Sunak Braces For Key Test With Tory Opponents Ready

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Sun, 04/28/2024 - 8:11pm

“Rishi Sunak has spent 18 months as prime minister fending off internal Conservative Party criticism and rumors of plots to oust him. So far it’s come to nothing — though his team is taking nothing for granted this week,” Bloomberg reports. “His critics on the Tory right have spent months gearing up for Thursday’s local and mayoral elections across England as their final chance to oust Sunak.

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