Grant Shapps agreed a Tory general election victory is “unlikely but possible”.

The Defence Secretary said he believed the Conservative Party can still win the contest on July 4 and form the next government.

But he admitted that is “not the most likely outcome”.

The Defence Secretary told Times Radio it is “possible to win the election”, but conceded that it is “not the most likely outcome”, adding: “I’m a realist.”

Asked if a Tory victory was unlikely he replied: “I think that’s the realistic position, isn’t it? I mean, I live in the real world. So you know, let’s not try and pretend black is white.”

Mr Shapps also said he stands by the comments he made last week that Labour could secure a “supermajority”.

He said: “We’re still fighting for absolutely every single vote, which is absolutely the right thing to do and warning of the dangers of Labour. But what I said last week stands, a blank cheque, a supermajority is a dangerous thing, particularly when we already know they have these plans to change the council tax bands.”