As if the Government’s headless chicken impression weren’t problematic enough, there’s a non-zero chance of yet another Tory leadership election taking place in the near future.

The @Conservatives are now so utterly desperate they are even plotting for a FOURTH LEADER and PM in this parliament.

Penny Mordaunt….‍

She of the painfully embarrassing
Stand Up and Fight speech at their party conference!

A little reminder

pic.twitter.com/O15Kr0UjHU
— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) March 16, 2024

We just know that if Ms Mordaunt becomes the next PM, she’s going to have a sword carved into the ruinously expensive lectern she has made for Downing Street announcements.

With his leadership qualities under scrutiny – and good luck to anyone trying to find them – Rishi Sunak faced the powerful bankbench 1922 Committee to argue for his survival.

Because the organisation operates like the political wing of a 1930s English boarding school, this is the reception they gave the PM.

1922 Committee just gave Rishi Sunak a full minute of desk banging.

— Martina Bet (@martinabettt) March 20, 2024

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Innuendo aside, it’s apparently not the good sign you might think.

Let us examine the evidence, shall we?

Theresa May -> "desk banging", 12 December -> vote of no confidence, January 15

Boris Johnson -> "desk banging", 6 Jun -> forced to resign, July 8

Liz Truss -> "desk banging", 12 October -> forced to resign, October 20 https://t.co/BzosMGANBE pic.twitter.com/HMPrCn1iaw

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) March 20, 2024

It lent itself to further examination on Twitter/X.

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Even if you're British, this requires translation to avoid serious misunderstanding. https://t.co/MkdMqBbWsP

— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) March 20, 2024

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I look forward to seeing what the nation gives him. https://t.co/SZi5Z7ONfj

— Stephen McGann (@StephenMcGann) March 20, 2024

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Can't tell if this is good, bad or just kinky. Like almost everything in Britain right now. Hoping for kinky. https://t.co/eO0MboQnGg

— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) March 20, 2024

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https://t.co/Oz56YLRt1z pic.twitter.com/XkvEYWqmr4

— Duncan Jones (@ManMadeMoon) March 20, 2024

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Never go full Eton lads https://t.co/7U2od55D8C

— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) March 20, 2024

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Er… https://t.co/m0Z9AawQUy

— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) March 20, 2024

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available to watch on pornhub https://t.co/uaoJZfb6Z1

— mutable joe (@mutablejoe) March 20, 2024

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https://t.co/rZlIQL2sV4 pic.twitter.com/DhAPjkIVDC

— katie spalding (@supermathskid) March 20, 2024

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https://t.co/eRf3SXQVda pic.twitter.com/wEZRMmB2w2

— Buckers (@deathofbuckley) March 20, 2024

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“I’ve got the full backing of the chairman and the board” – in football management terms. God won’t it be nice when phrases like ‘the 1922 committee’ aren’t heard daily.

— BigDaveDubplate (@Thom_G_L) March 20, 2024

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And next week they’re going to hold his head down the bog and flush it. https://t.co/n87Yf5Ff5o

— Keith Burge (@carryonkeith) March 20, 2024

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This is not funny! Tories only do this when they’re in extreme distress. https://t.co/HtWzQua97X

— Everyone's Favourite (@JimmerUK) March 20, 2024

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https://t.co/NscGSv5saa pic.twitter.com/CbuHDLnUe9

— Disappointed Optimist (@disappoptimism) March 20, 2024

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I’ll have what she’s having!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/bnhNGR7IB7

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) March 20, 2024

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https://t.co/tnh7GTRGPw pic.twitter.com/XRCwQl9OmY

— Sorcha Ní Nia (@Luiseach) March 20, 2024

Is there any worse harbinger of doom than this?

Normally when Conservative Prime Ministers are in trouble and appearing before the 1922 Committee, they send out a real big hitter to brief journalists outside about how well their boss did.

Today we got an appearance from Jonathan Gullis

— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) March 20, 2024

Somebody go and buy a lettuce.

Andrea Jenkyns’ letter of no confidence in Rishi Sunak is so badly written it’s brilliant – and Laurence Fox made it even better

Source Martina Bet Image Screengrab, Screengrab

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Because the organisation operates like the political wing of a 1930s English boarding school, this is the reception they gave the PM.

Innuendo aside, it’s apparently not the good sign you might think.

It lent itself to further examination on Twitter/X.

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Is there any worse harbinger of doom than this?

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