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Rishi Sunak says he “wholeheartedly believes” he can turn around the mess the country is in by controlling inflation, growing the economy, cutting NHS waiting lists and stopping migrant boats.
In his first 100 days in office, he is proud of what the government has achieved, firstly taking action to stabilise the economy, he claimed.
He cited new deals with France and Albania would reduce numbers of illegal migrants, saying the UK was already putting Albanians on flights out of Britain.
He vowed that the Rwanda deportation scheme would happen, and that illegal migrants would understand they could be deported but that the UK would always be a compassionate country for those fleeing war or repression.
The Sunak doctrine, he said, was about making sure people could feel proud of the UK and have peace of mind things would be better for their children and grandchildren.
And he told people to “have hope” because I can make it better and I will make it better”, during an interview with Piers Morgan.
Morgan said the interview, conducted to mark Mr Sunak’s 100 days in office, was aimed at finding out who the PM really was and what motivated him.
Mr Sunak said he stood for the job “out of a sense of duty” and had assumed his time in front-line politics had ended when he resigned as Boris Johnson’s chancellor.
The Tories are trailing Labour by more than 20 points in most polls, with the latest poll of polls putting the Conservatives on 27 per cent and the opposition on 48 per cent support.
The prime minister is also under pressure over mounting Tory sleaze claims, the winter crisis in the NHS, growing public-sector strikes and deepening cost-of-living woes.
