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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Rishi Sunak to face pressure to shift right after disastrous election results

Rishi Sunak on a visit to the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire
Rishi Sunak on a visit to the Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire on 3 May. His allies insist his plan is working despite criticism from the right of the party. Photograph: Molly Darlington/AP

Rishi Sunak will face pressure to adopt hard rightwing policies such as an immigration cap and scrapping European human rights law this week, with Suella Braverman saying he needs to “own and fix” a disastrous set of local election results.

Sunak’s allies were on Sunday insisting he wanted to stick to his current plan and that it was working, as plotters against his leadership accepted they did not have the support to challenge him.

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