UK general election live: Rishi Sunak says he believes he will win despite poll projections

Rishi Sunak said he believes he will win the general election.

Asked whether he thought he would still be prime minister on Friday, the prime minister said: “Yes. I’m fighting very hard and I think people are waking up to the real danger of what a Labour government means.”

The Labour lead in the opinion polls has been 20 percentage points throughout the…