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Follow the latest updates on UK prime minister Rishi Sunak. The ex-chancellor succeeded Liz Truss as Tory leader in October 2022.
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Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election and claims UK heading for hung parliament
Rishi Sunak has admitted the Tories may not win the general election after grim defeats in the local polls. The prime minister suggested the UK was on course for a hung parliament and claimed voters would not want to see Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer "propped up in Downing Street" by the SNP or smaller parties. In an interview with The Times, Mr Sunak pointed to Sky News analysis of the local election results by election expert Professor Michael Thrasher which suggested Labour would be the la
- NewsEvening Standard
Rishi Sunak hit by fresh Tory turmoil after heavy election losses
Boris Johnson should return to frontline politics to ease the party’s woes, one Conservative former minister has said
- NewsThe Guardian
Rishi Sunak to face pressure to shift right after disastrous election results
Suella Braverman says Conservative party will be lucky to have any MPs unless it adopts harder line on immigration and rights
- NewsSky News
Rishi Sunak rides out leadership challenge - but faces 'exhausted and broken' Tory party when parliament returns
Rishi Sunak's internal critics have abandoned their attempt to unseat him because they have run out of time and do not believe Penny Mordaunt would do what is necessary to save the party. The Politics at Jack and Sam's podcast this week discusses how the PM is unlikely to face a challenge but will be confronted by an exhausted, sceptical and in parts broken Tory party when Parliament returns on Tuesday.
- NewsEvening Standard
Suella Braverman urges Rishi Sunak to 'change the plan' after 'terrible' election results
Former home secretary urges changes but admits election is too soon to change leader
- NewsHuffPost UK
Minister Refuses To Admit Public Does Not Like Rishi Sunak's 'Plan' For The Country
Laura Kuenssberg seemed mystified by his response.
- NewsPA Media: UK News
Rishi Sunak defiant in ‘taking fight to Labour’ despite shock election losses
The Prime Minister insisted his plan was the right way forward, after the Tories lost the West Midlands mayoral contest to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour.
- NewsHuffPost UK
Suella Braverman Calls For Tories To Swing Further To The Right In Furious Tirade Against Rishi Sunak
But the former home secretary does not want a change of Tory leadership, despite the party's devastating performance in the local elections.
- NewsSky News
Rishi Sunak 'up for the fight' of a general election despite miserable local results, minister says
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives are "up for the fight" of a general election, despite their terrible results in this week's local contests. "But 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."
- PoliticsYahoo News UK
Rishi Sunak 'staring down barrel of gun' after election carnage
A terrible set of results for Sunak has sparked criticism over his approach, with calls from Suella Braverman for him to "change course".