Rishi Sunak told to get serious on tax cuts and small boats to avoid election wipeout [Video]

RISHI Sunak was last night told to get “serious” about tax cuts and immigration or face a Tory wipeout at the general election.

The scale of Conservative drubbing across hundreds of council votes was confirmed yesterday as final results put the party’s losses at 474 – while Labour gained 186. 

It has sparked a battle for the soul of the party with centrists and right-wingers clashing over how to win back support. 

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the PM must personally “own” the “terrible” defeat. 

She said: “I’m urging the prime minister to change course, to – with humility – reflect on what the voters are telling us and change the plan and the way that he is communicating and leading us.”

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