Sunak 'still fighting hard'

RISHI Sunak insisted he was still 'fighting hard' for votes after one of his most loyal Cabinet allies said Labour is likely to win 'the largest majority any party has ever achieved.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said it is 'highly unlikely' that polls suggesting a victory for Sir Keir Starmer's party are wrong. Mr Sunak insisted it was not a 'foregone conclusion' and Mr Stride was 'warning of what a very large Labour majority, unchecked, would mean for people!

Sir Keir Starmer claimed the Tories were talking up the prospect of a landslide in order to encourage would-be Labour voters to think they can stay at home. Mr Stride, who helped run Mr Sunak's campaign for the Conservative leadership and has made regular appearances on the TV and radio during the election campaign as the Tories' spokesman, appeared resigned to a heavy defeat.