After Rishi Sunak’s spring statement, the party can no longer rely on the economy to bolster support, so old battle lines are being redrawn
Photograph: Simon Walker/HM TreasuryPhotograph: Simon Walker/HM Treasuryhis will be a week Rishi Sunak would rather forget. His efforts to present himself as a sober alternative to a party-prone prime minister were dealt a bodyblow by a spring statement that was panned across the political spectrum as an inadequate response to voters’ concerns on spiralling bills and theSunak’s failure brings broader risks.
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