Tory ‘mistrust of PM’s One Nation vision’

THE majority of Tory activists view Boris Johnson’s One Nation outlook with suspicion or outright hostility, according to a poll.

The Prime Minister has vowed to ‘level up’ the country, pledging to invest in the North and Midlands to counter the dominance of London.

Nearly 0 per cent of Tory supporters said they were ‘distrustful of interventionist politics’ and ‘nervous of the Government straying too far from Tory principles’, according to the Conservative-Home survey. But 33 per cent said the state should ‘frequently intervene in the economy’ and think that if it doesn’t the Tories’ election gains will vanish. Another 5 per cent said there was little to be said for the One Nation outlook and that they ‘disliked’ intervention.

One Nation Conservatism is the principle of preserving established institutions and traditional principles while pursuing social and economic programmes to benefit ordinary people.