The Tory big beasts begin their battle to dethrone Boris

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Vultures are swirling in Westminster, Boris Johnson has never looked so vulnerable and all the usual suspects are on manoeuvres. So who might be our next Prime Minister, and what stands in their way? Martha_Gill reports

The most obvious candidate is Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who has kept his hands clean on Partygate and is viewed as someone with whom the party could “press reset”. “He has a lot of backbench respect,” says one MP. “His court is small, but very loyal. He is in that respect the opposite of Boris, who has a large but disloyal one.” But as a contender, Sunak’s challenges stack up.

 

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