This week’s return from the bank holiday splurge marks the beginning of the “serious season” at Westminster — the chance for Rishi Sunak to show that his revival plans are on course before MPs head off to recess and convince gloomy voters that his economic medicine will cure ills more effectively than his Labour rival.
The Government is in trouble partly because it has been around long enough to be blamed for everything, and partly because it has committed more unforced errors than a nervous unseeded player against a Wimbledon champ. It is floundering to deal with factors like inflation and labour shortages which are outside its immediate control.
