Sunak ally says Labour on course for ‘extraordinary landslide’

One of UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s most loyal cabinet allies has said Labour is likely to win “the largest majority any party has ever achieved”.

UK work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said it is “highly unlikely” that polls suggesting a victory for Sir Keir Starmer’s party in the upcoming UK General Election are wrong.

But he said people will “regret” it if Labour wins the kind of landslide that means it has “untrammelled” power without an effective Tory opposition.

Mr Stride...