Rishi Sunak suggested he had inherited the 'worst' situation for 'decades' on arrival in No10, admitting there were 'lots of frustrations'.
Rishi Sunak has bemoaned his 'hospital pass' from Boris Johnson and Liz Truss amid fevered Westminster rumours about a summer election.
The Conservative mood has darkened after another two ministers quit this week to join an exodus from the Commons, while Reform UK has been gaining ground. Rishi Sunak suggested he had inherited the 'worst' situation for 'decades' on arrival in No10, admitting there were 'lots of frustrations' Mr Sunak also told Lord Hague - who previously held his Richmond, Yorks, seat in the Commons - about his regrets over the impact of his job on family life.
The professor of politics at Strathclyde University highlighted that the party would struggle to form alliances if there is a hung Parliament, putting the chance of Sir Keir becoming premier as '99 per cent'.
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