Former adviser to Rishi Sunak working with Tory rebels trying to oust him

Will Dry, who quit his No 10 role last November after becoming dispirited, says his party is ‘heading for most almighty of defeats’

Rishi Sunak’s former special adviser is working with a group of rebels trying to oust the prime minister and helped commission polling which predicted a landslide Labour victory, according to reports.

Will Dry, who worked as an adviser at Downing Street, quit in November last year after becoming “dispirited” by the direction being taken by Sunak, the Times reported.