'I'm not interested in Westminster politics...the party is united in delivering for Britain'

Rishi comes out fighting amid nonsense’ claims rebel Tories are lining up Mordaunt to oust him

- Sam Lister

DEFIANT Rishi Sunak insists the party is "united" after a torrid weekend of briefings about plots to oust him.

The Prime Minister dismissed the frenzied speculation about his future as Westminster tittle-tattle - and insisted he was focused on the job.

Senior Tories rallied around him yesterday and called for an end to the "psychodrama".

Mr Sunak shrugged off the plotting to head to Warwickshire where he spoke to business owners. He said: "I'm not interested in all Westminster politics. It doesn't matter.

"What matters is the future of our country. And that's what I am squarely focused on.

"That's what I get up every morning, working as hard as I can, to deliver whether it's cutting people's taxes, increasing the state pension... today, increasing the number of apprenticeships and talking to small businesses.

"Those are the things that matter to people. And, as we have seen over the last few weeks, our plan is working. Inflation is coming down, wages are growing and the economy is back to growing again.'

The PM admitted the past few years have been "not easy for me" and that it had been a "tough few years" for the country following the pandemic and fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He said: "None of that is easy - not easy for me, not easy for any of you. But we really have turned the corner at the start of this year.