The Conservative party faces a significant challenge in justifying its relevance as former cabinet minister Simon Clarke highlights a concerning lack of a clear narrative. With recent electoral losses, including over 600 councillor seats, the party finds itself under pressure from emerging rival parties like Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats. Clarke stresses the need for intergenerational fairness, reform in public services, and a renewed focus on the economy ahead of local elections to recover from its current low polling figures, estimated at around 17%.
"I think that we have to accept that we are fighting to justify our existence and there is no point sugar coating that reality."
"The party needs to face up to reality that it has not had a clear, compelling narrative for a long time."
"Our focus must now be on intergenerational fairness, public services reform and the economy as we move towards next year's local elections."
"The Conservative party's current polling at about 17% highlights its struggle against rising challengers like Reform UK and the Lib Dems."
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