Boris Johnson prays his number hasn’t come up as Tory grassroots anger grows

If 54 Conservative MPs have turned against him, the PM will soon face a survival test. But it may be about more than winning

Much as the British people and their elected representatives may have wanted a break from politics during the platinum jubilee celebrations, the issue of the country's political leadership has cropped up at many a street and garden party.

I would say that at all the events I have been to - and it is a lot - the vast majority have tried politely to avoid it where they can," said one Tory MP with a southern constituency.