No Respite for Sunak as Slips Blunt Tory Attacks on Labour

  • Economic data and two by-elections pose risk for UK premier
  • Some Tories fear he is missing chances to close gap on Labour
Rishi Sunak faces a week of potential economic and political hurdles that will test his grip on the UK’s governing Conservative Party.Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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An ugly row with the family of a murdered teenager and an on-air bet about deporting asylum-seekers summed up another week to forget for Rishi Sunak as time ticks down to a UK election. Within days, he may be adding a recession, higher inflation and the loss of two Parliament seats to the list.