Conservative MPs Back Sunak After Ex-Minister’s Resignation Demand

Published on January 25, 2024

Senior Conservative MPs have rallied around Rishi Sunak after calls came from a former Tory Cabinet minister for the prime minister to step down. Sir Simon Clarke warned the party faces a “massacre” at the general election unless there is a change in leadership.  Despite Sir Simon’s warning, several key figures within the party, including Home Secretary James Cleverly, have defended Mr. Sunak and discouraged infighting. Mr. Cleverly stated, “If we were to do something as foolish as have an internal argument at this stage, all it would do is open the door for Keir Starmer.” Tory MP Daniel Kawczynski told The Epoch Times, “Simon has let our party down enormously with this highly inappropriate and irresponsible comment.”...