{"id":120183,"date":"2023-10-20T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120183"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:39:08","slug":"tories-urge-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-save-them-from-election-wipeout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/politics\/tories-urge-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-save-them-from-election-wipeout\/","title":{"rendered":"Tories urge Chancellor Jeremy Hunt save them from election wipeout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tory MPs reeling from last night\u2019s double by-election defeat have urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to save them by delivering on his pledge to revive the nation\u2019s flagging economy.<\/p>\n

Labour was celebrating after picking up wins in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, with pollster Professor Sir John Curtice telling the BBC the results were \u201cextremely bad news\u201d for the Conservatives and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, currently visiting the Middle East after Hamas\u2019s terror attack on Israel.<\/p>\n

With a general election scheduled for next year and Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s party achieving swings of more than 20 percent in both constituencies, Mr Sunak is facing an uphill struggle if he wants to keep his job.<\/p>\n

Bookmakers Betfair responded to the result by slashing the odds of a Labour victory to 4\/11 from 2\/5.<\/p>\n

Voters in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire are not “enamoured” of Labour, just fed-up with the Tories, a Conservative backbencher said.<\/p>\n

Seeking to explain the reasons for the heavy losses, the senior Tory told Express.co.uk: \u201cThey are frustrated that, having voted Conservative in vast numbers in 2019, they see un-Conservative policies being pursued.<\/p>\n

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John Curtice says by-election losses ‘bad news’ for Tories<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe tax burden is massively too high. It\u2019s having a detrimental impact on growth and hitting public morale.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThey are not enamoured of Starmer and Labour. They are just unhappy with us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to get back to our Conservative values and show that we understand their unhappiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the answer lies with Jeremy Hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prominent Brexiteer Sir John Redwood, the Tory MP for Wokingham, said thousands of people who voted Tory in 2019 had \u201cstayed at home\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe Labour vote was similar to 2019. Many people want the government to stop the boats, improve the quality and efficiency of services and cut taxes to get some growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cLow by-election turnouts can produce big swings.<\/p>\n

“They show people want something better than all the main parties are offering.\u201d<\/p>\n