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    Rishi Sunak told to go by top Tory or party faces 'election massacre'

    by Nicholas Cecil Jan 23, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Rishi Sunak was hit by an explosion of Tory infighting after ex-Cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke called for him to be replaced.

    Sir Simon told The Telegraph: "We have a clear choice. Stick with Rishi Sunak, take the inevitable electoral consequences, and give the Left a blank cheque to change Britain as they see fit.

    "Or we can change leader, and give our country and party a fighting chance."

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