Tories Face Tough Test As They Try To Stay In Place Of Tiverton And Honiton Elections
A self-proclaimed Conservative – “I’m Tory, my father was Tory, and I believe in the right” – the retired journalist began the conversation on the doorstep of his well-kept semi-detached house on the outskirts of Tiverton. Nothing could change his mind. Just 10 minutes later, the 87-year-old had admitted to Eleanor Rylance, a consultant from East Devon, that he did not believe Johnson would lead the Tories in the next election – and in fact preferred Jeremy Hunt....