Tories in leadership chaos over ‘mad’ plot to replace Sunak with Mordaunt

Rishi Sunak’s premiership is under threat from a chaotic plot of backbench Tory MPs who want to replace him with Penny Mordaunt before the general election.

With the Conservatives languishing on 24 per cent in the polls, jittery MPs from across the party are said to have met and held talks about “coronating” Ms Mordaunt as prime minister.

The desperate bid to shore up support impose their sixth prime minister on the country since the 2010 general election, and the third without going to the country.