A popularity poll of cabinet members, as voted by ConservativeHome readers, has shown a startling picture of Tory Party leadership’s unpopularity with its grassroots — so embarrassingly so that David Cameron appears to have been dropped from the poll.
Whilst sinking ratings for the embattled Jeremy Hunt and Sayeeda Warsi aren’t surprising, David Cameron’s absence is conspicuous indeed. Cameron had appeared in at least the previous three such polls, and May’s rankings had seen him slide 34 points from December.
George Osborne’s ailing score — plunging into a negative rating since last month — reflects a similarly tough month for him, dogged with budget U-turns and political embarrassments. The fact that his Lib Dem scapegoat at the Treasury, Danny Alexander, comes in over thirty points ahead of him doesn’t do either of them any favours.
The presence of two former Tory leaders — and a tipped future one — in the top three won’t be turning any frowns upside down in Number 10.
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Life’s a bitch for David Cameron in the Bunker right now
He is probably regretting that he allowed the Tories to be bankrolled by the Bankers.
What’s most fucking worrying is Ichmann Düncan Schmiddt is top ranker!
Fuck me?
If Davros gets top ranking then what can we expect if that cunt gets into a seat higher up the pecking order?
Expect a concentration camp near you soon.
I see Danny Alexander is up there with the ghastly right wingers, apart from Michael Moore, all the rest of the Lib Dems, and Ken Clark re right at the bottom.
What do you think, will Danny become a Tory and be found a safe seat in England?
Where’s Chloe Smith ? Shirley she should be there on the basis of her hilarious performances on Ch4 News and Newsnight
Chloe Smith bless – ok Chloe when I blow the whistle its over the top of the trench you go just keep running I know you have no animation but just keep going!
I am stunned that Michael Gove is so popular among grassroots Tories. Stunned.
This is a little off-topic – but what a weird way of displaying the change from poll to poll, by putting the last ranking next to the current one, rather than the difference. It makes it very difficult to actually skim over it and see the risers and fallers (except Ed Davey who stands out with a *remarkable* 31-point fall).
The fact that IDS and his brutal abuse of disabled and vulnerable people are the most popular policies with the Tory grassroots totally exemplifies the ethos of their mentality.
Poor old Cleggy coming in second from last, not doing too well for a tory.