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Brexit campaigner suggested he and prime minister should ‘have a conversation’ after favours he had done Tories over the years

We only need a couple more letters and the PM will be gone. Those were the words of ex-Cabinet Minister Simon Clarke in recent days as he urged Tory MPs to submit letters of no confidence.

Home secretary reportedly believes European court of human rights will rule on policy by end of 2023

Labour will attempt to strengthen an anti-Tory pact by targeting only two seats held by the Liberal Democrats in the next election, rather than have a scattergun approach, a senior source has said.

“Sunak is the better performer of the two by far, but the question is whether he can demonstrate that and use it to get across an effective message in the time available to him,” said polling guru Prof Sir John Curtice, of Strathclyde University.

Allies of Mr Sunak have contacted friends of the former Health Secretary, arguing that he does not have the support or infrastructure and that they are competing for the same voters.

Mr Sunak stepped down after a major bust-up with Mr Johnson last weekend, with Mr Sunak allegedly having refused point black to cut corporation tax despite the PMs demands.

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: The disgraced PM was seen hobnobbing with colleagues and officials, giving out hugs and cracking jokes as the group drowned their sorrows at Dover House

More than a dozen MPs are seriously mulling bids for the leadership after the PMs bombshell exit, with ministers raising fears the hounds of hell have been unleashed.

The scale of the fallout emerged in Survation research carried out on Wednesday - before the PM finally accepted that his time in power was coming to a close.