Rishi Sunak has taken charge of a divided party, as some Tories cancel their memberships over his 'coronation' as PM
Rishi Sunak's appointment is unlikely to heal Tory party divisions. Picture: Getty.Some Conservative party supporters are cancelling their memberships following the announcement that Rishi Sunak is set to become prime minister.
Boris Johnson was expected to throw his hat into the ring to replace her, having been forced by his own MPs to resign as recently as July,With Penny Mordaunt failing to secure enough nominations from MP, Mr Sunak was the last man standing, leading some to describe his journey into Number 10 as a "coronation".
"The whole thing is rather sad because, for a party that had such a wonderful win in 2019, it has been destroyed from within," she said. Ms Bond, from Bishop Auckland, County Durham, said members felt like they "don't know what's going on behind the scenes".