THE Tories are set to lose 700-plus seats in the local elections, the party’s projections show.
Even Jesus could not stop a second poll wipeout in a year, an ex-minister said.
On Thursday 1,641 councillors on 23 local authorities will be voted in across .
Tories currently control 19 .
But a party source said: “It’s a very realistic scenario to imagine we might lose control of every single council.”;
are targeting Tory-run .
YouGov polling shows Nigel Farage’s party is also on course to win two key mayoral elections on May 1 in Greater Lincolnshire, and and East .
Senior Tories promise there is “no way in hell”; they will try to topple leader .
One insider said the party “still has PTSD”; from ending the careers of so many PMs, with the from last July still fresh in the memory.
A former cabinet minister said: “We could have Jesus Christ himself leading us and we’d still flop this week.”;
A key by-election will also be held in Runcorn & Helsby where Labour MP admitted assault.
Insiders say it is a close race with Reform.
