Today, Rishi Sunak came under fire from Nadine Dorries, who accused the former chancellor of orchestrating a “ruthless revolution” to depose Boris Johnson.
A series of media appearances were utilized by the outgoing Prime Minister’s close ally, the Culture Secretary, to criticize his choice to resign from office.
The resignation of Mr. Sunak came in second place to that of Mr. Sajid Javid among the numerous ministerial resignations that ultimately compelled Mr. Johnson to end his government.
‘I am deeply upset that Boris Johnson was removed by a vicious coup, as he was, headed largely by Rishi Sunak,’ Ms. Dorries, who had previously supported his competitor for the leadership position Liz Truss, said on BBC Radio 4’s Today program.
But the anti-Boris Tories retaliated in response to her remarks. In response to Nadine Dorries’ tweet, critic Roger Gale wrote: “Loyalty is a good thing, but Mr. Johnson was not deposed by “a coup.”
When too many of his ministers and backbenchers, including myself, made it clear that we were no longer willing to tolerate his casual attitude toward the truth, he was compelled to retire.
Additionally, Ms. Dorries downplayed rumors that Mr. Johnson is aiding a grassroots Tory campaign to retain him in office.
She claimed he is not supporting an effort to change party rules so that he can go on the ballot with Sunak and Truss.
According to Tory donor Lord Cruddas, the PM told him he regrets accepting the offer to leave No. 10 and want to remain.
In response to a question regarding the petition, she stated: “The Prime Minister actually spoke to me about this a few days ago and he said, just in passing, “If you hear anything about these individuals… tell them to stop, it’s not right.”
They were his precise words, and they were.
In addition, she denied a Daily Mirror allegation that she might think about resigning from her comparatively safe seat in order to relieve Mr. Johnson of the burden of representing the more vulnerable Uxbridge and South Ruislip area.
According to reports, Mr. Johnson’s supporters are concerned that his 7,000 vote majority would not be sufficient to keep the West London seat.
Despite having a majority of almost 24,000 voters, Ms. Dorries claimed that the tale was “100% nuclear grade tosh.”
A petition supporting his entry into the ongoing leadership contest has 10,000 supporters who identify as Tory members.
The PM has stated that he will leave office in September, but Lord Cruddas, the Tory donor who funded the campaign, claims the PM is reconsidering.
Regarding the assertion, which was initially made in the Telegraph, Mr. Johnson has not yet made any public remarks.
Steve Baker, a former ally, advised him to suppress any want to go back on his decision.
According to a recent study, 70% of people overall, including Tory voters, say he made the correct decision to resign.
In defending her criticism of Rishi Sunak’s pricey clothes, Ms. Dorries said that she had previously warned that a vote to succeed Boris Johnson would “unleash the hounds of hell.”
Upon being questioned about her remarks regarding Mr. Sunak’s pricey suit and shoes, Ms. Dorries responded, “Judgment is a significant issue.
There is a crisis in the expense of living.
There is no obstacle to a wealthy person being prime minister, according to the Liz Truss supporter, but “it’s about judgment and it’s about who voters can relate to and who voters think have walked in their shoes and can understand their life.”