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Cabinet ministers set to lose their seats as Rishi Sunak government faces a historic election wipeout
THE Tories face an electoral wipeout and may lose more than three-quarters of their seats, a mega-poll shows.
The bombshell survey of 18,000 Britons forecasts Rishi Sunak will be left with just 80 MPs, his party’s worst result in history.
Some 17 Cabinet ministers would be ousted, including Grant Shapps, Penny Mordaunt, Gillian Keegan and Mel Stride.
The poll, by Find Out Now and Conservatives Electoral Calculus, set for the axe predicts Keir Starmer is heading for a Labour landslide with an unprecedented majority of 254 seats. This would be an even bigger victory than Tony Blair’s historic 179-seat win over John Major in 1997.
Labour has 42 per cent support, giving it a 20-point lead over the Conservatives on 22 per cent.
The Lib Dems are on course for a comeback, grabbing 53 seats. The SNP are forecast to slump slightly to 40, while the Greens would get two.
Voters said they believed health, the economy and immigration are the most important issues facing the country.
Nationalising utility companies and building more homes were among the most popular potential policies ahead of the vote, which is expected this autumn.
Other ministers set to be booted include Claire Coutinho, Victoria Prentis, John Glen, Johnny Mercer and Simon Hart.
Current Cabinet ministers who are likely to keep their seats – and might contest the next Conservative leadership contest – are James Cleverly, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat, Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt.
Martin Baxter, founder of Electoral Calculus, said: “The public seem even more disenchanted with the Tories under Rishi Sunak than they were with John Major in 1997. A Labour landslide looks likely, and Labour voters want nationalisation, increased public spending and higher taxes.”