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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest and Kate Devlin

Tories heading for landslide election defeat, says Britain’s top pollster

Jeff Overs/BBC/PA/Reuters

Rishi Sunak faces a potential “wake” at the Conservative conference in Manchester with his party heading “unwaveringly” for a landslide general election defeat, Britain’s top pollster has warned.

Writing for The Independent, Prof John Curtice said the PM’s initial popularity has “largely disappeared” as he struggles to win support from voters who backed the party at the 2019 general election. Voters who are now angry at the economy, the NHS and immigration, he added.

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