Johnson set for showdown with his own backbenchers as vote looms
Watered down proposals sent out by Johnson ahead of the vote were described as "typical Tory dirty tricks" by Thangam Debbonaire.
Watered down proposals sent out by Johnson ahead of the vote were described as "typical Tory dirty tricks" by Thangam Debbonaire.
Councillor Paul Nickerson apologised for the tweet, claiming his account had been hacked.
Caroline Nokes said she recalls the prime minister's father "smacking me on the backside" at Tory conference in 2003.
“This is Boris pulling the whole damn rug from under our feet and ripping up the floor behind him.”
Among them is former transport secretary Chris Grayling, who took a £100,000-a-year role advising a ports company.
"He lied to us. They all did, to all of us. This Government has borrowed our faith and played us for fools," James Mitchinson said.
It comes as Boris Johnson finally admitted he could have handled the Paterson affair better.
“Of course, I think things could certainly have been handled better, let me put it that way, by me," the prime minister has said.
One resident who is a lifelong Tory voter said he is considering voting Labour because the Tories “seem to fall down on promises”.
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