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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Sunak in fighting spirit after Brexit rebels and Johnson hopes dissolve

Rishi Sunak had time on Wednesday to play some No 10 garden cricket with the T20 World Cup winning England team.
Rishi Sunak had time on Wednesday to play some No 10 garden cricket with the T20 World Cup winning England team. Photograph: Simon Walker/No10 Downing Street

Just three weeks ago, Conservative MPs boarded buses for an awayday of party bonding and a dose of reality about the party’s electoral position.

At the Conservatives’ event, the elections guru Isaac Levido gave MPs some reason to hope the next election was not yet lost – pointing to Rishi Sunak’s own personal ratings and the slower rate of direct Tory to Labour switchers.

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