Sunak believes the by-election shows the Tories can still win the generals

Rishi Sunak He is one of those people who sees opportunities where others see problems. The British Prime Minister made it clear this Friday with a statement that the results of early elections held in three constituencies prove that The Conservatives still have a chance win the general in 2024.

The the tories they lost two of the three contested seats to Labor and the Liberal Democrats. Against all odds, however, they retained that of the London Borough of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, by just 495 votes. The victory is symbolic because this place was occupied by the formerPrime Minister Boris Johnson until June, when he resigned to avoid punishment for lying to the House of Commons about the Partygate scandal.

“IN [en el Parlamento de]Westminster and the Labor Party acted as if the generals had already made up their minds, but voters in Uxbridge and South Ruislip said otherwise. No one expected us to win, but when voters have to decide on important issues, they choose conservatives,” Sunak said.

“The message I take with me is that the conservatives are in power, we must redouble our efforts, stick to our plan and deliver results to the citizens,” he added. Prime Ministerwho narrowly avoided becoming the first president in 55 years to lose three seats on the same day.

The surprising victory saved Sunak from new criticism of his leadership at the head of the Executive and the tories. However, many believe that this will not happen for a long time. «A win at Uxbridge does not give Rishi carte blanche. It is increasingly clear that if there is no change, we risk electoral Armageddon,” said the former high-ranking official. Tory for the BBC.

Despite these signs, Prime Minister he believes that his situation is not threatened, and the proof of this is the fact that he did not reconstruct the Government because many predicted that he would lose three seats.

Victory in North Selby and Amnesty, a traditional Conservative stronghold, helped the Labor leader Keir Starmer make sure that UK ‘cries out for change’. But not getting Johnson’s place spoiled the party and caused a shower of reproaches. Many in the party blame London Mayor Sadiq Khan, also Labour, for his decision to expand the area of ​​the city where cars can only drive on payment of a fee. Khan defended the move and ruled it out.

The Liberal Democrats, for their part, asked for the promotion of the general, because the results show that the country wants to “get rid of the clowns in Downing Street”.

Keir Mather, the youngest MP in the history of the House of Commons

Labour’s Keir Mather (Hull, 1998) at the age of 25 became the youngest member of the House of Commons in this election. His seat corresponds to the constituency of Selby and Ainsty, in North Yorkshire (North), where the Labor Party prevailed over the Conservatives with 46% of the vote. The new member of parliament for this constituency assured after learning the results that they “rewrote the rules of where Labor can win.” His mother said he was named Keir after one of the Labor founders. Mather studied history and politics at Oxford University.