Rishi Sunak is facing warnings from Red Wall Tory MPs of a voter backlash over his sacking of Lee Anderson, according to leaked WhatsApp messages that can be disclosed by The Telegraph.
Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Friday lost two more parliamentary seats to Labour in by-elections, dealing an ominous new blow to embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of a full national vote.Factional infighting and chaotic rule have also led to three prime ministers since autumn 2022.
Try though Rishi Sunak might to put a positive spin on this week’s by-election results, there can be no denying they were a blow for a party already struggling to capture voters’ imaginations. The Conservatives have now lost more by-elections in this parliament than in the years preceding the 1997 poll.
Like the Almighty, Sir Keir Starmer moves in mysterious ways. Following the turbulent weather, the Labour leader declared his party would “get ahead of” storms like Isha… “there’s a strong preventative theme through everything that we want to do”. How exactly does Sir Keir plan to halt the British weather? Perhaps by getting deputy leader Angela Rayner to strum upon a harp and sing spellbinding mermaidy songs at the wind in that mellifluous, soothing voice of hers.