Posted 10/23/2023, 5:50:00 PM
Sunak Faces Uphill Battle to Unite Fractured Tories and Govern Effectively with Slim Majority
- Sunak struggling to hold together divided Tory party, facing accusations of weakness
- Forced to backtrack on policies like conversion therapy ban due to backbench opposition
- Hopes to assert authority with November King's Speech setting long-term agenda
- But small majority leaves PM vulnerable to rebel MPs torpedoing legislation
- Unlike Johnson and Truss, Sunak inherited this parliament rather than shaping it
