Tories ‘still on course to lose’

RISHI Sunak’s early days as Prime Minister boosted confidence in the Conservatives, but most still expect the party to lose the next election, according to a poll.

The Ipsos poll found 34% of people had confidence in Mr Sunak’s long-term economic plan - twice the number that thought the same about Liz Truss.

However, more than half of the 1,000 adults polled said they were not confident the Conservatives could provide the country with strong and stable leadership. Only 27% thought Mr Sunak was likely to win the next election while 46% of people thought Sir Keir would be prime minister.