Most of the public aren’t feeling so hopeful after Rishi Sunak’s coronation as Tory leader, with only four in ten saying that they are pleased he has become Prime Minister. A snap YouGov poll after the announcement that Sunak hadtest
Momentum had been with Sunak after he won the support of over half of the parliamentary party.
“I think its got to move on from fighting its own internal wars and focus on what needs to be done on the economy and admitting some of the mistakes they’ve made in the last six years”
77% of voters believe that the government is not doing enough, compared to just 17% who think that the government is doing enough.
“He’s got no mandate from the people,” the former Culture Secretary said
‘We can’t continue to see Parliament as a personal plaything of those on the Tory right that want to enact the policies that they’ve been doing.’
“Boris Johnson is Britain’s Berlusconi. Conservative MPs are flocking to support yet another disgraced prime minister.”
‘The UK needs a fresh start and that can’t be provided by the Conservative party hoisting another neoliberal prime minister on the country. We need a general election now.’
The think tank’s director general, Mark Littlewood, says he has been left distraught by the abandonment of many of the ideas they championed.
The RMT’s general secretary also said rail strikes will continue for as long as needed to get a settlement
