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Tories may not win election, Sunak admits while claiming hung parliament likely [Video]

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Rishi Sunak has conceded the Conservatives may not win the next general election, but made the extraordinary claim there would be a hung parliament.

The prime minister is braced for continued fallout after the weekend’s local election results, with Tory rebels warning him to change course after a dire set of local election results.

But Mr Sunak claimed the performance shows Britain is on course for a hung parliament, claiming voters would not want to see Sir Keir Starmer “propped up in Downing Street” by the SNP or smaller parties. The most recent YouGov poll puts Labour 26 points ahead of the Tories.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed there would be a hung parliament after the election (PA Wire)

Mr Sunak pointed to Sky Newsanalysis of the local election results which suggested Labour would be …

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