Rishi Sunak Got Many Things Right - So Why Are Odds Against Him?
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Rishi Sunak's dire warnings about Truss's economic plans have been largely borne out. That gives him credibility with markets. Yet he has large numbers of enemies in the Tory party.
On the face of it, Liz Truss's days as UK prime minister look numbered and her demise imminent. She's been forced to throw out her entire economic policy program, fire her friend and finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, and has seen her poll numbers plummet to record depths. Tuesday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/D5f1Mh1aPn
Lawmakers in her Conservative Party are plotting to oust her, and on Tuesday, she appeared to lose the backing of two key Tory-leaning newspapers.
The primary reason is that as of now, Tory MPs are utterly divided over who should take over. As one MP put it, there is no credible succession plan. It's a similar dynamic to her predecessor, Boris Johnson, who lasted long past the point where there appeared to be a majority consensus he should go.
