Is the world’s most successful political party facing extinction? After a wipeout in the local elections, some think Rishi Sunak could be the last ever Conservative prime minister.
Tories enter ‘death spiral’ after big losses
Threat: “This could be the end of the road for the Conservative party.” Nigel Farage (above), 16 April 2024. Glossary
Conservative party - A British political party. Members are known as Tories.
Councillors - Members of councils, such as town councils, that run a town.
Labour - Britain's main left-of-centre political party.
Liberal Democrats - Also known as the Lib Dems, a liberal political party in the UK.
Reform UK - Officially Reform UK, a political party set up in 2018 as the Brexit Party. Its most prominent figure is Nigel Farage.
General election - In the UK, when an election is held for all 650 members of the House of Commons. One must take place every five years.
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.
Tories - The Tory Party was the former name of the Conservative Party. The phrase is still used to refer to Conservatives.
House of Commons - The democratically elected house of the UK Parliament. It consists of 650 Members of Parliament.
Polls - When people are asked what their opinion is on a certain topic or who they are voting for in an election.