The BBC's political editor, Chris Mason, and chief political correspondent, Henry Zeffman, gauge the mood among Conservative MPs.
"The initial excitement of a leadership contest and the opportunity to renew their party in opposition has given way, for many Conservative MPs, to a deep and deepening despondency. And while almost nobody believes that Kemi Badenoch, leader of the party for just under seven months, is *the* problem, more and more Conservatives it to seeing her as *a* problem."
Insight and analysis from the BBC's political editor, Chris Mason, and chief political correspondent, Henry Zeffman.
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