Liz Truss and Boris Johnson are both mounting noisy rehabilitation campaigns. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tried to recharge Britain’s beleaguered government on Tuesday, shuffling Cabinet ministers and creating new departments to focus on science, technology and energy policy.
The Conservative Party, they noted, remains mired behind the opposition Labour Party by double digits in polls.And the drumbeat of bad news, from nationwide strikes to overcrowded emergency rooms, continues without relief.Both have gleefully disregarded any notions of fading quietly to the backbenches after their truncated stints in Downing Street. And both are defending their legacies in ways that could raise fresh obstacles for Mr Sunak.
But it also underscored Mr Sunak’s fragile grip on his party and his determination not to weaken it further by alienating colleagues. Rather than sacrificing anyone, the reshuffle brought in a new minister, with Lucy Frazer taking charge of culture, media, and sport. “The prime minister’s room for manoeuvre is limited economically, and it’s limited politically because he has factions within his party,” said Tony Travers, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics. “Reconstructing the government and changing people’s roles is one of the things that he can do, and he’s done it.”
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