Sunak wants a ‘Rishi show’ conference boost but the battle to succeed him is already underway

As the Tory rank and file converge on Manchester for the Conservatives' annual conference, the party looks more divided than ever

, will give Mr Sunak an easy reminder of the challenges he faces in maintaining power.

A former Tory minister said the Prime Minister had to offer hope and vision at conference, including a retail offer that dovetails with his five pledges, suggesting Mr Sunak ram home the message that if his inflation promise is met “in a year’s time you’ll have more pounds in your pocket”. Another outside leadership candidate, the avowed Johnson supporter Sir Brandon Lewis, and his potential running mate Nadhim Zahawi were also part of “a whole crew of them coalescing around [free market think tank] the Adam Smith Institute”.

This was vehemently denied by a spokesman for the New Conservatives, who said that it is a members’ association and must declare all its donations by law with the Electoral Commission.While some within the group are hitching their wagons to the movement in the hope of keeping their seats, through policies such as taking a hard line immigration, the views held by the more prominent members of the caucus are causing deep ruptions within the party.

The group is believed to be rallying around Suella Braverman as a potential successor to Mr Sunak. The Home Secretary courted further controversy this week by labelling illegal migration as an “existential threat” to the West. Others on the right of the party are looking to Kemi Badenoch, who has led a staunch pushback against the growing gender debate.

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