Rishi Sunak has admitted this week’s by-elections will be some of the toughest he's faced in Number 10 as the Tories battle to save three crucial seats. All eyes will be are on Boris Johnson’s former constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip... 👀
Keir Starmer’s party is also heavily tipped to claim Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire, while the Liberal Democrats have emerged as the clear favourites to win Somerton and Frome in Somerset.
The economic outlook is difficult too, with households still struggling with stubbornly high inflation and mortgage holders thrust into misery by rising interest rates.Combined with NHS pressures and the impact of months of industrial unrest, it will no doubt be a difficult start to summer recess for Mr Sunak.
‘But I want to be honest with people about the challenges, that’s what I’m always going to do in this job. But also they should be reassured that I am working day and night to deliver on them.’ ‘What we’re looking at is a series of by-elections where people will naturally express their anger about the current government,’ he said.
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