After losing 473 council seats and their West Midlands mayor, Mark Harper calls for everyone to get behind Rishi Sunak ahead of a general election.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has insisted Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives still have 'everything to fight for', despite their terrible results in this week's local elections. The party lost 473 councillors across the country after Thursday's vote, as well as high-profile mayoral races - seeing the West Midlands mayor Andy Street booted out by Labour in a tightly fought contest.
' Pointing to analysis by Sky News' election expert Professor Michael Thrasher, which showed Labour was on course to be the largest party after the general election, but not have an overall majority, Mr Harper said his rivals hadn't 'sealed the deal with the public - so that means there is a fight to be had'. He added: 'The prime minister is up for that fight, I am up for that fight and I know the Conservative Party is up for it.
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