Transport Secretary Denies Claims of Tory Plot to Replace Rishi Sunak

The Transport Secretary has shut down claims that the Tories are plotting to replace Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt in the next general election . Mark Harper insisted the Prime Minister 's "plan is working" as he batted away the claims.

The move would see the Tories rolling the dice on a fourth leader in just five years.Ms Mordaunt has been tipped as a potential unifier in the party - as an alternative to controversial candidates Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman of the Tory right.However, a report from the Sunday Telegraph today claimed that Ms Mordaunt was instead being used as a “stalking horse” to trigger a leadership election to install Suella Braverman or Kemi Badenoch as Tory leader before a general election.

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