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A group of senior Conservatives have decided to call publicly on Liz Truss to resign following her sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor.
The party grandees held their discussions and made their decision to act after reports emerged the prime minister was planning to sack her chancellor, which has since been confirmed.
The senior Tories are planning to speak out next week.
One figure involved in the discussions told BBC Newsnight: “These are serious people. The PM will find it hard to survive.”
The senior Tories, including former cabinet ministers, believe the prime minister’s position is untenable because Kwarteng was carrying out her policies.
The source said: “Liz Truss campaigned on these tax cuts. Liz Truss won the Tory leadership contest on the basis of this programme. It is absurd for her to blame Kwasi.”
The Tory source warned that Truss had made a mistake if she thought Kwarteng had no political base within the parliamentary party.
The source said: “People like Kwasi. He is friendly. He’s honest. Maybe a bit too honest. Maybe that’s his problem.”
You cant argue the central premise of this.
Last edited by: Zero on Fri 14 Oct 22 at 13:51
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