Rishi Sunak’s ‘show, don’t tell’ approach brings hope back to Tories

Some of party's MPs even believe they could narrowly win next election - but the odds remain stacked against them

When Rishi Sunak took over, most Conservative MPs were in despair. Some even suggested the party did not deserve to be in power. We need a reset," one said at the time. A period out of office to get our act together."

But almost five months on, Sunak has given them hope that they can avoid a total wipeout at the next election. Despite 13 years in office and all the problems the UK is facing, they now believe they could hang on, albeit with a significantly smaller majority.