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Tories may not win election, Sunak admits while claiming hung Parliament likely

Source: PA Wire

Rishi Sunak has conceded the Conservatives may not win the next general election, as Tory rebels warned him to change his political course after defeats in the local polls.

The Prime Minister is braced for a continued fallout after the weekend’s local election results, which saw his party unexpectedly lose the West Midlands mayoral race to Labour.

Speaking to but claimed voters would not want to see Sir “propped up in Downing Street” by the SNP or smaller parties.

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