Conservative MPs are becoming increasingly alarmed at the potential scale of defeat in the general election
The Prime Minister met Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, in private on the margins of a scheduled meeting of the group’s executive on Monday evening, Sky News reportedmet the chairman of the Tory backbench committee on Monday as it was claimed that a “flurry” of letters of no confidence in the Prime Minister have been submitted.
It is not known how many letters have been submitted, but if the threshold of 53 – 15 per cent of MPs – were reached, Mr Brady would have to make an announcement. A Tory source, close to those who have been plotting to remove Mr Sunak, said a “flurry” of letters of no confidence in single figures had been sent to Brady in recent days, but it was unclear if the threshold for a leadership challenge had been met.And a former minister, who is not affiliated to that plot, said: “This was not a Budget for a general election. Nobody is talking about a May election any more.
“Word gets around that people are starting to put in letters, that gives others the courage to do so.”, had hosted a meeting of 50 Tory MPs revealing polling showing only Mr Johnson could avert a catastrophic Tory defeat.
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