[Jimbuna]

Rishi is so desperate he is now trying to cherry pick candidates who will support him in the forthcoming election.

Sunak faces Tory rebellion over ‘plan to stitch up’ candidate selection

Rishi Sunak is facing a revolt from the Right of his party over alleged plans to impose shortlists of parliamentary candidates on Tory associations.

More than 40 MPs, including Liz Truss, Suella Braverman, Sir John Hayes, and Jonathan Gullis, have written to the Prime Minister urging Mr Sunak to stop an attempt to impose a “shortened” selection process for prospective MPs.

The MPs warn that such a move would be “a matter of huge concern to us” and “damage the democratic process”.

The intervention comes amid widespread unease among the Right over Mr Sunak’s approach to major policies such as illegal migration and the legislation designed to overcome legal barriers to the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Senior Tories expect a major clash over the legislation in January after the Prime Minister managed to head off a full scale rebellion last week.

Earlier this year, The Sunday Telegraph revealed concerns among senior Tories that Conservative headquarters (CCHQ) was attempting to “stitch up” safe seats in favour of “blue prince” candidates aligned with Mr Sunak, ahead of an election expected next year.

Talk of CCHQ’s alleged plans to impose “by-election rules” – allowing the party to impose shortlists on associations – on a national scale, as soon as next month, has reignited those concerns.
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