Sunak vows to ‘double down’ after double by-election defeat
Rishi Sunak vowed to "double down" when asked about the double by-election defeat in safe Tory seats.
Speaking at a café in west London, the Prime Minister said: "By-elections, midterms for an incumbent government, are always difficult. They rarely win them.
"The message I take away is that we've got to double down, stick to our plan and deliver for people.”
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Speaking at a café in west London, the Prime Minister said: "By-elections, midterms for an incumbent government, are always difficult. They rarely win them.
"The message I take away is that we've got to double down, stick to our plan and deliver for people.”
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Transcript
00:00 [Applause]
00:04 Westminster's been acting like the next election's a done deal.
00:07 The Labour Party's been acting like it's a done deal.
00:10 The people of Uxbridge just told all of them that it's not.
00:13 Now, no one expected us to win here,
00:16 but Steve's victory demonstrates that when confronted with the actual reality of the Labour Party,
00:22 when there's an actual choice on a matter of substance at stake, people vote Conservative.
00:27 Well, I first want to say a massive thank you to all our candidates and hard-working activists.
00:31 They've been doing a brilliant job over the past few weeks.
00:34 And look, by-elections mid-term for any kind of government are always difficult.
00:37 They rarely win them.
00:39 The message I take away is that we've got to double down, stick to our plan, and deliver for people.
00:43 That's what I heard when I was out on the doorsteps, and that's what we're going to do.
00:47 We're going to work incredibly hard, deliver our five priorities, and earn people's trust for the next election.