Rishi Sunak’s shelf life is over
The Prime Minister has failed on his own terms.
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.
Why Rishi Sunak is struggling as Prime Minister
The problem isn’t just a bad inheritance – it’s his lack of experience.
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Priti situations vacant: Tories plot to install Patel as PM
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The meaning of Sunak’s Sambas
A little bit executive, a little bit football terrace, these trainers unite fintech and fashion, senior copywriters and junior accountant…
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Rishi Sunak isn’t popular enough to flog insurance
Plans to monetise Conservative members with a new app misunderstand what populists are really selling.
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Rishi Sunak’s reverse Midas touch
Gripped by poll fever, the Prime Minister has cast about for a golden vote-winning policy – damaging his prospects at…
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What the latest resignations mean for the Tories
Two ministers have quit – and more Conservative MPs will follow.
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Will Rishi Sunak get tougher on China?
Tory pressure on the Prime Minister to reverse his policy of “robust pragmatism” will increase now a cyberattack on the…
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How low will Sunak go to keep power?
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Inside Britain’s asylum backlog
Rishi Sunak claims he has cleared the “legacy” waiting list of claims and is emptying hotels. Thousands are still waiting.
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Among Conservatives, the mood has never been so grim
Sunak’s team can’t get themselves heard, and most of what they say vanishes forever.
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Tory MPs are losing patience with Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister’s decision to rule out a May election has given rebels more time to channel their despair into…
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Rishi Sunak is already irrelevant
The Conservatives are demoralised. Among Tory MPs, all eyes are on their party’s future.
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PMQs review: Rishi Sunak’s unforced errors are destroying Tories’ faith
Keir Starmer pins the Prime Minister into hopeless contortions over Conservative scandals.
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Rishi Sunak is not very good at politics
The Prime Minister’s gaffes and poor media management are weakening his already precarious position.
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Rishi Sunak’s paranoid talk of “extremists” is dangerous for us all
Fringe politicians from George Galloway to the hard right are trying make Islamism a big election issue. For decency and…
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Rishi Sunak has been trapped by the Tory realignment
The Prime Minister has discovered that once you are on the path to populism, it is hard to turn back.
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PMQs review: the Tories can’t escape the Post Office scandal
Rishi Sunak refuses to back Kemi Badenoch in her public spat with the former Post Office head.
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The distressing case for a 2025 general election
I’m starting to think this is not an election year after all.
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The Tory party’s theatre of hate
The Conservatives are dissolving into bitter factions. Can anyone hold the party together as it nears defeat?
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