel Farage represents national British conservatism which is why he's so popular in comparison.
As a safety technician i was concerned about lots of regulations which we were going to escape from, the Provision and use of work equipment, COSHH, PPE, Working at height, CE certification, etc etc.
You mean the stuff that keeps people alive? F**king sociopathic sheep.
I have been Conservative for 50 years and I cannot abide them. Vote Reform.
I ain't taking no notice on who to vote for from a lifelong Tory, sinking ship jumpers,the lot of you.
HAND RUBBING INTENSIFIES!
Vichy Government.
Vote Labour get the Tories out .
This new lady commentator is very on point and frankly, quite good analysis.
If she were she'd be telling people to vote Reform.
@@sonofsomerset1695 Why? Explain what that party represents please.
Kate McCann has lovely eyes.
and doubtless other parts.
Why don't people seem to understand that people KNOW Reform won't get that many seats, but it doesn't matter - they're voting for them regardless, because they despise the Tories. So telling them it'll stop Tories winning does absolutely nothing to combat the situation.
And yet reform are a populist company with more far right proposals than the tories!!!!
Hi tubey, greetings from Germany near Cologne. In our voting system Reform would get a lot of seats. However, this would not be completely positive. Who would agree to a coalition with them? But the real problem would be that they have to give speeches in parliament and the population could judge them much better. Being in the opposition one can propose all crazy things. - wish you all the best -
@godehardbrysch7905 Hi there - I completely agree; proportional representation allows extreme parties a voice and that's dangerous, even if it's more democratic than our system of first past the post.
The thing that's dangerous about Reform is that they actually talk a lot of sense on a lot of thing and it effectively disguises the more insane elements of their offering.
But that's why people will vote for them here - the belief is it's a safe protest vote as they'll never actually have power, and meanwhile it gives the Conservatives a kicking and encourages them to lean right in the future.
@@tubey84 Thank you very much, I could learn a lot from your response which is authentic.
@@tubey84 Reform are not extreme, please get a clue and stop being brainwashed by woke media propaganda.
Its a bit late to panic.
They should have panicked four years ago when they said two weeks to flatten the curve, then locked us all away for five months.
On page 2 of Braverman's letter to Sunak dated 15/11/23 she states; "You never had any intention of keeping your promises" -
Was Ritchie lying all along....
"Starting to panic?" When the criminal investigations of their actions in office begin, then you'll really see them panic.
Looking forward to a Labour government. The last 14 years has been an utter disaster, corruption mixed with incompetence.
Don't expect anything different from a Labour government. If you have never experienced a Labour government, in 5 years you will be saying get them out now!
@@nottmfunguy Give evidence.
I’m old enough to remember the damage labour did to this country when maggie came to power I had to do my homework by Gas light! Now the tories are just as bad spending beyond reason we are in massive national debt that none of them talk about apart from Nigel go Nigel go let’s start again, £20000.00 before tax threshold bringing 7 million out of poverty no other party offering this, vat cut from utility bills!
@@nottmfunguy that’s exactly what elections are for. In 5 years time I will make the decision if a change is needed. For right now, a change is definitely needed!
@@nottmfunguyI experienced the last Labour government. And 32 years of the Tories.
F**k the Tories - things worked under the last Labour government and you could actually see a GP and get an NHS dentist appointment.
Those who still support the Tories aren't exactly the sharpest pencils in the box. So, I guess it's taking them a bit longer to get on the same page.
That would be about a month after the election then...😅
The Tories panicking only now? Did they not see any issue for the last two years.
No because they were hoping just to bring in new laws to make everything legal.
They have been panicking. That's why Sunak is their leader
I wholeheartedly agree.
Vote for Britains sake, vote Reform. and save our country and ourselves.
Are there really enough elderly racists for reform to make a real break through?
Chemical regulations were uppermost in my mind when deciding which way to vote in the EU referendum,
They've been panicking since the Kwarteng debacle.
Katie has obviously seen plenty of Tory grissle.
I should think they are worrying.?😂
Laughing myself silly here.😂
There is no such thing as a ' safe Tory seat ' any more... Every one of them must be running scared of the voters.... About time, too...
Calling Sunak the Prime Minister just sounds wrong.
That about to be corrected shortly...😅
He’s not an MP, currently, but he is still the Prime Minister (for another 3 weeks).
Stand down, out of moral integrity??????
I for one will be spoiling my vote with the word's I don't comply I don't consent to any of these criminals masquerading as politicians.
If people knew what Labour really believes and wants to do, they wouldn't vote for the party.
It's going to be a grim 5 years.
I am waiting for the 20th survey … 19 times out of 20.
Try and see the positives here, Tories. You’ll have lots of time this summer to tend to your gardens.
After the election reform and the conservative party might merge together to make a new right-wing conservative party. Same old faces 😮
Reform
The only reform we need is to switch from first past the post to PR,
Kate McCann fail to read the room again. The attacks are working! Lol.
The sad thing is, the Tories still can’t see what they’ve done wrong. However, Labour is no better than they are and their usual voters are just as disenchanted. Three weeks is a long time in politics…..
Clutching at straws much. PPE, Taxes, Truss Budget etc etc ad nauseum...the Kleptomaniacal Gangsters in Suits Tory Party are toast sunshine
The opposition never hold the government to account, but when it's election time - the people will
No, the people will just tribal vote as usual and get the other side of the same coin, Labour.
@@sonofsomerset1695 Not so sure.... This time, the people have sussed out all of these failure politicians... We all know that the Duopoly of Tory/Labour is the reason why our Country is in such a state.... Looking forward to the results starting to be announced... ' Portillo moments '...
STOP THE MADNESS GET THEM ALL OUT YOU NEED TO READ WHATS HAPPENING AND YOUR NOT 😂😂😂
Kate McCann is very good, she explains things very well.
Come on good people of Clacton . Do not let Farage in.
Good people would be voting for him you muppet.
The time for panic has passed, I feel. That came to a head when Rishi decided a pre-recorded TV interview was a better use of his time than attending the D-Day anniversary. A car crash interview at that!
The Tories were given 14 years to implement their present manifesto but they failed.
eg immigration has increased and not decreased.
Tax thresholds has not increased.
ULEZ was not stopped.
ECHR is not ended.
Not a single flight to Ruanda.
etc.
Toxic waste
The crime minister is incredibly angry about the betting on the election, because he's just remembered that he has forgotten to get his bet on, 😢😢
I am starting to panic that I will lose my sanity before July 4th.
Nothing risky here,we should vote and beg them to rejoin.
Too late to panic now, should have been panicking when Rishi was sinking the dagger into Boris’ back.
Getting rid of Johnson was a party decision. Record number of resignations in political history.
NO, panic should have set in when they chose the blond liar and charlatan
him and Gove !
@@danthsmith absolutely! Johnson is the destroyer in chief, he set the time bomb ticking, Sunak is the patsy who is holding it when it explodes
Doing that was the last decent thing Sunak did. Johnson should not be allowed anywhere near a position which requires honesty,hard work and intelligence,