Tories Face Historic Wipeout as Sunak Struggles to Reverse Party's Plummeting Fortunes
• Conservative MPs are deeply pessimistic about the party's prospects and believe they are "totally and utterly f***ed" • Attempts by Sunak to turn around the Conservatives' fortunes, like the reshuffle and Autumn Statement, have backfired and made things even worse • Latest polls show Labour with a 25 point lead over the Tories, who would face their worst ever election defeat if one was held now • Sunak faces threats from MPs who want to oust him and install someone like Suella Braverman as leader • Sunak has difficult choices ahead on when to call an election, with waiting until the last possible moment in 2025 likely to produce an even bigger loss