The fall of the Tory party

Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson have talked this afternoon.

Mordaunt resisted Boris’s push to get her to drop out and back him.

She argued almost all her backers would go to Rishi if she quit.

Not only did Penny not agree to fold…

Understand she also argued that only she could beat Sunak… ie that Boris should drop out.

Framed herself as the only person who could stop a Sunak coronation.

https://twitter.com/benrileysmith/status/1584187496589512704

Why would a man with over 100 MP's behind him need her 24 backers?

Boris Johnson has told colleagues that neither Penny Mordaunt nor Rishi Sunak are prepared to do a deal

He's reached out to both

During their call Mordaunt suggested that he should drop out rather than her as she is the second preference for most of his supporters
https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1584192488956252161

Almost like being untrustworthy comes back to bite you