Rishi Sunak's six-word warning as he rips apart Keir Starmer's pledges on battle bus
Rishi Sunak insists the Conservatives can still win the general election, acknowledging the clock is ticking with polling day looming in just over a fortnight.
Rishi Sunak has insisted the Tories have “got time” to convince voters to rally behind them. The Prime Minister warned that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer “doesn’t have the courage of his convictions”.
And in a stark warning to voters, he said Sir Keir is not “prioritising investment in our country's security”. The PM told reporters: "It's obvious that the world is incredibly dangerous, and, for someone who wants to be prime minister of our country not to prioritise investing more in our country's security, I find it deeply concerning."
Mr Sunak insisted the Conservatives can still win the general election. He told the press on the Tory battlebus in Cambridgeshire: "I think our manifesto contains a very clear plan for the country. A very clear plan with a bold set of actions.
"You pick a policy area, there's something bold in there that will change our country for the better. Now that both manifestos are out, we've got time over the next few weeks to talk to people about the choice."
He said people had "seen the choice very clearly on taxes" between the Tories and Labour, though Labour has said it will not raise personal, capital gains or corporation tax.
The latest opinion poll by Redfield and Wilton showed the Conservatives on 18%, 25% behind Labour, who are sitting on 43%.
But a separate poll published by More In Common has found support for both Labour and the Conservatives unchanged, with the Tories continuing to trail by 16 points.
The poll, based on a survey of 2,369 British adults between June 14 and 16, found 41% said they would vote Labour and 25% Conservative, unchanged compared to June 11-12.
And Mr Sunak said he does not think Sir Keir Starmer has "the courage of his convictions", suggesting he would find the job of prime minister "hard to do well".
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The Prime Minister told journalists in a huddle on the Tory battle bus: "What I'd say is Keir Starmer is someone who clearly doesn't have the courage of his convictions.
"I think it's hard to do this job well if you don't have convictions... and if you don't have the courage of your convictions..."
Mr Sunak added: "He also is not prioritising investment in our country's security. I think that is deeply concerning as someone who's sat in this job for 18 months.
"At a time when the world is more dangerous and uncertain than it's been since the end of the Cold War, having just come back from the G7 and a peace summit about Ukraine in Switzerland, it's obvious that the world is incredibly dangerous.
"For someone who wants to be prime minister of our country not to prioritise investing more our country's security I find deeply concerning."
