Conservative Post said MPs must put Suella Braverman through (Image: Getty)
The Tory Party has been warned that they risk “catastrophe” if MPs fail to back Suella Braverman in sufficient numbers to allow her to enter the leadership race.
A poll of verified members by Conservative Post, a grassroots website set up in the wake of Boris Johnson’s ousting, found that Ms Braverman was the most popular leader by a country mile.
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Over 2,400 members have voted so far, and Ms Braverman has a commanding lead over all other candidates with around 35% of votes cast.
She has more than double the level of support of Kemi Badenoch, while the two centrist candidates - James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat - come in a distant last.
However the former Home Secretary faces an enormous challenge actually clearing the hurdle and securing a spot in the leadership election.
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The survey of verified Tory members finds Ms Braverman in a commanding lead (Image: Getty)
MPs are required to secure 10 MP backers in order to run, and many of Ms Braverman’s supporters from 2022 either lost their seats or have defected to other candidates.
Claire Bullivant, the editor of the website and chief of the Conservative Democratic Organisation, has now warned that the Tories that it is “crucial” Ms Braverman be included in the choice put to members this October.
She warns that if Ms Braverman is kept off the ballot, and members for a second time following Rishi Sunak’s coronation, “I think it could be catastrophic for the party”.
Ms Bullivant warns that Tory members will be furious if MPs put forward two centrist ‘one nation’ candidates instead.
She tells The Express: “If MPs ignore this and put forward two One Nation candidates or someone the grassroots clearly reject, the Conservative Party faces certain doom. Such a misstep would drive away our loyal members in droves”.
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The survey of Tory members by Conservative Post (Image: Conservative Post)
"To safeguard our party’s future, MPs must listen to the voices of the grassroots. When our leader has the backing of the party members, the Conservative Party flourishes, stable and united. The base springs into action, just like during Thatcher’s era in the mid-80s or Boris Johnson's first six months of unparalleled support.
“But when the party ignores or defies its core supporters, it quickly falls out of favour.
“This has been painfully evident with Rishi Sunak – the entire mechanism sputters and stalls. Members go on strike, and civil war ensues. I hear from members daily who feel utterly ignored and disenfranchised.
“One loyal member of over 50 years recently lamented: ‘They want my time, my money, and my effort but they don't want my opinions. If they don't listen to me now, I'm gone.’
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“It’s time to act. We need to bring our members back, many of whom are currently disillusioned and drifting towards Reform. Conservative members are clamouring for change. They want Suella Braverman on the ballot.
“But the pressing question is: are the MPs listening?”
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Candidate applications opened at 7pm last night and will close at 2.30pm on July 29.
Tory MPs will then narrow down the field to four, who will then make their case to the party’s membership from September 29 to October 2.
Only Robert Jenrick and James Cleverly have handed their nomination papers in so far.