‘Get serious’: Sunak’s campaign director tells Tories they can win

Isaac Levido tells backbench Tory MPs to end infighting and focus on ‘narrow path’ to general election victory

Rishi Sunak’s campaign director has told fractious Conservative MPs to unite or face losing this year’s election in a blunt message designed to rally the backbenches before a long and gruelling campaign.

Isaac Levido, the Australian political strategist, told MPs at the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives on Monday night they could still win the election, but only if they “get serious” and end party infighting.