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...It was further undermined by the chaos of that evening’s fracking vote, although some government ministers disputed the Labour claims that at least one Tory MP had been physically pushed to vote with the...
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...At least a dozen Tory MPs have called on Truss to resign, including Miriam Cates who is a member of the 1922 committee executive....
...Chris Pincher, former Tory deputy chief whip and another close ally of Johnson, was suspended from the Tory party after allegations of sexual harassment over the summer....
...Four rebellious tribes of Tory MPs appear to be seeking to derail Sunak....
...His supporters among Tory MPs were actively canvassing prior to Truss’s resignation....
...Liberalising planning rules is one of the most contentious issues dividing the Tory party....
...Another Tory MP who supported Truss in her bid for party leadership said after the BBC regional interviews: “It’s an utter shitshow.” A Conservative peer said: “She was crap on the radio.”...
...Plotting is part of political life, of course, but the Tories have become addicted to it — perhaps fatally so. sebastian.payne@ft.com...
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Tory peer takes leave of absence ‘to clear her name’ after allegations she benefited from Covid VIP procurement lanes
...Despite the absence of an obvious replacement, however, few senior Tories believe Truss has long left in office....
...She has been called “Leaky Sue” by Sir Jake Berry, former Tory party chair....
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...Instead, senior Tories believe their best hope would be to have a contest that lasts a couple of weeks....
...Welcome to Payne’s Politics, your essential insider guide to Westminster from the Financial Times, with me, George Parker in the hot seat vacated by Seb Payne for just a few more weeks before the pod is...
...Several of the Tory rebels who had hoped to defeat the government welcomed the U-turn....
...The 42-year-old comes from the right wing of the Tory party and is popular with hardline Brexiters....
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