Ratings sink and obstacles amass as Sunak completes first 100 days as PM

Advisers argue he has made progress, but the new intake are frustrated and voters believe he is out of touch'

Rishi Sunak has now survived 100 days as prime minister - a pretty small feat by historical standards but twice the length of his predecessor's term. But the circumstances he inherited - the lack of mandate, plummeting polls and an economy in freefall - have deeply constrained what he is able to do with his time in office.

Inside No 10, key advisers argue that Sunak has already made significant progress, that the economy is starting to recover, that he has set out a clear stall with five pledges on inflation, national debt, the economy, immigration and the NHS, and that he has largely taken the Tory party infighting off the front pages.