The more the Tories fracture and fragment, the further Sunak’s supremacy is eroded
Ask a politician what feelings they most hope to garner from the public and you would get a smorgasbord of answers. “Hope” would come up often, “respect” too. Some of the more self-aware might even admit that acclaim or adoration were on the list. None would say sympathy, let alone pity. Yet, when it comes to Rishi Sunak,
As if all that wasn’t enough, he is also having to contend with the fact that there are more former prime ministers buzzing around the political scene than at any point in British history, including five from his own party. While the likes of John Major and Theresa May have stayed dignified in their political swansong, the same cannot be said of other former occupants of Number 10. Sunak is becoming the political Scrooge, continually haunted by the ghosts of Tory leaders past.
Still, Truss appears to believe she still hasn’t done quite enough damage to the Tory brand. Touring the world to promote her brand of right-wing free marketeerism, she continues to criticise the current government on multiple fronts and has written a book on her masterplan for saving Western civilisation. A series of interviews and newspaper articles have inevitably followed. Conservative strategists look on in dismay at every new headline.
There is a new star player in the Tory team who is overshadowing the captain. His return to frontline politics will also serve to remind voters how little today’s Conservative Party resembles the united, purposeful and disciplined team that Cameron led to victory in 2015.
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