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Rishi Sunak warns Nigel Farage has 'questions to answer' as Reform hit by 'racism row'

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The Prime Minister said there were candidates and campaigners “espousing racist and misogynistic views” (Image: Getty)

Rishi Sunak has insisted he is “channelling England” by fighting for every vote until the polls close in the general election on Thursday.

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“To work your socks off for your country up to the last minute, even when some say it’s all over.

“And that’s what I’m going to keep doing in this campaign.

“I’m channelling England and I will fight for every last vote.

“I won’t stop until the polls close because our country’s future is too important.”

He added: ”It’s not over until it’s over.”

Bellingham came to the rescue for England with a 95th-minute overhead equaliser against wily Slovakia on Sunday before Harry Kane sealed a 2-1 extra-time win.

Mr Sunak will warn today that a Labour government would be “bad for our country” and an unchecked Labour government “would be a disaster from which it would take decades to recover”.

He plans to make a direct appeal to voters by telling them they have the power to stop an “unaccountable Labour supermajority”.

The Prime Minister will warn that a Sir Keir Starmer landslide “is not a foregone conclusion.”

He is set to say: “If just 130,000 people switch their vote and lend us their support, we can deny Starmer that supermajority.

“Just think about that: you have the power to use your vote to prevent an unchecked Labour government.

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“So, we must redouble our efforts in these final days and deliver the strongest Conservative voice in the next parliament. We are fighting for the future of our country and every door we knock on, every leaflet we deliver and every call we do will make a difference.”

“Between now and Thursday, we have got to get the message out to people that we Conservatives will stand up for you and make sure your voice is heard, your values represented.”

Mr Sunak used his first of four campaign stops yesterday (MON) to suggest that Nigel Farage’s failure to clamp down on racism within Reform “tells you something about the culture” within the Party.

He said there were candidates and campaigners “espousing racist and misogynistic views”.

Reform last week distanced itself from two activists filmed by Channel 4 apparently making racist and offensive comments.

And over the weekend it said it had disowned itself from three candidates over other offensive remarks.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Rishi Sunak said: “I’ve made my views on that pretty clear, and I said he’s [Mr Farage] got some questions to answer. And I think he described the comments as inappropriate last time I heard. They weren’t inappropriate. They were racist and appalling.

“And the person who made them has apologised to Reform for the impact it’s had on them.

“And as I said, you’ve now got multiple Reform candidates and campaigners openly espousing racist and misogynistic views, seemingly without challenge, tells you something about the culture within the Reform Party.”

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A medical distribution factory in Stoke-On-Trent was the first of four stops for Mr Sunak yesterday (MON) as he began a whistle stop tour of the Midlands.

He vowed that he will “work my socks off” for the country ahead of Britons voting in the general election on Thursday.

He defended his messaging when it was put to him that he was warning of a Labour landslide while claiming he could still be Prime Minister on July 5.

Mr Sunak, who suggested he would stay on as Tory leader for for a while if he loses, said: “No, I think it’s the same.

“I’m fighting hard for every vote. I am out there fighting my hardest to talk to as many people as possible to win this election.

“The point I was making is that if these polls are replicated, what that means is people will, I think as I said, unwittingly – I don’t think that’s their intention – I don’t want them to sleepwalk into inadvertently doing something that hands Labour an unchecked majority to do what they want in the country.”

Mr Sunak was also asked whether a vote for Labour leader Sir Keir would strengthen Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He said: “I think it sends a signal to our adversaries that we're not going to take our security seriously.”

Mr Sunak, who will campaign in the South East of England today (TUES), suggested the UK would become the “soft touch of Europe” on illegal migration under a Labour government.

Challenged over his claim that migrants in Calais are waiting for a Labour government before making the crossing, Mr Sunak told broadcasters: “That’s what the illegal migrants themselves in Calais are saying.

“They know Rwanda is not somewhere they would like to go, it is a deterrent. It’s very simple – I don’t think illegal migrants should get to stay in our country.”

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