Rishi Sunak has been told on ITV’s This Morning the public have “lost faith” in the Tories – less than 24 hours before polls open in the General Election.
During a grilling on the programme, the Tory leader attempted to boast about his record in government, saying: “With me you know I’ve got the courage and conviction. You always know where I am.”
But presenter Cat Deeley told him: “The problem is Prime Minister people have lost faith in that I think is what’s happened and that’s reflected in the polls and that’s reflected in why we’re looking at you not getting in again”. Mr Sunak admitted the Tories “haven’t got everything right” as his party braces for a historic defeat at the General Election on Thursday.
During the grilling on ITV’s This Morning, Mr Sunak was also told he had failed to deliver on a key pledge to voters. On the steps of No10 when he became Prime Minister in 2022, the Tory leader promised: “This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. Trust is earned.”
But Presenter Ben Shephard told Mr Sunak: “Do you feel like you’ve delivered that Rishi? Because it has been a particularly torrid period of your premiership. More recently during the campaign there’s been a number of occasions I would say professionalism, integrity, and accountability hasn’t been delivered”.
As Mr Sunak said he was “proud” of the Tories’ General Election campaign, he was then brutally reminded of his decision to skip the D-Day commemorations early and the election date betting scandal.
Earlier in the campaign the PM was forced into a grovelling apology after he left the 80th anniversary D-Day landings in Normandy after a barrage of criticism. At the time, he said: “On reflection, it was a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise.”