that he had gained the nominations of 100 MPs needed to stand in last month’s contest showed there was “unfinished business” in the Conservative Party and that this “weakened” Mr Sunak’s position as someone who had won by coronation.– or even given a “rap on the knuckles” – and if the Conservatives continue to trail Labour by nearly 20 points in the polls, then the “survival instinct” of Tory MPs would kick in and there would be pressure to bring back the ex-PM, allies said..
Under current 1922 committee rules, Mr Sunak is protected for a year before he can face a formal challenge. last week after both Mr Johnson and Penny Mordaunt, the Commons leader, announced they would not stand against him.
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