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In an interview with Times Radio, Duncan Smith said the poll result reflected “mostly concern and anger about cost of living”.
“Migration has become a very big issue. All good reasons why the public is angry, annoyed and fed up,” he said.“This is all about a real anger with the government. I can fully understand that. There are things the government has got to get straight.Duncan Smith added: “Getting pressure off people’s backs financially is absolutely critical. We have a few months to make sure people are better off.“We are in on ourselves and we’re not interested in what they do.
The next big test for Sunak will be the local elections on May 2, which polling experts have predicted will see the Tories lose 500 council seats. A bad result could see further calls for Sunak to be ousted as prime minister before the general election, which is due this year.The prime minister has said indicated he will call the election in the autumn, but it has been suggested he could call it for June or July in an attempt to see off any challenges to his leadership.Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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