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Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, has said it is “inconceivable” that Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the Commons, could replace Rishi Sunak as a unity candidate backed by all wings of the party. Rees-Mogg was speaking in response to reports saying rightwingers who want Sunak to be replaced have indicated that they might support Mordaunt, a “centrist” in Tory politics, as a unity candidate to replace him.

These claims attracted quite a lot of media coverage over the weekend, but it is now thought they were inspired by hostile briefing from Mordaunt’s rivals. Rees-Mogg told Times Radio this morning: Penny Mordaunt is not going to become the leader of the Conservative party with a coronation. That idea is inconceivable. Rees-Mogg, who did not support Sunak becoming leader, also said that he did not hold the PM personally responsible for the plight of the party.

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