Through the dying months of Boris Johnson’s government and the 50 helter-skelter days of Liz Truss, many Tory MPs yearned for stability and competence. Now that Rishi Sunak has staked his premiership on these qualities, another issue is on their minds: what, exactly, do the Conservatives stand for?
With the party seeking to distil its message before the general election, increasing numbers of Sunak’s MPs are starting to worry that his trademark brand of sober managerialism might end up seeming barely distinguishable from Labour’s offering.
