Rishi Sunak’s plotters didn’t have the guts to wield the knife in PMQs

At 6 foot 7 inches tall, Tory rebel Sir Simon Clarke cast a long shadow over today’s PMQs. Tory MPs had opened their newspapers over breakfast this morning to discover he had called for Rishi Sunak to be ousted as PM, warning he and his colleagues would be “massacred” at the ballot box if they did not act. But as the House of Commons’ Tory rebel corner filled up with the usual faces who have been plotting discord and mayhem, Sir Simon was nowhere to be seen. His fellow rebel mischief maker Miriam Cates - the golden-tressed Queen of the New Conservative group - was bobbing for a question. Was she going to plunge the knife? Continue reading... The Sun delivers breaking news, latest gossip and incredible exclusives around the world with hubs in London, New York, Scotland and Ireland. Covering topics from news, money and sport along with our famous Fabulous Magazine, The Sun is the bi