> what does the outlook look like policy wise for the UK
Sunak will gracefully lose the next election, by a lot, but a lot less than Truss or BJ would have lost it by, and having helped to slow the freefall in reputation by the Tories and steadied the economy a bit. Keir Starmer will be a decent and competent but dull leader for two terms, and the who the heck knows. But the next ten years or so should be pretty dull, in a good, centrist sort of way, ideally culminating in rejoining the EU.
Sunak will gracefully lose the next election, by a lot, but a lot less than Truss or BJ would have lost it by, and having helped to slow the freefall in reputation by the Tories and steadied the economy a bit. Keir Starmer will be a decent and competent but dull leader for two terms, and the who the heck knows. But the next ten years or so should be pretty dull, in a good, centrist sort of way, ideally culminating in rejoining the EU.