Before then he could lose two of his most trusted lieutenants. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (Godalming and Ash) are both under threat in their seats, and are due to find out their fate around 3.30am. It was the first time that representatives of the Afghan Taliban administration attended the UN-sponsored meeting in the Qatari capital on Sunday and Monday that focused on increasing engagement with Afghanistan.
However, a U.N. official said Monday the gathering did not translate into a recognition of the Taliban government. Special Representative Thomas West and Special Envoy Rina Amiri met directly with the Taliban, according to State Department spokesman Vedant Patel. West pressed for “the immediate and unconditional release of U.S. citizens unjustly detained in Afghanistan,” Patel said on Tuesday. about 25% ‘I understand people’s frustrations with me, with our party, but I say this: tomorrow’s vote is not a byelection, it’s not a referendum about the past, it’s a choice about the future of our country, a choice that is going to have severe consequences for each and every family if we get that choice wrong.’ Douglas Alexander, who held a number of cabinet roles during the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, has not been an MP since 2015 but is standing this year in Lothian East, Labour’s top target in Scotland where the SNP is defending a majority of 2,207.
‘We have to recognise that… people do have a hesitation about giving us their support again. And I understand that. I’m not blind to the fact it’s been a difficult few years for the country with Covid, the war in Ukraine and bills. Ahead of Doha, representatives of Afghan women were excluded from attending, paving the way for the Taliban to send their envoys – though the organizers insisted that demands for women´s rights would be raised.
Surrounded by family, the Prime Minister told his audience: ‘We have we have urgent work here, my friends, because at this point we only have a day left to save Britain from the danger of a Labour government. With Labour pegged to receive an historic majority, Sunak reminded the undecided of what he deemed Tory successes in education and defence, recovery after the 2008 financial crisis and the response to Covid-19. With the Tories trailing Labour by some margin in recent polls, Sunak was careful to acknowledge ‘frustrations’ with his party – but urged supporters to ‘fight for our vision of Britain’ and not ‘sleepwalk’ into a Labour government.
Rishi Sunak vowed to fight until the end and defend the Tories’ record as he implored voters to ‘save Britain from the danger of a Labour government’ in his last campaign speech before polls open tomorrow. Also worth watching will be the results from Bolsover in Derbyshire, held by Labour from 1950 to 2019 – for much of the time by veteran left-winger Dennis Skinner – until the Tories won at the last election, and phonics websites teachers which Labour will hope to win back; Peterborough and Redcar, two of Labour’s key targets; and Torbay in Devon, which could fall to the Lib Dems if Sir Ed Davey’s party is doing exceptionally well.
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