Older suburban Tory women hold key to No10

SUBURBAN women over the age of 60 who voted Conservative in 2019 could prove decisive at the general election, a think tank has said.

- Christopher McKeon

Polling published today by More In Common suggests the coalition of voters that gave Boris Johnson a majority five years ago has now fragmented.

While some appear to have switched to Labour, and others have opted for Reform UK, a larger proportion do not know how they will vote.

Of this group, which makes up around 6% of voters, most are female, older than average and likely to live in towns or suburbs.