British Politics
Analysis: Rishi Sunak’s next six months as PM look harder than the first
He has successfully eaten into the Labour’s poll lead since entering Downing Street – but a real-life electoral test looms next week for the UK Prime Minister, with thousands of local council seats up for grabs across England
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had two tasks when he entered Downing Street: stabilise the government after Liz Truss’s 49 chaotic days in office and make the Conservative Party competitive at the next general election. Tory strategists worry he’s now in danger of getting stuck between Job 1 and Job 2.
Sunak has successfully eaten into the opposition poll lead – Keir Starmer’s Labour Party was about 27 points ahead when Sunak took power in ...