Rishi Sunak's part, some others sought to remove Sunak from office before the 2025 UK general Elections. Andrea Jenkyns, a leader of the Conservative Party, submitted her "vote of no confidence letter" and said, "It is time for Rishi Sunak (also a Conservative Party leader) to go".
She posted on X, "Enough is enough...It is time for Rishi Sunak to go and replace him with a 'real' Conservative party leader." One Tory lawmaker was quoted by Bloomberg as saying that Sunak will be safe unless the right can unify behind a candidate. "And even then, they would struggle to defeat the premier in a confidence vote," the report added.
ALSO READ | What does Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle mean for India? Meanwhile, around 80 to 100 MPs within the party are seen as right-wing Sunak sceptics, Bloomberg reported. They are split into factions, and that estimate includes 50 who are strongly behind Truss and only about 10 who are primarily loyal to Braverman, the report added.
Under party rules, 53 MPs would be required to write letters of no confidence in the prime minister to trigger a vote on his leadership. By choosing Cameron as a Cabinet minister and ousting Braverman, Sunak might have gotten into a trouble with the Tory right (A Tory is a member or supporter of the Conservative Party.) With the decision, the prime minister has "risked deepening divisions among his MPs" — between the "centrist Tory MPs" and "Brexit backers on the right of the party", the BBC reported.
According to Reuters, Cameron's appointment on Monday delighted the centrist wing of the ruling Conservative Party. And therefore, these moves by Sunak are viewed as "signs (that) Sunak is shifting towards the centre ground (and away from the right)", the Financial
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