The Evening Standard, which is edited by the former Tory Chancellor, has come out in support of the Liberal Democrats .
In a scathing editorial on the eve of the European elections, the paper slams Theresa May's handling of Brexit as the Tories face electoral humiliation.
It said: "To the accolades of the worst manifesto, worst conference speech and worst parliamentary defeat in history, she is likely to add tomorrow the worst Conservative performance in a national election."
The latest polls have the governing party on just 7% while Nigel Farage's Brexit Party has soared to 37%.
In contrast the Liberal Democrats have been gaining ground pushing Labour into third place.
The Evening Standard said of the Liberal Democrats: “They had the courage from the start to say the referendum result was a mistake — and Britain needed to think again."
And concludes: "We wish them well."
It is unclear how the editor himself will be voting.
Two weeks ago he told ITV's Robert Peston: "It would be ridiculous if I didn't vote Conservative ," Osborne said.
But he hinted that his paper might urge differently saying: "But that doesn’t mean the Evening Standard will necessarily be recommending a Conservative vote."
