The Cabinet minister warned restive Conservative MPs off moving against Rishi Sunak before an election.
Grant Shapps has told Tory MPs considering ousting Rishi Sunak before the general election to “let him get on with the job”.
A disastrous set of local elections for the Conservative Party on May 2 could lead some Tories to view replacing Mr Sunak as leader as the only way to improve the party’s dire polling and avert a similar wipeout in a national vote. “We are into the growth phase now for the economy, inflation is back under control, able to do things like the 2.5% . We just need to actually give the Prime Minister space to get on with the job.”
With the prospect of a drubbing in mayoral and council elections looming, this week saw Mr Sunak seeking to bolster his leadership with a commitment to spend 2.5% of gross domestic product on defence by 2030, and his Rwanda asylum plan signed into law. “If you’re going to jump out of an aeroplane, please make sure you’ve got a parachute before you leave the aeroplane,” he said.
Grant Shapps Politics Tory Leadership Tory Leadership Contest Conservative Party
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Spreadsheet schemer’ Grant Shapps plotting unlikely Tory leadership bidTea and drinks parties dubbed 'Schnapps with Shapps' are stoking the Westminster rumour mill
Read more »
Nick Robinson Roasts Grant Shapps Over The Latest Delay To The Rwanda BillKevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Read more »
NATO target for defence spending should rise due to 'more dangerous world' , Grant Shapps saysDefence Secretary Grant Shapps has said he wants the new NATO target for defence spending to be 2.5% of gross domestic product rather than the current 2%.
Read more »
'It's Not New': Sally Nugent Leaves Grant Shapps Squirming Over Sunak's Defence Spending PledgeKevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
Read more »
Grant Shapps swerves questions on whether Britain could follow the US by banning Chinese-owned...The Defence Secretary said a vote in Washington DC last night was 'interesting' after the US Senate voted in favour of hardline legislation.
Read more »
Grant Shapps swerves questions on whether Britain could follow the US by banning Chinese-owned...The Defence Secretary said a vote in Washington DC last night was 'interesting' after the US Senate voted in favour of hardline legislation.
Read more »