Rumours of a possible leadership challenge and plot to install Penny Mordaunt as the new Prime Minister have been swirling in Westminster
The would-be rebels were described as “clinically insane” by colleagues worried that anointing a third unelected Tory Prime Minister would only make the partyThe Leader of the House of Commons, who twice stood for the leadership unsuccessfully in 2022, has not commented publicly on the speculation.: “There’s definitely talk about replacing Sunak. It’s been happening on lower levels for months but I think some colleagues are taking it more seriously now.
The local elections on 2 May are seen by some as a key moment when the Tories will be tested across a wide swathe of England, potentially prompting a formal challenge to the Prime Minister. Another added: “The only person who actually might want a change is Penny, as she knows post-election she won’t have a chance of being leader.”
Leading figures from the right of the party have publicly called for loyalty to the Prime Minister as the Tories seek to close on Labour’s large lead in the opinion polls. Sir Iain Duncan Smith, a former party leader, told GB News: “Rishi is here, we have to get behind him… The answer is we either decide that we want to get the election won or we just want to give up on it. The only way you can do politics is to aim to win.
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