London,
Oct 6: Some of the Tory MPs are not in favour of Mrs Theresa May
continuing to stay as the British Prime Minister and have openly said that they
were "perfectly within their rights" to urge Theresa May to quit. A
former party chairman Grant Shapps told the BBC News that Theresa May was a
"perfectly decent person" but had "rolled the dice" and
lost over her decision to call a snap election. According to a BBC News report
today, the Cabinet Ministers have been rallying around the Prime Minister after
her conference speech was overshadowed by a prankster and her persistent cough.
Damian Green said it was "nonsense" to suggest she should go over the
speech. The First Secretary of State told BBC One's Question Time: "I know
that she is as determined as ever to get on with her job - she sees it as her
duty to do so. She will carry on and she will make a success of this
government." But Mr Shapps, who was co-chair of the party between 2012 and
2015, told the BBC he was involved in organising colleagues who would like Mrs
May to step down, but had previously informed No 10 that a growing number of
Tory MPs were keen to have a leadership election. Speaking on BBC 5 Lve Mr
Shapps said: "We did have a result that was not at all what anyone wanted,
least of all what she wanted or anticipated, and... sometimes when things happen
you have to take responsibility for them. "This is a view I have held for
quite some time and quite a lot of colleagues feel the same way, including five
former cabinet ministers." He said there were up to 30 MPs on the list he
was organising but admitted they did not include any current members of the
cabinet. Mrs May's conference speech was meant to be a chance to assert her
authority over the party following her ill-fated decision to call a snap
general election that saw her party lose MPs. UNI
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