Tory infighting intensifies as David Cameron is warned of plot to oust him
9 years, 1 month ago

Tory infighting intensifies as David Cameron is warned of plot to oust him

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Saturday night it emerged the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, reportedly called Conservative MP Bill Cash “a total s***” after he defied orders to keep a report on the EU deal negotiated by David Cameron under wraps. "He said something innocuous like “Everything OK, Foreign Secretary?” Hammond glared at him, got right up to Bill’s face and hissed, “No, it isn’t! I'm standing here telling you what I think.” Mr Cameron also ridiculed Mr Johnson’s ambiguous suggestion in a recent newspaper column that voting to leave could lead to a better deal for Britain in Europe.“We should also be clear that this is a final decision,” he told MPs, arguing that a second renegotiation was “not on the ballot paper”. Some 52 per cent of people said they would vote to leave, with 48 per cent saying they would back remaining, the exact opposite of last month’s findings.

History of this topic

Tories should change their name, says Conservatives’ election guru Lynton Crosby
5 months ago
Top Tories turn on 'reckless rebel' Sir Simon Clarke after his brutal broadside against Rishi Sunak as loyalists warn against 'foolish' infighting that could hand power to Keir Starmer
1 year, 2 months ago
What has David Cameron been doing since resigning from government?
1 year, 4 months ago
Former Prime Minister David Cameron appointed U.K. Foreign Secretary
1 year, 4 months ago
Boris Johnson says Tories ‘drifting to defeat’ in attack on ‘stooge’ Rishi Sunak
1 year, 4 months ago
Speaker kicks Tory MP out of Commons during PMQs: ‘I’ve warned you before’
1 year, 10 months ago
Tory grandee’s stark warning to Boris Johnson allies over Brexit revolt
2 years, 1 month ago
Tory MPs turn on Boris Johnson after he mocks calls to change style and says criticism ‘doesn’t matter’
2 years, 9 months ago
U.K. PM Johnson claims to be on track to win next election amid rebellion
2 years, 9 months ago
Boris Johnson says he is still a Tory ‘asset’ despite partygate claims
2 years, 11 months ago
Partygate: Boris Johnson accused of ‘showing no respect for law and order’ as he prepares to address parliament
2 years, 11 months ago
Johnson reshuffles ministers as he refuses to apologise for Starmer ‘slur’
3 years, 1 month ago
MPs subjected to ‘blackmail’ as Boris Johnson fights for political life, claims senior Tory
3 years, 2 months ago
Record 70% of voters tell Boris Johnson to quit as as No 10 parties scandal grows with apology to Palace
3 years, 2 months ago
Tories join attack on ‘cowardly’ Johnson as he dodges sleaze debate
3 years, 4 months ago
Labour warns election candidates to avoid talking about Boris Johnson's handling of Covid pandemic
4 years ago
Johnson aide leaves No 10 in latest blow to Vote Leave influence over government
4 years, 1 month ago
Are the Brexiteers about to be kicked out of Boris Johnson’s cabinet?
5 years, 1 month ago
What to expect from Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle
5 years, 1 month ago
Boris Johnson election news live: Latest updates and polls as PM launches Tory campaign
5 years, 4 months ago
Boris Johnson news - live: Farage accuses Tories of ‘corruption’ over alleged offer of peerages for election favours
5 years, 4 months ago
Ex-PM David Cameron ‘sorry’ for creating Brexit divisions
5 years, 6 months ago
Brexit: Boris Johnson accused of ‘running scared’ from parliament ahead of fresh snap election bid
5 years, 6 months ago
Boris Johnson's chief enforcer tells senior Tory staff: 'be cool like Fonzie'
5 years, 6 months ago
Brexit: Boris Johnson 'wants to lose' to rebels as excuse to 'purge' moderate Conservatives and stage snap election, Tory ex-minister says
5 years, 7 months ago
Tory MP accuses Boris Johnson of causing death threats against him in damning condemnation of ‘demagogue’ prime minister
5 years, 7 months ago
Dominic Cummings targeted as Hammond claims Boris Johnson allowing 'unelected people' to 'pull the strings' in Number 10
5 years, 7 months ago
Boris Johnson live: Follow latest Brexit updates as PM faces fresh court action
5 years, 8 months ago
No-deal Brexit will plunge Tories into opposition ‘for a long time’, minister warns Boris Johnson
5 years, 8 months ago
Brexit vote: Four cabinet ministers break ranks to help rebel Tories block Boris Johnson's no-deal
5 years, 8 months ago
'My God. They're idiots': EU leader's extraordinary denunciation of UK ministers' Brexit behaviour
5 years, 8 months ago
Tories will bring Boris Johnson down if he pursues no-deal Brexit, warns Dominic Grieve
5 years, 9 months ago
Tory leadership debate: Rory Stewart compares Brexit promises to cramming rubbish into a bin
5 years, 9 months ago
Boris Johnson attacked by Tory rivals over revelations his £10bn tax-cut pledge would benefit rich pensioners and himself
5 years, 9 months ago
Stay in your shed, David Cameron – we don’t want your complacent, entitled type in politics again
6 years, 5 months ago
Senior Tory urges ministers to stop infighting ahead of crucial Brexit meeting or risk Corbyn-led government
6 years, 9 months ago
‘You should have stuck with me, mate’: David Cameron’s gloating text to Boris Johnson
8 years, 5 months ago
Brexit row threatens deep cabinet division as ministers try to play down claims of a split
8 years, 5 months ago
Boris Johnson assured David Cameron Brexit would be ‘crushed’
8 years, 6 months ago
The picture of David Cameron that says more about the pain of losing power
8 years, 7 months ago
David Cameron would welcome a leadership challenge to ‘get rid of the t***s’, says minister
9 years ago
What London mayor's Brexit stand means
9 years, 1 month ago
Boris Johnson and David Cameron: How a rivalry that began at Eton spilled out on to the main stage of British politics
9 years, 1 month ago
Brexit: London Mayor Boris Johnson defies PM David Cameron to campaign for British exit from EU
9 years, 1 month ago
EU referendum: Cabinet minister 'set to push for Brexit within minutes of Cameron Europe deal'
9 years, 1 month ago
PMQs as it happened: David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn clash over brewing NHS crisis
9 years, 3 months ago
David Cameron throws jibe at Lord Ashcroft during Tory Party conference speech
9 years, 5 months ago
Donald Macintyre's sketch: Nigel Farage gets anti-EU show back on the road… and hopes Jeremy Corbyn is a winner
9 years, 6 months ago
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: PM must play fair on the referendum
9 years, 9 months ago

Discover Related