Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election and claims UK heading for hung parliament

Rishi Sunak has admitted the Tories may not win the general election after grim defeats in the local polls. The prime minister suggested the UK was on course for a hung parliament and claimed voters would not want to see Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer 'propped up in Downing Street' by the SNP or smaller parties.

Read more:The local election winners and losersCharts tell story of Conservative collapseAnalysis: Labour's future success is less clear-cut Sunak urged to take party towards right Former home secretary Suella Braverman urged him to mould the party towards the right in order to win back voters. But she told the BBC a change of leadership was not a 'feasible prospect,' adding: 'There is no superman or superwoman out there who can do it.

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