14 Tory back-benchers are said to have filed written requests for a leadership contest to oust Cameron
Could this be for real?
According to the Steerpike blog at the Spectator formal efforts have started to try to oust David Cameron.
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He writes: “Mr Steerpike understands that only fourteen Tory MPs have written to Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbenchers 1922 committee, asking for a leadership contest to oust David Cameron. Although the names officially remain a secret, fourteen is the number that the PM’s enemies believe that they have secured so far..”
Under the Tory leadership rules a total of 46 MPs would have to put their requests in writing asking for a contest – so there is quite a long way to go.
But the interesting news is that, if Steerpike is to be believed, moves have already started.