government. having three by-elections government. having three by-elections on government. having three by-elections on their - government. having three | by-elections on their plate government. having three i by-elections on their plate is by elections on their plate is destabilising. i have spoken to a lot of mps and tory sources in the wider tory community in the past day and last night, since borisjohnson went, and it is interesting, there is a lot of anger and resentment towards him in the parliamentary party. a lot of people seem to think he is creating mischief, one mp saying it is the last hurrah of a busted flush, another thing they wished he would just go, push off work that words come and spend more time with his family and lucrative speaking engagements. but there is concern about the by elections and that if labour win two, possibly all three of them, it creates a sense of momentum for keir starmer. and could potentially unsettle the tory party at a time when the mood
there was a sense that people are watching and waiting to see happy with it before passing judgment on rishi sunak s leadership but since the result at the beginning of may there is increasingly talk about what the party does if it is heading into a position at the next election and the risk is the more the party gives in to defeat and defeatism, the more it becomes a foregone conclusion. the more it becomes a foregone conclusion- the more it becomes a foregone conclusion. ., . ., , ., conclusion. and how much do you think that ordinary conclusion. and how much do you think that ordinary people, - conclusion. and how much do you think that ordinary people, voters out there, actually feel about this? back when we were talking about the sewer grate report in the early days of pa rtygate, sewer grate report in the early days of partygate, a lot of people i was speaking to said that what matters to us is the cost of living, that sort of thing so what effect do you think yet more inter