Fig rolls, hard hats and micro-management: Behind the scenes with Michael Gove on the Tory battle bus
by Archie Mitchell
Jun 20, 2024
3 minutes
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When a soaking wet Rishi Sunak stood in front of Downing Street last month to call a snap 4 July general election, the Conservative Party needed a miracle.
Almost three years had passed since a lead over Labour in the polls, and the prime minister had given them just six weeks to turn it around. , but Mr Sunak’s needed to be pretty close to stop Sir Keir Starmer walking into Downing Street on 5 July.
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