UK election on Thursday

The Conservatives face a historic defeat

Polls predict a disastrous defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.(Bild: Phil Noble / PA / picturedesk.com)

Is Rishi Sunak the worst British Prime Minister of all time? The 44-year-old and his Conservative Tories are facing a disastrous election defeat on Thursday. What are the reasons? What can we expect from a future Labour government? Krone+ asked one of the UK's most renowned political scientists about this.

Much earlier than expected, the United Kingdom will elect a new House of Commons on Thursday - and everything points to a historic change of power. After 14 years of Conservative leadership, the polls speak a clear language: the largest opposition force, Labour, is 20 percentage points ahead of the reeling Tories. The governing party led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is threatened with the worst result in its almost 200-year history.