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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

INSANE: Failure to appeal to millennials existential challenge to tory party sunak warned | Vintage Vibes

Bim Afolami, the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden and former Tory vice-chair, photographed outside Houses of Parliament
Bim Afolami, the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden and former Tory vice-chair, said the situation was ‘worsening’ for his party. Photograph: MI News/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

The Conservatives’ failure to win over young voters poses an “existential” challenge to the party, Rishi Sunak has been warned, as new polling found nearly two-thirds of millennials said it deserves to lose the next election.

Research from the centre-right thinktank Onward found that millennials – which it defined as those aged 25 to 40 – think the Tories are dishonest, incompetent and out of touch. Yet despite this, it said there was hope younger voters could be attracted back to the party.

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