Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister, faces challenges as polls indicate Keir Starmer's popularity surpasses his in several constituencies. Sunak's alleged meetings with Dominic Cummings have sparked controversy, leading to calls for an inquiry into potential breaches of the ministerial code. The upcoming election year poses a dilemma for Sunak, with some Tory MPs expressing discontent over his alleged overtures to Cummings. Sunak's promises of trust and integrity are being questioned as his popularity wanes.
Rishi Sunak’s failed secret courting of Covid rule-breaker Dominic Cummings was the devious desperation of the damned. Today’s @DailyMirror column. https://t.co/99XGr86Hcv
Sunak faces a bumpy slide towards oblivion in 2024 – but there are ways he can put up an election fight https://t.co/zH2eaOoamd https://t.co/I1ItSdIcez
New: Some Tory MPs are notably unimpressed with Rishi Sunak's apparent overtures to Dominic Cummings, with one calling Cummings a person "whose approach to politics is sociopathic, and I’m being polite". MPs' WhatsApp groups are seemingly quite vehement. https://t.co/i4FVi42Rh8
"Dominic Cummings... will have absolutely nothing to do with any government that I'm privileged to lead" - Rishi Sunak, July 2022 https://t.co/bA2Tcmg9l7
The Liberal Democrats have called for an inquiry into whether Rishi Sunak breached the ministerial code by holding secret meetings with Dominic Cummings https://t.co/RfIPrw5yzJ
Voters In Rishi Sunak's Own Seat Would Prefer Keir Starmer As Prime Minister https://t.co/aqttDGzJFd
Rishi Sunak faces fresh poll blow as PM leads Keir Starmer in just FOUR seats https://t.co/uLPrfAsIdX
Doesn't sit well with Rishi Sunak's promise of trust and integrity? https://t.co/22IN30pgO9
Sunak - weak, desperate and his big promise to restore integrity in tatters. https://t.co/0WtKEHplaX
Rishi Sunak could lose the upcoming election According to a new poll, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is losing the lead in most constituencies to opposition leader Keir Starmer, The Times writes. Among the main political parties at the national level, 35% of Britons support… https://t.co/5H0mm7gGdE
Rishi Sunak - weak and desperate. https://t.co/5zhreI9yOT https://t.co/BEDzKDLE8m
There are plenty of reasons why Rishi Sunak should wait until next autumn to call the election, but it also comes with major risks ... Most Voters Want A General Election By Next Summer, New Mega-Poll Reveals https://t.co/QAlh1JQI7L
On the eve of an election year, Rishi Sunak has a dilemma: at what point should he lose? | Isabel Hardman https://t.co/LgFodqnB0y
Sunak Had to meet Cummings who confessed to @bbclaurak ‘they’ worked to bring Johnson down from days after 2019 GE result - as #THEPLOT reveals (in Johnson’s own words, too) in order to replace BJ with Sunak. Sunak owes Cummings big time. https://t.co/NAXkEJKESy
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Sir Keir Starmer is preferred to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak by 10 per cent but millions remain undecided on the two leaders, a new poll on the eve of an election year suggests https://t.co/BaWgdUeZgm
🗞 Starmer beats Sunak head to head, says poll 🗞 @MrSteveNAllen, @CressidaWetton and @NickDixonComic react to the front page of The Sunday Times🗞 https://t.co/2HoUyuksB2
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer is the preferred PM in Rishi Sunak's own Richmond (Yorks) constituency Starmer beats Sunak in 390 constituencies and Sunak beats in just 29 [@thetimes / 10K people MRP poll]
Sunak not even being preferred PM in his own very safe seat is not the ideal position to enter a prospective election year (@focaldata MRP data via @thetimes). https://t.co/1HdGQWjohP
The Sunday Times: Starmer beats Sunak head to head, says poll #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/bqguUQGjaz
Sunak’s commitment to integrity, accountability and professionalism going terribly well. All values Dominic Cummings is known for
This list is proof positive of Rishi Sunak's weakness & a slap in the face to working people paying the price of the Tories crashing the economy. Honours should be for those committed to public service, not rewards for Tory failure and mortgage misery. https://t.co/rC2oOV01P8
The UK economy is likely to brighten in the second half of 2024, pointing to an election later in the year as Rishi Sunak tries to catch the rising tide https://t.co/5Mt1FzAT8V