Damian Green has been rejected as the candidate for the newly created Weald of Kent constituency, fuelling speculation Tory campaigners are targeting 'anti-Boris' MPs.
David Campbell Bannerman, chairman of the Conservative Democratic Organisation , suggested his role in Mr Johnson's downfall paved the way for the rejection.
The organisation tweeted:"There are 60 MPs who are probably getting worried. It's hard to see how those who stabbed Boris in the back will ever be forgiven by the members…"The Tory peer said:"This had nothing to do with Boris Johnson but more to do with a system of selection/deselection of MPs that needs fundamental reform."He said that is what the CDO"stands for", adding:"Damian Green has been a force for good for decades.
He could still put his name forward as the selection of an MP goes to the wider constituency membership.
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