Rishi Sunak has played down new polling that suggests the Tories could be on course for a 1997-style wipeout at the next general election.It comes after a major opinion poll indicated Labour could be on course for a 120-seat majority in the election expected later this year.A YouGov survey of 14,000 people indicates that the Prime Minister's party could hold on to as few as 169 seats as Sir Keir Starmer's Labour enters Downing Street with 385.

Rishi Sunak has played down new polling that suggests the Tories could be on course for a 1997-style wipeout at the next general election.It comes after a major opinion poll indicated Labour could be on course for a 120-seat majority in the election expected later this year.A YouGov survey of 14,000 people indicates that the Prime Minister's party could hold on to as few as 169 seats as Sir Keir Starmer's Labour enters Downing Street with 385.