Brutal as they were, last week’s twin UK byelection losses in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire did not necessarily change the plight faced by the Conservatives. But they shone so bright a beam on the situation that even the most self-deluding Tory MP can no longer pretend.
It was only three months ago that a narrow victory in Uxbridge gave the Tories hope, with Rishi Sunak saying it meant