Rishi Sunak is safe regardless of result in local elections, says minister
Conservatives expected to take a hammering at polls while Sadiq Khan favourite to be re-elected as London mayor
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s position is not under threat, a cabinet minister has said as the local election campaign enters its final day.
Forecasts suggest today’s local elections could see the Conservatives lose up to half of the council seats they are defending in a contest seen as the final test of public opinion ahead of the general election.
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