Rishi Sunak has Believe that the Conservatives will not win the next general electionBecause Tory rebels had warned him to change his political path after defeat in the local elections.
Prime Minister ready for The decline continued after the weekend’s local election resultsDue to which his party had to face unexpected defeat. West Midlands Mayoral race for Labour.
Mr Sunak suggested the UK is on the right track for hung Parliament But claims voters do not want to see Sir Keir Starmer “moving into Downing Street” SNP Or small parties.
Mr Sunak pointed out sky News Analysis of local election results suggests that Labor would be the largest party in a hung parliament, although voters behave differently in national elections, with fewer of them choosing smaller parties.
“These results show we are heading towards a hung parliament, with Labor remaining the largest party,” Mr Sunak said. many times,
Mr Sunak said: “Keir Starmer was pushed into Downing Street by the SNP, liberal democrat And this greens Would be a disaster for Britain.
“The country needs action, not political horse-trading,” he said. We are the only party which has a plan to fulfill the priorities of the people.
It came as Downing Street postponed plans for a summer general election, with an autumn vote now widely expected Tories‘Defeat in local elections. The prime minister reportedly hopes the economic picture will improve and that Rwandan deportation flights expected this summer could improve his re-election prospects in the autumn.
An aide to Mr Sunak said Wire: “I definitely think the importance of ideas comes later because there’s still a lot we can do to show delivery.”
former home secretary Suella Braverman Urged the Prime Minister to change direction to win back voters.
But he said a leadership change is not a “viable possibility”, adding: “There is no superman or superwoman out there who can do that.”
Tax cuts and a freeze on legal immigration are among the measures Ms Braverman has urged the Prime Minister to adopt to win back voters.
tory grandee sir John Hayes Hinted that the Prime Minister should reshuffle his Cabinet, giving his close ally Ms Braverman a voice at the table, what he called “the authentic Tory part of the Conservative Party”.
But Conservative moderates warned against Mr Sunak leaning to the right with the outgoing West Midlands mayor Andy Street Claiming after his defeat that “one has to win from the center field”.
damien greenThe chairman of the One Nation group of Tory moderates made a similar argument on the BBC’s Westminster Hour.
“I would just observe the seats that we have lost in the last few days – we have lost to parties to our left. So I think it’s illogical to voters to suggest that we need to move to the right,” he said.
Labor sought to dismiss suggestions it would consider a coalition with the SNP after the next election.
Pat McFaddenThe party’s national campaign coordinator said: “Our aim is to win majority, govern, satisfy the mood for change, and we are not planning any alliance or compromise with anyone.”
The West Midlands result was a shock defeat for the Conservatives, with Lord Ben Houchen the only remaining Tory mayor in the Tees Valley.
Labor dominated in other mayoral contests EnglandIncluding London and Greater Manchester, and led the Tories by winning the Blackpool South by-election.
With the results of all 107 council elections in England held on 2 May being announced, Labor has won 1,158 seats, an increase of more than 232.
The Liberal Democrats beat the Tories into second place, winning 552 seats, almost 100 seats up, a result praised by party leader Sir. ed davy As in “stunning”.
The Tories trail on 515 seats, down almost 400.