Article 5ZY0S Tory rebel urges MPs to withdraw no confidence letters in PM as disunity grows

Tory rebel urges MPs to withdraw no confidence letters in PM as disunity grows

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Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZY0S)

Concern that potential contenders to replace Johnson are not ready, given the speed of backlash after Gray report

Rebel Conservative MPs' plans to oust Boris Johnson next week have descended further into disunity, with some worried that potential contenders to replace the prime minister are not ready to launch their bids.

One MP hoping to engineer defeat for Johnson is now encouraging colleagues to withdraw their letters of no confidence to avoid triggering a vote by accident" as soon as Monday or Tuesday, the Guardian has learned.

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