Commons leader Penny Mordaunt accused of 'boycotting' Cabinet meeting authorising election decision

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has been accused of 'boycotting' the Cabinet meeting which authorised Rishi Sunak 's shock decision to call an election.

No10 sources dispute that Mr Sunak's political strategist, Isaac Levido, opposed the decision to call a snap poll No10 sources dispute that Mr Sunak's political strategist, Isaac Levido, opposed the decision to call a snap poll, although other sources concede that he 'set out at length the case for waiting until the autumn to give the economy time to pick up properly'.

The same sources say that pressure on prisons was also a factor – inmates will soon have to be let out early to ease overcrowding. Last weekend, the members of the inner-inner circle who had backed a July poll celebrated with drinks at the House of Koko, a private members' club in north London.Disquiet about the election decision has spilled over on chat groups used by the Tory grassroots. On the Conservatives Party Members Group, a private site for 3,000 verified members including MPs, it was described as 'seriously ill judged... when we lose, there should be no knighthood for Rishi'.

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