The Tories losing next week's by-election in Wellingborough would act as a 'tipping point' before the party faces a potentially 'seismic' electoral wipeout, Nadine Dorries has told LBC.
The Tories losing next week's by-election in Wellingborough would act as a 'tipping point' before the party faces a potentially 'seismic' electoral wipeout, Nadine Dorries has told LBC. The Tories are hoping to defend their 18,500-seat majority in the by-election, which was triggered after Peter Bone, the area's former MP, lost the Conservative whip for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman.
We’ve lost by-election after by-election and we expect to lose this one, but if Ben Habib, who is the candidate…polls more than 14 per cent, then that’s going to be the tipping point.” She also said some Tory MPs could then defect to Reform in a bid to retain their seats.