evidence: Life must seem bleak for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak these days. [...] This stuff may all sound a little in the weeds, but over time, Sunak’s authority has been heavily eroded. A former government official told CNN: "The Conservatives just feel dead overall, there is nothing to be done to save it. There is no way back and it’s coming across in every little thing. Rishi comes across as unlikeable and a bit weird and tetchy."