The Tories are 'surrounded by a sea of troubles' but could still win the next general election, Andrew Marr has said.
The Tories are "surrounded by a sea of troubles" but could still win the next general election, Andrew Marr has said.Opening LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr, the presenter asked whether the Tories could "pull off the kind of miracle that would confound Lazarus" and win another general election, following another day at the party conference.
"The hope came from Jeremy Hunt giving a balanced appraisal of economic recovery. I’ve talked before about how Tories are fixated by the 1992 general election when John Major came from behind and won a surprise victory. "Well Hunt today announced raising the minimum wage to £11 an hour from April, which he called a huge pay rise for the lowest paid while Labour would hammer the lowest paid with reckless borrowing and unfunded spending.
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