UK Cabinet minister Grant Shapps and Chancellor Rishi Sunak warn against giving Labour leader Keir Starmer a 'super majority' in the upcoming general election, fearing unchecked power and a potential decade-long rule. Shapps emphasizes the dangers of Labour having massive control, with concerns about a repeat of Tony Blair's 1997 landslide victory. The Tories express worries about losing seats and the need to prevent Labour from securing overwhelming dominance.
"If people allow Labour in, they're going to allow in one of the most radical governments that we've seen." Columnist Peter Hitchens gives his verdict on the general election as Labour posed to win a landslide. @iromg https://t.co/z0bh3S43gv
Grant Shapps says Labour is heading for a "super majority" Wes Streeting insists this is a "cynical voter suppression tactic" Why the Tories have started saying they are going to lose with @Steven_Swinford @oliver_wright https://t.co/iPFiPtUhKO
🇬🇧 A Tory Wipeout Risks One-Party Socialist State ▫As Starmer squirms in TV debate over Corbyn and tax hikes, MPs warn about handing him a 'super-majority' ▫@JasonGroves1 ▫https://t.co/cWFp5BPAx9 👈 #frontpagestoday #UK @DailyMailUK 🇬🇧 https://t.co/MFiZNNPszD
🇬🇧 Minister's Plea Amid Tories Fear Of Wipeout ▫Party 'focused on stopping a Labour supermajority ▫@ChrisBurn_Post #frontpagestoday #UK @yorkshirepost 🇬🇧 https://t.co/fF7maQ8Jvo
A Tory social media campaign suggests the party fears a Labour landslide in the upcoming general election, as minister Grant Shapps says they are fighting to avoid a Labour "supermajority" Read more🔗 https://t.co/CRskkfWqmA
'What the Conservatives did this morning...to say the election is a foregone conclusion, wasn't just disrespectful, it was a deliberate calculation.' Wes Streeting describes the 'danger' of Grant Shapps' claim of a Labour supermajority at the election. https://t.co/gAget1LcqI
"Grant Shapps is trying to scare voters into believing a Labour win would be bad for democracy." Did the Defence Secretary just publicly concede to Labour? 👀 @maitlis | @jonsopel | @GlobalPlayer https://t.co/GNoLZLfquN
Rishi Sunak insists he has 'absolutely not' given up on the general election after Cabinet minister Grant Shapps conceded Tories could be heading for huge defeat by warning voters not to hand Labour a 'supermajority' https://t.co/IVWGIfbvAt https://t.co/Tyo5iDNZVx
'If the polls are correct we would be opting for a one-party socialist state.' The Tories' Geoffrey Cox responds after Grant Shapps' claims of a 'Labour supermajority', with @ShelaghFogarty questioning if he has 'conceded the election'. https://t.co/3zoraH6GS3
"This feels like a real inflection point in the campaign" BBC chief political correspondent @hzeffman on Grant Shapps warning about a Labour "supermajority" https://t.co/dUrNTVSIHZ
NEW: With talk of a Labour super majority Rishi Sunak says he hasn’t given up and that Labour are asking for a blank cheque
Tories Shift Gear On Election Messaging: Labour Supermajority Likely https://t.co/NLh3Rmdghk https://t.co/fz0Kmlaum7
📺Labour super majority would be "Blair on steroids" -says Tory Miriam Cates 📺Watch Never Mind The Ballots Election Countdown now https://t.co/zxjd0Miwmr
NEW: KEIR Starmer super-majority would be like Tony Blair “on steroids” with unchecked borders and out of control wokery, a top Tory warns WATCH: https://t.co/gYLObXWqmx A crushing victory for Labour would lead to more “constitutional vandalism” and chaos on migration and…
EXC: Starmer will be "Blair on steroids" if he gets landslide, leading Tory right-winger warns. @miriam_cates says unchecked Labour will run amok on mass immigration, wokery and "constitutional vandalism" https://t.co/gYLObXWYc5
Grant Shapps Begs Voters Not To Give Labour A 'Super Majority' https://t.co/4lqjHSiEyM
Why Grant Shapps is warning about a Labour 'supermajority' https://t.co/D68IlUOXAt
Tories fighting to prevent Labour winning ‘supermajority’, says Shapps https://t.co/7eZiJ45lry
Grant Shapps admits Tories could be heading for a huge defeat as Cabinet minister urges Brits not to hand Labour a 'supermajority' like Tony Blair in 1997 and warns against Keir Starmer enjoying 'unchecked' power in No10 https://t.co/r83uPUa8la https://t.co/Bsm1SX16oj
UK Cabinet minister ADMITTING looming defeat... : Tories fighting to prevent Labour ‘supermajority’, says Shapps from Guardian: https://t.co/yrefqiqWUn
Is this the moment the Conservatives conceded the election? Grant Shapps warns against Keir Starmer having “unchecked power” in a Labour "super-majority". https://t.co/t5qXn86NZM
General election live: Tories fighting to prevent Labour ‘supermajority’, says Shapps https://t.co/u34dcer2er
Listening to Grant Shapps admit defeat and warning voters against a Labour “supermajority” reminds me when Roy Hodgson admitted that Liverpool were in a relegation battle. Bizarre.
Grant Shapps has warned voters not to hand Labour a “super majority” at the general election on July 4, arguing it would be unwise to give Sir Keir Starmer “unchecked” power Find out more on our live blog ⬇️ https://t.co/yBMNYkLPEx https://t.co/GR2QgMaAwv
Feels like a real inflection point in this campaign: Grant Shapps says Tories worried about Labour "supermajority" https://t.co/VOnIlNn2J5 via @BBCNews
There's been a change in Tory messaging The line on the morning round and across interviews from ministers now is "don't give Starmer a blank cheque" by handing Labour a "super-majority" Tories now seemingly openly fighting to be a strong opposition force rather than winning
🚨 NEW: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says voters should not hand Keir Starmer a "super majority", arguing that an "unchecked" Labour party would be "very bad news" for the UK [@Telegraph]
Times splash on the shift in focus for the Tory campaign - warning voters not to give Labour a landslide majority * Sunak warns that a vote for Reform could hand Keir Starmer a decade in power * Tory social media ad warns that voting for other parties could give Starmer…
Combine this - Shapps warning about a ‘super majority’ - with Sunak saying Starmer could get in for a ‘very long time’ and that CCHQ ad poll showing the Tories in third All suggests a new Tory focus: Amplifying the idea Starmer will win massively, so vote Con to check his power https://t.co/VkGXY54mha
“If Keir Starmer were to go into No 10...and that power was in some way unchecked, it would be very bad news." @GrantShapps says the Conservatives are "fighting for every single seat" to prevent a "dangerous" "massive majority" for Labour. 📻 https://t.co/hfcuqinpvw https://t.co/N2GNJAbpw4
🔵 Cabinet minister Grant Shapps has suggested the Tories are fighting to prevent Labour securing a “supermajority” bigger even than the 1997 landslide – but insisted “the polls have been wrong before” 🚨 Follow our live blog for the latest updates https://t.co/UwGsKxK80W
NEW: Grant Shapps warns election could hand Labour ‘unchecked power’ and ‘super majority’ 🚨 https://t.co/ofMJgYNDmN
Grant Shapps this morning raises the proospect of a Labour "super majority" bigger than 1997. After a CCHQ social media ad suggested the Tories could be reduced to just 57 seats, Shapps says: "You don't want to have somebody receive a super majority." He tells Times Radio: "I…
Don't give Keir Starmer a 'super majority,' Cabinet minister pleads as Tories appear to admit defeat https://t.co/p2qspHEdeS
Don't give Starmer 'super majority,' minister pleads as Tories seem to admit defeat https://t.co/hon8b2hghp
So striking that Grant Shapps begins his interview on @TimesRadio by making the argument that Keir Starmer should not have “unchecked power” as PM. Basically conceding the election. I know the polls are clear, but still the tone is interesting.
Rishi Sunak warns public not to give Keir Starmer a 'blank cheque' as PM says Labour leader could 'rig electoral system' to stay in power for 'long time' https://t.co/vpuve7idPN https://t.co/SUD3diLGXf