ANDREW PIERCE: The Tory party's mood right now is as fractious as it was when Liz Truss was toppled.. It's not inconceivable Rishi Sunak could face a leadership challenge next year
Daily MailAfter the PM's bravura performance in front of the 1922 Committee of backbenchers, conducted behind closed doors on Wednesday, dozens of Tory MPs enthusiastically banged their desks to show their support for the embattled Rishi Sunak. If the mood doesn't change, it's not inconceivable that Rishi Sunak could face a challenge next year. Jenrick's resignation has triggered a new wave of in-fighting in the Tory party, with the mood as dark and fractious as it was when Liz Truss was toppled a year ago. Pictured: Truss making a speech outside Downing Street No one is expecting that number to be reached before Christmas but, if the mood doesn't change, it's not inconceivable that Sunak could face a challenge next year. In yet another sign that immigration, traditionally one of the Tories' trump-card policies, is turning into a political liability for them, Sunak appointed two new immigration ministers, who even the most diehard Tory Party members have never heard of.
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