Boris Johnson ’s premiership is in the balance tonight after angry Tories met to plot his downfall.
A minister has called it the Pork Pie Plot because the MP for Rutland and Melton - home of Melton Mowbray’s infamous pork pies - is alleged to have been involved.
As many as 20 of the 2019 intake of Tories reportedly plan to submit letters of no confidence in the PM tomorrow.
If 54 Tory MPs submit letters, it would trigger a leadership contest.
One Tory MP was quoted as saying: “His time has gone.” Another said: “I think we’ve done it… The whips operation completely backfired. Colleagues now have a sense they aren’t alone.”
The Mirror understands that more than 20 Tory MPs who were elected at the 2019 election met at Westminster to conspire over the Prime Minister’s future.
With the Tories teetering on the brink of civil war, one frustrated minister dubbed it the ‘pork pie plot’ as the MP for Melton was alleged to have been one of those involved.
Of course, the PPP may fizzle out (1) …
(1) fizzle - “to break wind without making noise” (2)
Oh dear, they still don’t sound like they’re taking it seriously, do they?
Calling it the Pork Pie Plot is a bit condescending and insulting to the people of Rutland and Melton - home of Melton Mowbray’s infamous pork pies isn’t?
And it might backfire if it turns out Johnson has been telling porkie pies
And operation Save Big Dog and throwing in Red Meat? All a bit childish
Perhaps instead of thinking up silly names for things they should take a good hard look at themselves and the state we’re in and commit to some decency and respect
He was among the MPs to have written a letter of no confidence in the prime minister, following revelations about lockdown parties in Downing Street.
His defection comes as Mr Johnson faces Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions.
In a letter to Mr Johnson, Mr Wakeford told the PM that “you and the Conservative Party as a whole have shown themselves incapable of offering the leadership and government this country deserves”.
He was cheered by Labour MPs as he crossed the floor of the Commons chamber to join his new colleagues on the Labour benches.
Christian Wakeford should seek a fresh by-election in his constituency, otherwise he has been disrespectful to his constituents, they voted for a tory representative.
I think this should be automatic. If an elected MP decides he/she wants to change sides then a bye-election should be called so the electorate can approve/disapprove the move.
