Rishi Sunak fearful of losing his seat, sources say

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1. I feel like this is mostly expectation management. So when there’s a Tory slaughter, they can be like, ‘well… at least Sunak kept his seat…. I guess…’

2. Don’t you dare tempt me with an even better time than expected

3. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

   …breathe…

   Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

4. Dudes gonna lose everything he loves, tanking the economy, fucking over working families,…. His Sky TV subscription.

5. He doesn’t actually care, he’ll go home his wife will pat him on the head and they’ll all move to another country and live on a private island or something while everyone struggles and blames labour for trying to fix the problems he caused and in 4 years everyone would have forgotten the last 14 because of course they will

6. So many awful people will be losing their seats. There will be dozens of Portillo moments this time around. It will take a heart of stone not to laugh.

7. Fearful? They meant hopeful. Rishi wants that venture capitalism job

8. I doubt he cares if he loses his seat. He can then say “look, I didn’t break my promise not to leave the UK if I won my seat!” As he swans off to America.

9. He’s not fearful. Even if he kept his seat he would resign from being an MP anyway. He’s planning on a new life in California. 

10. It’s unlikely…but definitely possible. There are very few actual safe seats, as I see some of the Lincolnshire ones are turning red too! Maybe 1997 was a prediction too far, but it does feel like this is the end of the tory party. Their voters are getting older and dying out, and they are becoming less and less relevant to the new voters.

11. This is why I’m staying up tomorrow. To see Sunak’s results read out. 🤞

12. As much as I would love to see it, the ‘anonymous source’ aspect makes me think this story is just a little bit of fantasy porn for Guardian readers.

13. Some of the numbskulls in his party will actually be genuinely fearful as this is the best job they will ever have. Sunak, on the other hand, has probably lost more than his salary down the back of the sofa and has half a dozen fake director of something positions lined up.

14. It would be even better if Count Binface beat him. God I would love that so much.

15. The cherry ontop of a beautiful Tory slaughter (figuratively)

16. Should’ve done better then, eh Rishi? Should’ve maybe served the people instead of yourself and your mates, eh?

17. I’d be very surprised if he isn’t secretly hoping to lose his seat. If the expected wipe-out materializes, he will not survive as Tory leader and will not fancy spending the next five years as a backbencher. California beckons.

18. That is the natural risk when you call an election. Surely every MP knows they are at risk of being unseated?

19. I’m fearful of losing my home – many many renters, and mortgage payers who’ve overextended themselves.

    Sunak did nothing to help.

20. What’s that look he’s trying to pull there? Wait….is it Blue Steel?

21. MRSP’s don’t account for individual candidate recognition so I doubt he’ll lose it – he’ll get more votes than the polling suggests because people like their MP being a Prime Minister.

22. They are all going to lose their seats, it’s going to be a labour streamroll.

23. Why does it matter if Rishi fears anything or not? Why is this a news at all? Asking this seriously.

24. “Oh no, I lost my seat! Guess I won’t be able to stay on in as I promised so am now free to move to California. What a terrible, terrible shame”

25. I guarantee he fucks off to America straight away and we barely hear from him again.