Sunak accused of ‘collusion’ as he bans MPs from ‘kangaroo courtroom’ claims
Rishi Sunak has been accused of “collusion” with the Privileges Committee over Boris Johnson after threatening Tory MPs who’ve referred to as it “a kangaroo court”. Express.co.uk has been informed by pro-Boris Johnson MPs that they’ve been informed they’ll face disciplinary motion in the event that they criticise the committee.
It follows Mr Johnson announcing his resignation on Friday after discovering the committee intends to have him suspended from parliament.
He described it as “a kangaroo court” and mentioned the motive was to discredit him as the primary a part of a transfer to discredit Brexit.
Now the whips workplace and Downing Street are understood to be calling MPs threatening them to not repeat these accusations.
They have been informed they are going to be reported to the Privileges Committee themselves in the event that they do.
Already Mr Johnson, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams have give up as MPs inflicting by-elections and 4 extra may comply with, sources have claimed.
Former Cabinet ministers Nadhim Zahawi and Alok Sharma are each on resignation watch.
A supply informed Express.co.uk: “Zahawi is on the point of walking, he has had enough. Sharma is 50/50 but is very hurt his peerage on Boris’ honours list was cancelled.
“Two more are ready to follow. We currently have three by-elections but I would be astonished if by Monday there aren’t six.”
Mr Sunak has yet to respond to the resignations and mounting chaos within the Conservative Party.
Meanwhile, Labour’s campaign coordinator Shabana Mahmood accused the Prime Minister of losing control of his party and being “too weak” to unite the Tories.
Ms Mahmood, chatting with Sky News in entrance of a gaggle of activists in Mr Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency, mentioned: “People right here care about the price of residing, the Tories care about themselves.”
Asked whether winning the Mid-Bedfordshire and Selby and Ainsty by-elections would be a “tall order”, she insisted the party is “combating for each vote”.
Selby and Ainsty MP Mr Adams announced on Saturday he was following Mr Johnson and ex-Culture Secretary Ms Dorries’ lead in quitting Westminster.
She stood down from her Mid-Befordshire constituency just hours before the former PM’s shock announcement on Friday.
While the Tories enjoy a comfortable 20,000 majority in Selby and Ainsty, Mr Adams’ decision to quit now rather than wait until the next General Election means Mr Sunak will face by-election contests on three fronts.
The Liberal Democrats have already said they are determined to snatch Mid-Bedfordshire from the Tories.
Sir Ed Davey’s party said on Friday: “This is a rural seat within the coronary heart of the blue wall. We are in it to win it.”
Labour came second in Selby and in Uxbridge & South Ruislip at the 2019 General Election.
Sir Ed has already ruled out a pact with Sir Keir Starmer’s party to encourage tactical voting in a bid to secure victories in the by-elections.
He told the BBC: “There’ll be no pacts, no offers.”
Mr Johnson’s Uxbridge & South Ruislip seat was certainly one of Labour’s high 100 targets on the subsequent election even earlier than his resignation.