Rishi Sunak faces secret cabal of 'pasta plotters' who conspired to get new PM at Italian restaurant
Rishi Sunak faces secret cabal of 'pasta plotters' who conspired to get new PM at Italian restaurant
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Rishi Sunak is facing a revolt from a group of Conservative MPs who have reportedly been meeting in private at an Italian restaurant with the intention of ousting the PM and replacing him with a new candidate before the next general election.
The group, consisting of MPs and political theorists, have reportedly been plotting their next moves against the Government at Giovanni's in Covent Garden.
According to MailOnline, the conspirators were busy turning a torrent of headlines damaging to the Prime Minister, previously described as a "grid of s***", into "an advent calendar of s***".
The intention was to target Rishi Sunak and to install a new leader ahead of a General Election.
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MPs are set to vote on Tuesday on Sunak's plans to use emergency legislation to rescue his scheme to send Channel migrants to Rwanda.
It is believed that Conservative whips are spending this weekend frantically trying to quell a wider revolt.
Supporters of Sunak are scathing about Robert Jenrick's resignation as Immigration Minister, with one Home Office source telling Mail Online: "He thinks he is the new darling of the Right, but it's a Damascene conversion given that prior to joining the Home Office he thought the whole premise of the Rwanda scheme was wrong."
A Conservative source says Braverman and Jenrick "fought like rats in a sack in the Home Office, constantly wrangling for the limelight and blaming each other when something went wrong".
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A source said Jenrick and Braverman "fought like rats in a sack"
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One of the plotters is open about wanting to 'crash' Mr Sunak's administration in order to install a new leader before the Election.
However, they admit to having no idea how it will happen or who should take over.
They said: "Our polling is down to 20 per cent, which is wipeout territory. Even a five per cent bounce from a new leader would save a decent number of seats. [Sunak] can't win on the legislation, because every wing of the party is p***** off for one reason or another."
The Prime Minister is facing opposition from both the One Nation Tory moderates led by former Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green and Tory right on the other side.
Former deputy Prime Minister Damian Green leads the One Nation Tory group
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The One Nation Tories object to using legislation to override the Human Rights Act and overrule the Supreme Court's verdict that Rwanda is not a safe place to send asylum-seekers.
In an attempt to defuse the situation, MPs will only vote on Tuesday on the principle of whether to tighten the law and they will not have the chance to debate and vote on potentially divisive amendments until the New Year.
MPs allied with Braverman are bitterly critical of the Prime Minister, with one claiming that he was "threatened by strong women like Suella".
Another dubbed him "Rishi Gervais" in honour of comedian Ricky Gervais, who created the character of David Brent.
Rishi Sunak has been dubbed as "Rishi Gervais" by MPS allied with Suella Braverman
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They say that like David Brent in the BBC's The Office, the Prime Minister "goes around saying 'I've got things to say if people will listen, but they won't'."
Whips are begging Conservative MPs to listen to Sunak's call to "unite" behind him "or die" amid speculation over a spring election.
However, one senior Tory MP claimed it was a deception operation to panic Labour into depleting its war chest, then calling an election in November instead.
If Sunak survives, most Tory strategists expect him to wait until November, although there is some concern over the impact of the number of households coming off cheap mortgage deals next year.