Sunak warns of a “government out of control” by Labour in the face of possible defeat in the United Kingdom

There are less than 48 hours left until the United Kingdom faces the polls in a Parliamentary election that point to a change of political cycle.

Polls predict that these elections will put end to fourteen years of conservative governmentswhich has caused alarm bells to ring in the current prime minister’s party, Rishi SunakIn a bid to stay in power, Sunak has urged voters to trust him and avoid the “dangers” of a Labour majority that would lead to “uncontrolled government”.

Despite Inflation has dropped to almost 2% year-on-yearcompared to 11% when he took office at the end of 2022, Polls show a weakened Sunak at the expense of the rise of the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, with an intention to vote that exceeds 40%, almost double that of Sunak.

Faced with this campaign of change of cycle, with an economic and social crisis in the country, Sunak has made a move and has tried to recover in the polls by betting on the tax cuts and the fight against immigration.

The Labour Party, for its part, has presented a programme that aims to reduce long waiting lists for the National Health Service (NHS), increase the number of teachers in state schools and encourage economic growth by building housing and infrastructure.

Despite polls predicting that Sunak could leave 10 Downing Street, he has insisted that “taxes will be reduced” and national defence will be guaranteed. “We have increased investment in our defence and we are playing a leading role in NATO and in Europe, but Starmer is not going to do that. He is going to cut those plans and that is a bad sign for our allies and, above all, our adversaries,” warned the Prime Minister.

National populists could be the second force

But Labour is not the only party that is expected to do well in the polls. Brexit campaigner and former MEP Nigel Farage could enter the House of Commons for the first time. The leader of the party, Reformist Party could succeed in attracting conservative voters with proposals such as handing over to France migrants who arrive illegally across the English Channel and withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights to facilitate the implementation of plans such as the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda.

The YouGov poll for The Times newspaper gives the Reform Party (heirs of the Brexit Party) 19% of the votes, above the 18% that the Tories led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would get. The winner of the election, with 37% of the votes, would be the Labour Party of Keir Starmer, who would thus obtain a comfortable victory.