{"id":184840,"date":"2023-12-17T11:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=184840"},"modified":"2023-12-17T11:49:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:49:01","slug":"wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee-warning-to-sunaks-tories-over-election-wipeout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee-warning-to-sunaks-tories-over-election-wipeout\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Wake up and smell the coffee!’ Warning to Sunak’s Tories over election wipeout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Francois urges Tories to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ over election<\/h3>\n

A senior Brexiteer Tory MP has urged his party to “wake up and smell the cofffee” and make some urgent changes before they end up suffering a historically worst defeat at the next general election.<\/p>\n

Mark Francois, chairman of the powerful European Research Group (ERG) of Conservative Brexiteer MPs, has warned that things need to change if the party is to survive at the next election.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Camilla Tominey’s Sunday morning show oin GB News, Francois also said “there is room on the right pew” of the party to welcome back Nigel Farage.<\/p>\n

But he insisted that despite leadership speculation “Rishi Sunak will lead us into the next election.”<\/p>\n

However, he admitted he “admires” former Home Secretary Suella Braverman who some believe is plotting to replace Sunak.<\/p>\n

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Mr Francois said: \u201cJohn Curtice, the electoral [polling] guru, said if things stay as they are, we could be reduced to 130 seats. That’s where we are. And there’s no point pretending that we not that we’re not.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say that, whether you’re in the ERG or the TRG, across the Conservative Party, it is time to wake up and smell the coffee.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause if things remain as they are, we are heading for a defeat. We don’t want to lose, we don’t want a Labour government. We’re all going to have to work together to do something about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat should that something be? We have a number of good policies, but they’re atomised. I think what’s missing, and some of your colleagues in the media have pointed this out, you’ve pointed this out, there is no overall compelling narrative as you would say, there\u2019s no overall story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tracker poll by Techne UK for Express.co.uk revealed that the Tories could be heading for well under 100 seats last week.<\/p>\n

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