Theresa May predicts the Tories can win the next general election

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Theresa May has predicted the Tories could win the next general election, thanks to Rishi Sunak.

Ms May, whose successor Boris Johnson was kicked out of No 10 in the wake of the Partygate scandal, said Mr Sunak could 'show people that a Conservative government can be on their side'.

With two years to go, the current Prime Minister has had enough time to “turn the situation around and…win this election”.

But she also called on Mr Sunak to remember the impact blocking a new trans law in Scotland would have 'on the people' and not to water down his modern legislation on the slavery.

Polls suggest the Tories are well behind Sir Keir Starmer's Labor Party.

A key ally of Mr Johnson, former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries , even suggested he could be back in Downing Street by Christmas if trends continue.

But there are signs of improvement after the Tories fell to a more than 30-point deficit following Liz Truss' mini-budget.

Ms May, who remained an MP, said: 'There is no doubt that the mini-budget has had an impact on the Conservative Party's reputation for money and sound public finances. "

"But I think what we've seen already with the new chancellor and a new prime minister takes the process of restoring that reputation. And I think from everything we've seen from Rishi so far he will be able to turn the tide by the next election I see we can in - these two years - show people that a conservative government can be on their side and can reverse the situation and that we can win this election," she told Radio 4's PM program.

She also acknowledged that she was disappointed that the government has not moved in the same direction as Scotland on gender recognition laws.

During her time at No 10, she launched a consultation on how to make it easier for transgender people to change their legal sex without a medical diagnosis.

“But the government looked again and took the d decision he made,” she said.

She appeared to support Mr Sunak's government's decision to review the law, passed by the Scottish parliament last week, although she warned him to remember the impact before to take steps to block it.

"It is important that part of the ...