Rishi Sunak is shaping up to be a prime minister Keir Starmer should be wary of | Martin Kettle

Does Rishi Sunak deserve some kind of apology? Too soon for that. But don’t underestimate this prime minister, either. His party trails Labour by

in the polls. His job approval rating is bumping along at -26. But his handling of the Northern Ireland protocol changes this week suggests a leader with more in the tank than critics have allowed. Perhaps Sunak should not be too readily dismissed as a caretaker who is seeing…