‘Looking at a flop!’ Tories resurr Boris but major election upset concerns

This comes as a Techne poll for the Sunday Express revealed that 55% believe the Prime Minister and his Chancellor Rishi Sunak should resign over fines for violating Downing Street’s lockdown rules.

However, only 10% of Conservative voters and 39% of Leave supporters feel the Prime Minister should resign, indicating that the Prime Minister’s core base is weighing in behind him.

According to insiders, it was a decision to pivot to the right politically that helped preserve the Prime Minister from another coup attempt.

One senior Tory source said: “This week showed the importance of sticking to the people’s priorities.

“MPs have been pleased with the Number 10 reset. They can sense that change is happening, they have a voice, and they know the PM has a set of advisors who are on the side of the party.

“Whilst the noise was intense, this week the focus remained squarely on the historic announcement by the Home Secretary [on processing asylum claims in Rwanda].

“A key manifesto pledge has been met, we are showing voters/MPs we are serious about taking back control of our borders, and keeping the UK safe.

Our priority will always be the needs of the people.”

Another aide said: “We have seen plenty of supportive messages from MPs who were, two months ago, ready to put in letters.

“These same members understand that things have moved on. What we have seen is real leadership. First in Ukraine, then in the Home Secretary/ Number 10 announcement that we are taking back control of our borders.

“There are many great issues that this government faces. I think the mood among MPs is… we have a team ready to rise to these challenges.

“We cannot downplay, especially for the 2019 intake, and Northern Research Group [of Conservative MPs] in particular, how important the Home Secretary announcement was. We can now, at last, say we have taken the steps required to control illegal migration. This was a huge issue in the last election; an issue we have now answered.”

Conservative backbenchers, meanwhile, have informed the Sunday Express that a poor set of local election results in May might result in a challenge to his leadership.

One veteran Tory MP said: “We are staring at a wipeout. If it is really bad then colleagues will begin to panic about their seats. Voters are still angry about partygate.”

A former minister said: “It is hard to see how Boris can lead us into the next election.”

If he does resign, Techne polling found that Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is the clear favorite to succeed David Cameron as Tory leader and Prime Minister, with 16% of the vote, followed by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss with 13%, Home Secretary Priti Patel with 5%, and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Chancellor Rishi Sunak with

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