In The Final Days Before The UK Election, Rishi Sunak Insists That He Can Stay In Power

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak disputed claims on Sunday that his party will lose the July 4 general election, using one of his final TV interviews to defend the Conservatives’ economic record.

Rishi told the BBC that he expected to remain in power by the end of the week, despite opinion surveys showing the Conservatives behind the opposition Labour Party under Keir Starmer.

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In The Final Days Before The UK Election, Rishi Sunak Insists That He Can Stay In Power

“I’m fighting very hard,” Sunak remarked. “And I think people are waking up to the real danger of what a Labour government means.”

While he admitted that the prior few years “had been difficult for everyone,” Rishi said it was “completely and utterly wrong” to say that Britain’s global position has weakened since Brexit.

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In The Final Days Before The UK Election, Rishi Sunak Insists That He Can Stay In Power

“This declinist narrative about the United Kingdom is completely false. “I wholeheartedly reject,” he stated. “The United Kingdom is a better place to live than in 2010.”

After 14 years of Conservative-led governments, many voters blame the party for Britain’s cost-of-living issue, long healthcare waiting lists, high levels of immigration, and the disruptions brought about by the country’s exit from the European Union.

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In The Final Days Before The UK Election, Rishi Sunak Insists That He Can Stay In Power

Rishi, who took office in October 2022, has attempted to silence his critics by claiming that his initiatives have begun to address such issues and threatening that Labour leader Keir Starmer would hike taxes if his party won the election.

SOURCE – (AP)