Today, ministers tried to bolster the position of Liz Truss amid rumors that she is about to back down on proposals to reduce benefits in real terms.
A large number of Cabinet stalwarts have been despatched to garner support for the prime minister, with dire warnings that the Tories face an electoral disaster if they do not unite.
Suella Braverman, Nadhim Zahawi, Penny Mordaunt, and Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena all authored pieces in support of Ms. Truss following a party conference marred by infighting.
The ‘cold hard reality’, according to a No. 10 source, is that the party must ‘get behind Liz’ or risk forming a’monstrous coalition of Labour and the SNP’
However, there is growing suspicion that Ms. Truss will have to reverse her position on social payouts.
The premier has indicated that she wants to increase benefits in April in accordance with wages rather than inflation, but Ms. Mordaunt openly criticized the plan last week, alarming even ministers who are generally loyal.
According to The Sunday Times, some intend to ambush Ms. Truss during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting.
The mayhem occurred amidst worsening poll numbers for the Conservatives. Labour was determined to be in the lead by 21 points, the largest margin ever recorded by Opinium. The personal approval rating for Ms. Truss was -47.
Today, ministers tried to bolster the position of Liz Truss amid rumors that she is about to back down on proposals to reduce benefits in real terms. Thursday, the Prime Minister is shown at a European conference in Prague.
Labour led by 21 points, the largest margin ever recorded by Opinium.
Last week, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was compelled to reject accusations that he estimated the Prime Minister’s prospects of survival to be between 40 and 60 percent due to the U-turn on the top tax rate.
Former Cabinet minister Michael Gove has been labeled “sadistic” after leading the conference mutiny.
Ex-transport secretary Grant Shapps, another rebel ringleader, is thought to be promoting himself as a caretaker prime minister as maneuvering intensifies.
Last week, Ms. Braverman exacerbated tensions in Birmingham by expressing ‘disappointment’ over the continuation of the 45p tax rate, reiterating the goal of reducing immigration to below 100,000 per year, and stating that she wanted Britain to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, which is not government policy.
In The Sun On Sunday, though, she warned against “splits and consequences.”
She stated, ‘Those collaborating with Labour to undermine our Prime Minister put the Conservatives’ chances of winning the next election in grave jeopardy.
“Therefore, the choice for my colleagues and us as a party is straightforward: back Liz or get Keir Starmer beside Nicola Sturgeon.”
In an article for the Mail On Sunday, Mr. Zahawi confessed that the Government’s plan for development was not “quite right,” with a nod to the reduction of the 45 percent tax rate for earnings above £150,000.
However, he concluded the incident by writing, “Another major decision, completed.”
He stated, “This is the hallmark of the Prime Minister’s leadership.”
She listened and chose to concentrate on what is most important: the core of our strategy to get Britain moving.
He stressed that ‘now is the moment’ for the Tories to unify behind Ms. Truss and warned that the alternative – a Labour government ‘propped up’ by the SNP – is ‘very worrisome’.
He stated, “We cannot allow the keys to the kingdom to slip into their hands.”
Therefore, my fellow Conservatives must maintain their composure.
Mr. Zahawi stated that Tory MPs should support their leader instead of “working against her” because “division would only result in drift, delay, and loss.”
Ms. Mordaunt, who publicly backed indexing benefits to inflation, also cautioned against a rift between the ranks of the party.
She wrote in The Sunday Telegraph that Ms. Truss had “acknowledged errors” with the mini-budget and “acted” accordingly.
Everyone can wave at the cameras. Anyone can be everything to everyone. That’s the easy part,’ said Ms. Mordaunt.
“Leaders are measured when they are in the ring, dazzled by media lights, taking punch after punch and making the necessary difficult decisions.”
“Each of my colleagues plays a role in delivering for the British people. We require all talents to assist our nation at this time. Divisiveness will only aid those who seek to steer our nation in the wrong path.
Mr. Jayawardena echoed this sentiment in his own article for The Sunday Express, urging colleagues to “rally behind” the prime minister and “deliver, deliver, deliver.”
Grant Shapps (left) is reported to have promoted himself as an interim prime minister. Michael Gove (right at last week’s Tory conference) has been labeled “sadistic” for leading a revolt.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was forced to refute reports he put the PM’s prospects of survival at ‘just 40-60’ last week, following the U-turn on axing the highest tax rate.
“Failure to do so will end in a coalition of chaos: a Labour government propped up by the SNP and the Liberal Democrats,” he said.
We must support Liz Truss or place Keir Starmer in the clutches of Nicola Sturgeon.
As the civil war rages, Boris Johnson is reportedly ‘full of energy’ and displaying ‘absolutely no animosity’ after losing his position as prime minister.
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries, who returned to the backbenches after Ms. Truss took over at No. 10, stated this week that the former prime minister was “hitting a cricket bat” when she visited him.
Ms. Dorries stated that he “hadn’t even watched” Ms. Truss’s speech at the Conservative Party conference and that he appeared “glad and extremely calm.”
The former minister has also criticized the present direction of the government, saying that Ms. Truss has made “major mistakes” in her first few weeks in office and arguing that the Conservatives risk losing the next election unless the prime minister reverses course.
Ms. Dorries wrote in the Mail on Sunday that Ms. Truss should reinstate Mr. Shapps and Mr. Barclay to the Cabinet, notwithstanding their support for Rishi Sunak in the leadership contest.
“We also need a U-turn on the animal welfare-related pronouncements.” Why state that you will remove the restriction on foie gras, a “delicacy” that requires the horrific force-feeding of geese? Or on the export of animals alive? She remarked that many of our voters are genuinely animal lovers.