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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

Has sensible Sunak turned the Tory tide, or has Johnson sunk the ship?

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British prime minister Rishi Sunak in Windsor last Monday, when they announced an agreement over the Northern Ireland protocol
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and British prime minister Rishi Sunak in Windsor last Monday, when they announced an agreement over the Northern Ireland protocol. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Even before they were bussed off to Windsor on Thursday morning for a fun-filled awayday on how to approach the next general election, many Conservative MPs believed a corner might just have been turned in their party’s fortunes.

“This is the best week the Conservative party has had in the last year,” said Charles Walker, the Tory MP for Broxbourne. “The Conservative party’s survival instinct has kicked in big time” was his assessment.

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