Ten bruising weeks after the Conservative Party conference, the prime minister's reputation is at its lowest point of his premiership and Tory MPs are discussing whether Boris Johnson can remain in post.
Those who want Mr Johnson to stay are demanding he change - by improving his operation in Number 10, focussing on winning policies, and avoiding more tax rises.
But he added:"No prime minister wants the story of him and what may or may not have gone on at Number 10. He can't afford for that to continue." "Downing Street doesn't realise it's anything like as bad as it is," said one well-placed Conservative MP. The calculation was that Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and even Mr Raab could not connect with voters in the same way as Mr Johnson.
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