A senior Tory MP has called for his party to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister or be “massacred” in the general election. Writing in the Telegraph, former cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke said the Conservatives had lost “key voters” by failing to be bold on immigration.
But his article was criticised by several other ex-ministers.
Former Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel accused Sir Simon of “engaging in facile and divisive self indulgence”.
And Sir David Davis, a former Brexit secretary, said: “The party and the country are sick and tired of MPs putting their own leadership ambitions ahead of the UK’s best interests.”
Lee Anderson, who joined Sir Simon in rebelling over the Rwanda Bill last week, said there was “no chance” of Mr Sunak being removed before the next election.
He urged his colleagues to get behind the PM, telling the Telegraph “our only chance to win the next election is by keeping Rishi in No 10”.
Home Secretary James Cleverly said he “could not disagree with [Sir Simon] more on this particular issue”.
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