After losing 474 council seats and their West Midlands mayor, Mark Harper calls for everyone to get behind the prime minister ahead of a national vote.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives are 'up for the fight' of a general election, despite their terrible results in this week's local contests. The party lost 474 councillors across the country after Thursday's vote, as well as high-profile mayoral races - seeing the West Midlands mayor Andy Street booted out by Labour in a tightly fought contest.
'So it's rubbish saying we've got to go to the centre of politics. I mean, lost his seat. It's rubbish.' Another former minister and outspoken critic of the prime minister, Suella Braverman, urged Mr Sunak to 'change course' and 'with humility, reflect on what voters are telling us, and change the plan and the way that he is communicating and leading us'.
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