Failed election guru STILL on Tories’ payroll

THERESA MAY made a pointed apology for the General election campaign in her much-maligned conference speech. May, whose poll lead fell from 23 per cent to virtually nothing, said: ‘It was too scripted, too presidential. I hold my hands up for that. I take responsibility. I led the campaign. And I am sorry.’

election strategist Sir Lynton Crosby’s firm was paid about £4 million for the campaign.

Surprisingly, his company CTF Partners still works for the Tories, carrying out a ‘ values study’, asking focus groups what they care about.

One senior Tory said: ‘It might have been better if they’d known the values before the campaign. There’s been a string of resignations at No 10 but none at Tory HQ, which is now known as the provisional wing of CTF.’

IN HIS newspaper column Nick Timothy — sacked as Theresa May’s chief of staff after the elec- tion — said the policies in her speech weren’t good enough.

‘This was the opportunity for the Tories to reset and show the country . . . they have the policies to change people’s lives for the better. Unfortunately, they failed to take their opportunity.’ One big idea was the cap on energy. It was in the manifesto in the general election that cost Mrs May her majority. Who helped write the manifesto? Mr Timothy.