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Simon Clarke advised to lie down by Tory MP after calling for Sunak to quit

Senior Conservatives dismiss former cabinet minister’s intervention as ‘isolated’ and ‘dangerous, reckless, selfish’

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Simon Clarke has been told it would be “good advice” to head to a dark room, lie down and sort himself out, after he called on Rishi Sunak to quit as Conservative leader or risk a Tory “massacre” at the general election.

The postal affairs minister, Kevin Hollinrake, said Clarke’s intervention on Tuesday night was a sign of the “panic” that is brewing in some factions, but said it was not a view held by the wider parliamentary party.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Senior Conservatives dismiss former cabinet minister’s intervention as ‘isolated’ and ‘dangerous, reckless, selfish’UK politics live – latest updatesSimon Clarke has been told it would be “good advice” to head to a dark room, lie down and sort himself out, after he called on Rishi Sunak to quit as Conservative leader or risk a Tory “massacre” at the general election.The postal affairs minister, Kevin Hollinrake, said Clarke’s intervention on Tuesday night was a sign of the “panic” that is brewing in some factions, but said it was not a view held by the wider parliamentary party. Continue reading…