PMQs: Sunak faces Starmer as MPs say Tories heading for general election ‘thumping’ | at noon

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg warned the “thumping” suffered by the Tories at the local elections will be repeated at the general election unless they become more conservative. The former business secretary said there needed to be a change in approach from Rishi Sunak on key issues because the party currently has “no vision”. He called for more effective action on tackling immigration, for the “war on the motorist” to be stopped and for the Net Zero drive to be delayed. He told GB News: “Last week’s election results were a thumping defeat for the Tories, and a warning of what is likely to follow at a general election. “Although Labour under Keir Starmer is not as popular as New Labour under Blair, the electorate is wary of a Conservative Party that has no vision. “All we seem to offer is an arguably competent management of the status quo, which the Labour Party seeks to mimic. Yet the status quo is not good enough. Public services are not of a satisfactory standard at the moment.”