Prime Minister 'needs to take some responsibility' for the election chaos, claims Kwasi Kwarteng

Prime Minister 'needs to take some responsibility' for the election chaos, claims Kwasi Kwarteng
Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 23/06/2024

- 11:53

Updated: 23/06/2024

- 12:30

The former Chancellor announced he would be standing down from Parliament last month

Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwrateng has claimed that the Prime Minister "needs to take some responsibility" for the chaos surrounding the Conservative Party election campaign.

His intervention comes after it emerged the Conservatives' director of campaigning is that latest party official being looked into by the Gambling Commission over an alleged bet relating to the timing of the general election.

The polls have consistently predicted low figures for the Tory Party and have indicated that it is likely that Labour will get into power in just two weeks time.

Speaking to GB News, Kwarteng said that the "buck stops" with Sunak and he "needs to take some responsibility" for the state the Tories find themselves in.

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