Rishi Sunak attended his first PMQs on Wednesday 26 October, and seemed to buoy up his divided party with Johnsonite attack lines on Labour – but can he hold on to unity and win back the country’s trust?
Anoosh Chakelian is joined by Rachel Cunliffe, Rachel Wearmouth and our business editor, Will Dunn, to discuss Sunak’s first few days in charge, the fallout from his reappointment of Suella Braverman, and what to expect from the now-delayed Autumn Statement.
Then, in You Ask Us, they answer a listener’s question on whether Sunak’s past mistakes show he’s out of touch.
If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskus
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