Do the Conservatives really want an early election?

It’s interesting the messages that are coming out from the Conservatives. They are calling for Labour to hold a proper leadership contest and for an early election to be called as the new leader has no mandate.

It’s simply because the Conservatives are calling for these two things that I don’t think they really want either.

A Labour leadership contest if carried out in the right way is sure to be good for the Labour Party and increase their poll ratings. An early General Election is more likely to suit Labour, one because it can be called off the back of this poll boost and secondly because they have a number of policies to present the electorate. The Conservatives currently have very few and will be forced to rush out policies should there be an early election.

So could the Conservatives current line purely be one to ensure no Labour leadership contest and no early election takes place because that is what the Conservatives appear to want? Clever planning if it is.