‘Skydiving, catamarans’: MP Steve Baker’s extraordinary response when asked what he will do if loses election

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Derbyshire then responded: “I was talking about the work, but that’s fine.” Mr Baker added: “The first thing I’ll do if I don’t win my seat is have a long break.” For the latest on the general election - follow our live updates by clicking here open image in gallery ‘Skydiving, motorcycling, fast catamaran sailing’ - MP Steve Baker reels off list of things he’ll do if he loses his seat at the general election The bizarre exchange came after Mr Baker, who has held his seat for 14 years, accepted he’s widely expected to lose his 4,500 majority, but maintained he was optimistic constituents would prefer a Conservative government. Mr Baker also said he would not take his voters for granted, despite earlier telling LBC he wasn’t cancelling his holiday plans for the party’s general election campaign. He told the channel: “My wife is very long-suffering, I’ve been serving my constituents for 14 years, I’ve done some heavy lifting on the airwaves tonight, I’m going to stick to my plans.” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak launched the Conservative Party’s general election campaign in London on Wednesday, with the country set to head to the polls on 4 July. open image in gallery Current polling predicts a Labour landslide, as Sir Keir Starmer’s party sits around 20-points ahead in recent opinion polls Mr Baker’s Wycombe seat is among a list of most-targeted constituencies for the Labour party, which came second in the 2019 election.