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Rishi Sunak has admitted that the Conservative Party may not win the next general election as it continues to face poor performance following a disastrous result in local elections at the weekend.
But the Prime Minister suggested the result showed Britain was in the grip of a dysfunctional parliament, rather than a landslide victory for Labor, with Sir Keir Starmer’s party relying on smaller parties to form government. He said it may be necessary.
talk to of times“These results suggest we are headed for parliamentary stagnation with Labor as the largest party,” he said.
“It would be a disaster for Britain if Keir Starmer were installed in Downing Street by the SNP, Liberal Democrats and Greens.
“What this country needs is action, not political horse-trading. We are the only party with a plan to deliver on the priorities of our people.”
His comments followed a dismal local election result in which the party finished third behind the Liberal Democrats and lost nine out of 10 major city mayoral elections, including the West Midlands mayoral race. .
Conservative Party leaders across the party have warned Mr Sunak that he needs to significantly strengthen his party’s electoral strategy or risk defeat in the general election.
Former home secretary Suela Braverman also called on the prime minister to change course to win back voters.
But she said a change in leadership was not a “feasible prospect”, adding: “There is no Superman or superwoman in this world who can do that.”
Further tax cuts and restrictions on legal immigration are among the measures Mr Braverman has asked the prime minister to take to win back voters.
Conservative Party tycoon Sir John Hayes has suggested the Prime Minister should reshuffle his cabinet and put Ms Braverman, a close ally of the prime minister, at the table as the voice of “a genuine Conservative part of the Conservative party”. did.
However, moderate conservatives have warned of Mr Sunak’s shift to the right, with outgoing West Midlands mayor Andy Street insisting after Mr Sunak’s defeat that “the result is a win from the center”. .
Damien Green, chairman of the moderate Tory party One Nation Group, made a similar appeal. BBC Westminster Hour.
“I would like to look at the seats we have lost in the last few days. We have lost to parties on the left. So to suggest that what we have to do is move to the right is to “I think it’s irrational in front of me,” he said.
Labor has called for suggestions to consider forming a coalition with the SNP after the next election to be dispelled.
Pat McFadden, the party’s national campaign co-ordinator, said: “Our aim is to win a majority, govern and respond to a climate of change, and we are not planning an alliance or pact with anyone.” Stated.
The result in the West Midlands was a shock defeat for the Conservatives, leaving Sir Ben Houchen as the only remaining Conservative mayor in the Tees Valley.
Labor prevailed in other mayoral elections across England, including in London and Greater Manchester, and snatched a scalp from the Conservatives by winning the Blackpool South by-election.
The results for all 107 English parliaments held on May 2nd have been announced, with Labor gaining 1,158 seats, an increase of more than 232 seats.
The Liberal Democrats beat the Conservatives into second place, gaining almost 100 seats to 552, with leader Sir Ed Davey hailing the result as “amazing”.
The Conservative Party has a narrow margin of 515 seats, a loss of nearly 400 seats.
Additional reporting by the Press Association