Runners in Sutton Coldfield say they want a general election instead of a new Conservative PM. Tory leadership latest:
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44 days into her tenure after a seismic few weeks in Westminster in which her tax-slashing mini-budget crashed and burned.Lord Frost, a former Brexit minister and close ally of Boris Johnson, called on his party colleagues to back Mr Sunak."But we must move on. It is simply not right to risk repeating the chaos and confusion of the last year.
"As I wrote in July: ' would be a very able prime minister. He understands the issues, can work the machine, and is a decent guy to boot. He would mark a big change in 'feel' from the Boris years.'Mr Sunak won the backing of Sajid Javid, his predecessor as chancellor who backed Ms Truss in the last race and Mr Johnson in 2019.
He also had the backing of former minister Johnny Mercer, who argued he could not put himself or his constituents through another Johnson administration after the"terrible" lows last time.