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Pollsters challenge Boris Johnson’s claim Tories are worse off under Sunak

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Boris Johnson was chastised by top political experts after the former Tory leader made a dig at Rishi Sunak and the party’s dire polling numbers.

Leading pollsters pointed the finger at the former prime minister for sparking the collapse in Tory fortunes with Partygate – the scandal which eventually saw him thrown out of No 10.

Mr Johnson claimed the Tories were facing “considerable” defeat, arguing that they were now in a worse position than when he was in charge.

The ex-Conservative leader made the claim in a new interview as Mr.

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