Can Rishi Sunak turn it around?
The Prime Minister has defined his talking points – but it’s too late to make an impact.
ByRishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is a member of the Conservative Party who was prime minister between October 2022 and July 2024. Sunak has been MP for Richmond since 2015 and before becoming PM he served as chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. Thanks to a Fulbright scholarship, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Lincoln College, Oxford, and did an MBA at Stanford University. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis of the former prime minister here.
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The Prime Minister’s pitch felt like the final act of 14 years of Conservative government.
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Rishi Sunak’s comedy of errors
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Rishi Sunak’s D-Day departure was far worse than a gaffe
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The low-quality debate changed nothing
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The advantage is still with Keir Starmer
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The Prime Minister unsettled the Labour leader but the fundamentals remain the same.
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The real reason Rishi Sunak’s national service plan is unhinged
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The Tories cannot win on the subject of their poor record.
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