Labor won't win supermajority, Sunak insists

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Labour will not win a supermajority in a general election, Rishi Sunak insists.

Prime Minister downplays Grant Shapps' warnings, Defense Secretary says Labor could win by a landslide on July 4.

He said he would “absolutely not” give up on what could have been a surprise election victory.

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On Wednesday Mr Shapps suggested Sir Keir Starmer could win a supermajority and warned that voters needed to ensure there was a “proper system of accountability” in the next Parliament.

When asked about the remarks Ahead of the interview with Sky News leaders, Mr Sunak said there would be no such outcome.

p>The Prime Minister said: “That’s not what I’m saying. And every time someone tells me something about a survey, I always give you the same answer that you've heard me say several times. The most important poll is July 4.”

Asked if he had given up victory, Mr Sunak said: “No, absolutely not.”

He added: “The What you saw yesterday is that we put forward a manifesto that contains a very clear set of tax cuts for the country, tax cuts at every stage of your life.”

“Whether you're working, starting a small business, cutting taxes when you're trying to buy your first home, cutting taxes for retirees and cutting taxes for families. And I am full of strength, because now I have a chance to convey our very clear plan to the country.”

Sir Keir led the polls by at least 20 points throughout the election campaign.

Mr Sunak's promises of a £17bn tax cut and an increase in defense spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 have not been enough to reduce Labour's lead.

The Prime Minister was asked about the apparent unchanged vote result ahead of a visit to John Whitgift Academy in the Lincolnshire seaside town on Wednesday.

Mr Shapps made the comments when asked about the Tories' social media advertising. which suggested that the party could be reduced to 57 seats and overtaken by the Liberal Democrats.

The Defense Secretary told Times Radio: “I think it's simple: if you want to make sure that there is a proper system of accountability in the next government, whoever forms it, then we would argue that you don't want anyone to get super-majority, in which case of course the worry would be that if Keir Starmer gets into number 10 – it would be either Rishi Sunak or Keir Starmer, there would be no other outcome in this election – and that the power was in some way unchecked, that would be very bad news for the people of this country.

“The blank check approach of allowing someone to do whatever they want, especially when their specific set of plans are so vague. “.