Sunak plays down dire poll figures amid warnings of election wipeout
by PA Reporters
Jan 15, 2024
3 minutes
Rishi Sunak has played down polling suggesting that the Tories could be on course for a 1997-style wipeout at the next general election.
It comes after a major opinion poll indicated Labour could be on course for a 120-seat majority in the election expected later this year.
A YouGov survey of 14,000 people indicates that the Minister’s party could hold on to as few as 169 seats as Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour enters Downing Street with 385.
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