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in the next 10 to 12 weeks and, ultimately, provide enough of a deterrent to “stop the boats” carrying migrants across the Channel from France.will spend 2.5% of gross domestic product Poulter’s decision to cross the floor dramatically punctured Sunak’s bubble on Saturday night - and teed up yet another nightmare week for the embattled PM.
The extent of the Tory meltdown will go a long way to determining when the general election will take place - and even whether Sunak will still be leading the party when it comes around.for his party, in which they will lose at least 400 seats.who say 500 Tory councillorsEither way, the results will pile yet more pressure on a prime minister who has failed to improve his party’s fortunes since becoming leader in October 2022.
The continued uncertainty around the PM’s position has done nothing to dampen speculation that a summer election in on the cards, with wild rumours that one could be called as soon as Monday. But former Brexit secretary David Davis spoke for many of his colleagues this week when he said the government would be “off its head” to call an election now.
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