Sunak ‘determined to fight’ on in face of fallout from local elections losses
Rishi Sunak has said he is “absolutely determined to fight” in the run-up to the general election as he braces for a continued fallout from Conservative losses in the local elections.
British MPs return to Parliament on Tuesday after the full extent of the Tories’ drubbing in the local polls became clear over the bank holiday weekend, with the prime minister likely to face further calls to change political course or to call a national vote.
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