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    PM issues call to arms to Tory MPs and says 2024 will see economy ‘bounce back’

    by David Hughes Mar 20, 2024 5 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    A defiant Rishi Sunak insisted he would still be Prime Minister after May’s local elections as he dismissed “Westminster gossip” about Tory leadership plots and sought to rally his party behind him.

    Mr Sunak issued a call to arms to Conservative MPs in Parliament as he battled to assert his authority following days of speculation about his position.

    And in a BBC interview he insisted his plan for the country was working and “2024 will prove to be the year that the economy bounces back”.

    Speculation is rife that rebel Tories are lining up potential successors should Mr Sunak face a no-confidence test before a general election.

    Heavy defeats for the Conservatives in the local elections could heap pressure on Mr Sunak amid dire opinion poll ratings that show Labour enjoying a lead of

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