Councillors turning against May

Tory councillors are revolting against Theresa May over her handling of Brexit, with 40 per cent prepared to vote for Nigel Farage’s rival party at the European elections.

A survey of elected grassroots Conservatives found three-quarters of Mrs May’s councillors wanted her to resign, with 43 per cent of them calling for her to quit immediately.

Just over half – 52 per cent – said they would vote Tory at the European elections – a figure that would rise to 65 per cent if Mrs May was replaced by Brexiteer Boris Johnson, a Survation poll has found.

Some 40 per cent said they would vote for Mr Farage’s Brexit Party, a figure that would fall to 22 per cent if Mr Johnson was in No. 10.

Ninety-six per cent of respondents said the party had been harmed by the Brexit deadlock.