Nervy Conservatives MPs are already turning their minds to the possibility of a Labour victory – and with several 2019 MPs deciding to quit before the next general election
Panicking Tories are considering their futures ahead of the next general election.
After 13 years in power, they are staring down the barrel of a Labour victory next year if Rishi Sunak fails to revive to party’s fortunes.
The Tories were hammered at the polls in the recent local elections, losing more than 1,000 councillors across England.
The dire results have blown apart the fragile truces between the party’s warring factions and led to grumblings over Mr Sunak’s leadership.