Conservatives face election wipeout with Labour set to gain a 416 majority that could see Rishi Sunak LOSING his seat and the Tories being left with just 39 MPs, shock Mail on Sunday poll reveals
Labor is heading for a 416 majority in an election result that would be catastrophic for the Tory party, according to a new Mail on Sunday poll.
The Deltapoll survey gives Sir Keir Starmer’s party a 25-point lead, which would reduce the Conservatives to a Liberal Democrat deficit of 37 seats.
Even Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would lose his seat in Yorkshire, despite defending a majority of over 27,000.
The polling body is careful to note that the projection is based on a rough, uniform fluctuation and should be treated with caution.
Nevertheless, the poll, partly conducted in the wake of the furore over Rishi Sunak’s early return from D-Day commemorations, highlights the scale of Sunak’s task in the run-up to the July 4 vote.
The Deltapoll survey gives Sir Keir Starmer’s party a 25-point lead, which would reduce the Conservatives to a Liberal Democrat deficit of 37 seats.
Even Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would lose his seat in Yorkshire, despite defending a majority of more than 27,000 votes.
Mr Sunak pictured himself speaking to volunteers during a visit today to a community garden project in Bishop Aukland
Nevertheless, the poll, partly conducted in the wake of the furor over Rishi Sunak’s early return from D-Day commemorations, highlights the scale of Sunak’s task in the run-up to the July 4 election.
The poll puts Labor at 46 percent and the Conservatives at 21 percent, the lowest in this House. Nigel Farage’s reform is 12 percent.
Despite Labour’s colossal lead, there appears to be some skepticism about Starmer.
Asked about the Labor leader’s insistence during last Tuesday’s leaders’ debate that he would not support the use of private healthcare for family members who need it, only 13 percent of respondents agreed.
And a total of 59 percent say they are ‘concerned’ about the prospect of the Labor Party raising taxes by Β£2,000 per household – a controversial claim made by Sunak during the debate.
Furthermore, 41 percent believe Labor will work to undo Brexit if they come to power; 25 percent disagree.
But only one in five β 22 per cent β ββthink Sunak should strike a deal with Nigel Farage to save the Conservatives.
Joe Twyman, co-founder and director of Deltapoll, said: ‘After a difficult few days for Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party, the Deltapoll results for today’s Mail on Sunday will make for grim reading as party support for them reaches an all-time low. Parliament.
Mr Sunak pictured himself shaking hands with a boy during a Conservative election campaign in Great Ayton today
The Prime Minister pictured today at a village fete in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, on his way to the election campaign
Mr Sunak imagined he was speaking to Hilary Bellwood today during a visit to Bishop Aukland
Today Mr Sunak apologized to ‘disgusted’ veterans in his constituency, home to Britain’s largest army garrison, for leaving the D-Day anniversary early.
The launch of the party manifestos next week will be a crucial moment. If that launch doesn’t bring about a rapid and lasting turnaround in the fortunes of Rishi Sunak in particular and the Conservatives in general, it’s hard to see what can.β
Deltapoll interviewed 2,010 British adults online between June 6 and 8, 2024. The data has been weighted to be representative of the UK adult population as a whole.
Today, Mr Sunak apologized to ‘disgusted’ veterans in his constituency, home to Britain’s largest army garrison, for leaving the D-Day commemoration early.
The under-fire Tory leader today refused to meet national media but told regional newspaper The Northern Echo he was “deeply sorry” for the pain he had caused.
His constituents living in Catterick Garrison previously said his decision to scrap the June 6 commemoration was ‘disgusting’.
Mr Sunak, MP for Richmond, Yorkshire, told the Echo: ‘The route had been decided some time ago but it was a mistake not to stay after the British events and after the meeting with British veterans, and for that I am sorry very.’
He added that he had ‘had the privilege of attending a number of events in Portsmouth and France’.
Catterick Garrison is Britain’s largest army garrison and had a population of around 13,000 in 2017.
It has a number of barracks named after historical battles of the British Army, many of which took place during the First World War.
The Prime Minister battled Sir Keir Starmer in a crucial TV debate on ITV last week
Mr Sunak sought to prevent a landslide currently expected to be even bigger than Tony Blair’s in 1997
The Prime Minister was also criticized by fellow Tories and military veterans for turning down the final D-Day event in Normandy by flying back to London to conduct a pre-recorded interview with ITV.
Today, a potential ‘huddle’ with journalists was called off as the row over D-Day continued, and after his awkward exchange with broadcasters on Friday.
It came after another Cabinet minister said Sunak had made a “mistake” by skipping a major D-Day event, amid Tory anger over the measure.
Mark Harper said he agreed “with what the Prime Minister himself said: it was a mistake for him to leave early”, but did not go as far as fellow senior Conservative Penny Mordaunt in calling the decision “completely wrong”.
Mr Sunak was forced to apologize for leaving France before an international ceremony attended by world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings.