Why king’s speech could be pivotal policy moment for Sunak’s survival

Constrained on multiple fronts by finances and resistance from both wings of his party, the PM still has a few vote-winning options

Exhausted by scandals, deflated by byelection defeats and uninspired by their leader at Conservative party conference, many of Rishi Sunak's MPs are not looking forward to the next year in politics. It's hard to muster the enthusiasm to come out fighting given everything that has happened," said one Tory adviser.

But Sunak appears still to be energised by the prospect of governing for at least another 12 months - and has explicitly said he wants to get things done in the next year. What can a country achieve in 52 weeks? Watch this space," his new promotional video said this week.