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 Tory 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
Raucous - Making a harsh and loud noise.
Conservative party - A British political party. Members are known as Tories.
Tory - A member of the Conservative party.
MPs - Members of Parliament. MPs are elected to represent people in 650 different geographical areas.
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 - A right-wing populist party in the UK. It has support from Nigel Farage and used to be called the Brexit Party.
House of Commons - The democratically elected house of the UK Parliament. It consists of 650 Members of Parliament.
Keir Starmer - The leader of the UK Labour Party since 2020 and British prime minister since July 2024.