Conservative MPs could be on the brink of 'civil war', Andrew Marr has said, after Suella Braverman left her post as Home Secretary on Wednesday, to be replaced by Grant Shapps - a 'former plotter' against Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Conservative MPs could be on the brink of "civil war", Andrew Marr has said, after Suella Braverman left her post as Home Secretary on Wednesday, to be replaced by Grant Shapps - a "former plotter" against Prime Minister Liz Truss.Speaking on LBC's Tonight with Andrew Marr, Andrew said that replacing Ms Braverman, from the right of the party, with Mr Shapps, a moderate, "has only added to the jangly and angry mood around Tory MPs".
"Liz Truss has appointed as her replacement, we hear, Grant Shapps, the moderate Tory MP and former minister who was a leading plotter against… Liz Truss." Ms Truss told the House of Commons at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday that she is a "fighter not a quitter". "He was much mocked for it at the time but it still has much resonance as a defiant ‘I’m not done yet’ battle cry. Mandelson had lost his government job after a scandal. Back then he roared to the crowd ‘it was said ‘I was facing political oblivion, my career in tatters, never to be part of the political living again, which sounds familiar.Getty
Danmark Seneste Nyt, Danmark Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også læse nyheder, der ligner denne, som vi har indsamlet fra andre nyhedskilder.
Liz Truss finally 'says sorry for mistakes' - to Conservative MPsPrime Minister Liz Truss has finally said sorry 'for some of the mistakes made over the past few weeks', in a meeting with Conservative MPs on Monday evening.
Læs mere »
Glasgow tenements 'need help with huge cost of energy measures', say city MPsIt is estimated there are almost 50,000 tenement flats in Glasgow considered to be dangerous and with a repair bill of almost £3bn.
Læs mere »
Liz Truss urges MPs to stick with her as she 'accepts responsibility' for mini-Budget mistakesPrime Minister is facing calls to resign despite plea for party unity
Læs mere »
Chris Mason: Liz Truss tries to cling on as MPs work out next stepFew Tory MPs think she should lead them into an election but they are trying to work out their next move.
Læs mere »
Liz Truss told she 'is in office but not in power' by her own Tory MPsThe men in grey suits are circling around Downing Street after Liz Truss' disastrous mini-Budget was ripped to shreds in the Commons.
Læs mere »