Rishi Sunak urged to be more radical or risk losing ‘red wall’ voters en masse

Rishi Sunak delivers a speech to the Northern Research Group conference conference in Doncaster. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Rishi Sunak has been warned he risks losing Tory “red wall” voters en masse, as northern MPs called on him to cut taxes, build more homes and extend devolution.

Pressure is mounting on the prime minister to move on from his initial phase of leadership, which was designed to steady the party, and press ahead with offering a more inspiring vision to voters before the next election.