Senior Tories hold talks to discuss ousting Liz Truss to ‘rescue’ party

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As new chancellor Jeremy Hunt rips up prime minister’s economic plans, Conservatives plot route to replace her

will this week hold talks on a “rescue mission” that would see the swift removal of Liz Truss as leader, after the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her economic package and signalled a new era of austerity.

In a rearguard action to prop up the prime minister, her cabinet allies tonight warned MPs they would precipitate an election and ensure the Tories were “finished as a party” if they toppled a second leader in just a few months. Another MP said it “would be grotesque” to allow Truss to endure another appearance at prime minister’s questions in the Commons on Wednesday after a series of humiliating U-turns, theBetween 15 and 20 former ministers and other senior MPs have been invited to a “dinner of grown-ups”, convened by leading supporters of Rishi Sunak, to plan how and when to remove Truss and install Sunak and fellow leadership contenderA source familiar with the conversations said: “They are just going to have to...

by announcing a raft of tax cuts without explaining how they would be funded. On Saturday night, he said Truss’s mini-budget “went too far, too fast”.

 

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Sounds about right. Rescue the party... not the country.

The issue being ignored is the downside of having party members (not MPs) choose the party leader. This now proven flawed idea (imported from the USA) encourages extremism, can result in a PM without parliamentary support & needs to be abolished.

p_hannam PM Leadership is so easy Find out what the people voting you into power want! i.e. Big Tax cuts , London Conservative Spivs Get the job & deliver! Turns to poop, resign,or dumped PM must lead for the greater good of all people & country! Lesson for Albo! FromeneKa nyunggai

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Maybe they should try to save UK and the people, bring on an election!

Boris Johnson was the best British PM I have ever seen. Why did he have to go? Bring him back.

A long knock out round to elect the PM was undertaken. They knew what Liz stood for, had heard her speak publicly. Now senior tories want her gone - Why did they pick her?

This is the worst relief operation since the withdrawal from Arnhem in 1944

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