{"id":43830,"date":"2024-05-06T04:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/rishi-sunak-admits-tories-may-not-win-general-election-and-claims-uk-heading-for-hung-parliament\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T04:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:07:50","slug":"rishi-sunak-admits-tories-may-not-win-general-election-and-claims-uk-heading-for-hung-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/06\/rishi-sunak-admits-tories-may-not-win-general-election-and-claims-uk-heading-for-hung-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election and claims UK heading for hung parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rishi Sunak has admitted the Tories may not win the general election after grim defeats in the local polls.<\/p>\n

The prime minister<\/strong><\/a> suggested the UK was on course for a hung parliament and claimed voters would not want to see Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer<\/strong><\/a> “propped up in Downing Street” by the SNP or smaller parties.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Times<\/strong><\/a>, Mr Sunak pointed to Sky News analysis of the local election results by election expert Professor Michael Thrasher which suggested Labour would be the largest party in a hung parliament<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Politics live: PM told to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ after elections<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“These results suggest we are heading for a hung parliament with Labour as the largest party,” Mr Sunak told the paper.<\/p>\n

“Keir Starmer propped up in Downing Street by the SNP, Liberal Democrats and the Greens would be a disaster for Britain.<\/p>\n

“The country doesn’t need more political horse-trading, but action. We are the only party that has a plan to deliver on the priorities of the people.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tory rebels have warned the prime minister to change his political course after the weekend’s local election results.<\/p>\n

Read more:
The local election winners and losers<\/a>
Charts tell story of Conservative collapse<\/a><\/strong>
Analysis: Labour’s future success is less clear-cut<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunak urged to take party towards right<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former home secretary Suella Braverman<\/strong><\/a> urged him to mould the party towards the right in order to win back voters.<\/p>\n

But she told the BBC a change of leadership was not a “feasible prospect,” adding: “There is no superman or superwoman out there who can do it.”<\/p>\n

Ms Braverman urged the prime minister to adopt several measures to win back voters, including further tax cuts and a cap on legal migration.<\/p>\n

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Tories ‘up for the fight,’ minister insists<\/strong><\/p>\n

But Transport Secretary Mark Harper insisted Mr Sunak and the Tories are “up for the fight” of a general election despite their terrible results in the local contests.<\/p>\n

Talking to Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, the minister said<\/strong><\/a>: “I think the key thing that people need to do now is get behind the prime minister, focus on the things the government is focused on delivering – the British people’s priorities around the economy, dealing with migration – and get out there and take that fight to the country ahead of the general election.”<\/p>\n

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Labour won 1,158 seats in the 107 councils in England that held elections on 2 May, an increase of more than 232.<\/p>\n

The Liberal Democrats won 552 seats, up nearly 100, while the Tories came in third place on 515 seats, down nearly 400.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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