TORY rebels have launched a cunning ploy to force a fresh leadership vote — without tearing up the party’s rulebook. They are rallying support for a new mechanism to topple the Prime Minister in ad…
One said: “There is a settled view now that the Prime Minister has to go sooner rather than later.
“The two election defeats have convinced many waverers a change is required. But they have a sense of fair play and want to stick by the rules. What we are offering doesn’t change the rules.”Tories standing for election to the committee say they will keep the rule of one vote a year with letters from 15 per cent of their MPs.An insider said: “The level of discontent is so high I reckon we’d get the 90 letters required in a flash.
Rebels suspect the PM is trying to place allies in the race so are fielding ten strong candidates in a bid to seize balance of power.
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