British poll predicts heavy defeat for Conservatives and Rishi Sunak in parliamentary elections

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party is expected to suffer a heavy defeat in the next general election, according to a forecast released today that shows Labor will secure more than 400 seats in parliament. The model of the company YouGov, according to APE-MPE, which predicts the results for each parliamentary seat separately, shows that the Conservatives will elect only 155 MPs and Labor 403. The House of Commons has 650 seats. The polls give Labor a solid, double-digit lead over the Conservatives. Sunak has said he will call an election sometime in the second half of the year. The Conservatives have governed, either in partnership with other parties or on their own, since 2010 but have seen five prime ministers change in that time, as the referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union and scandals surrounding the handling of the pandemic led to constant political upheavals. YouGov research shows that Mr […]
Source: News Beast

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