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Cringing in the rain: soggy Rish! kickstarts his farewell tour
By John Crace
Little evidence suggests Rishi Sunak will benefit from a football feelgood factor by holding a July election – it may even ...
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Who do British voters think will be the Prime Minister after the General Election? (19-20 June)
Keir Starmer 68%
Rishi Sunak 14%
Don't know 18%
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Asked by LBC if he is "confident that none of your cabinet members have also placed a bet" on the date of the general election, Rishi Sunak declines to answer. pic.twitter.com/hTwmX0HO3o
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Adam Bienkov
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Rishi Sunak says he was "incredibly angry" to find out that Conservative candidates and officials laid bets on the date of the election, before defending his decision not to immediately chuck them out of the party.
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Christopher Hope📝
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NEW - second poll of the day...
Latest election poll: Rishi Sunak set to lose his seat
Exclusive survey for @Telegraph shows party on track to slump to 53 seats with around three-quarters of the Cabinet voted out
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/19/rishi-sunak-to-lose-seat-tory-wipeout-major-poll-predicts/
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