Tories cling to hope that wipeout polls are wrong as gallows humour kicks in

Party hopes to limit damage by warning of 'supermajority' while thoughts also turn to aftermath of defeat For some Tory candidates, despair is the appropriate mindset in the final days of the election campaign. Others are angry. Many remain disbelieving of polls that point to a Labour landslide. Ahead of polling day, there are already those worried about a swift leadership election lurching the party further to the right. A certain gallows humour has also kicked in. "You know what they say," sai...