EX-CABINET Minister Sir Simon Clarke is calling for Rishi Sunak to quit.
The top Tory went public with the demand for a new PM after the Government slumped to just 20 per cent in one survey.
PA:Press AssociationSir Simon Clarke is calling for Rishi Sunak to quit tonight[/caption]
Sir Simon said it was “devastatingly obvious” the Tories are heading for defeat.
The move comes after 60 MPs last week defied party whips to demand the PM toughen up his flagship migration policies.
One leading rebellion organiser said last night: “The country has had enough and many MPs have had enough. Rishi is leading us to electoral oblivion.”
They added: “The polling shows he’s a drag on the party and that another Conservative leader could quite easily turn the tide against Starmer who is also a dud.
“There’s no point in going quietly into the night to be killed – we have to fight. Rishi cannot deliver any message that the public wants to hear.
“We can and must change to have any chance of a respectable outing at the election.
“This is a question of whether we want to spend five years or ten years out of government.”
But a Senior Tory spokesman hit back: “This is a self-indulgent attempt to undermine the government at a critical moment for the country.
“He may claim to be helping the party but the only person he is doing any favours for is Sir Keir Starmer.”
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