“I have always said that Cameron was popped into the Lords and into a senior ministerial post for a reason.
I thought maybe it was to replace Sunak at an earlier stage.
Rumours around tonight that Sunak’s about to fall on his sword.
There are no MPs – only Ministers.
If Sunak does resign, any replacement would have to come from within Ministerial ranks…”
[Owl thinks that might be the case as a “pro tem” Prime Minister until the election but not necessarily the case for a replacement leader of the party.]
Duty Minister refutes:
Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, said Sunak would not resign over the move in the middle of an election campaign. “There should be no question of anything other than [Sunak continuing to lead the party],” he told Sky News…..
…..“And I think he will be feeling this personally, very deeply, because he’s a deeply patriotic person. He will be deeply uncomfortable with what has happened.”
Labour: he needs to come out of hiding
As Sunak failed to appear in the media on Saturday or Sunday, Labour sources said the prime minister needed to “come out of hiding soon and explain how families can afford five more years of this madness”.
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