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By Ali Lyon The Defence Secretary has admitted that a Conservative victory in the general election is “unlikely but possible”. Grant Shapps said he believed the Tories can still win enough voters over to win on 4 July and form the next government, but admitted the scenario is “not the most likely outcome”. Referring to himself as a “realist” in an interview with Times Radio, Shapps said: “I live in the real world. Let’s not pretend black is white… of course we are also fighting for every vote. No one has voted at all yet.” The admission is the first time a Conservative front bench MP has conce…

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