Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has claimed Rishi Sunak is being “ bullied ” by his own MPs and he used PMQs to mock the prime minister after a fresh Tory civil war erupted. Sir Keir said that Mr Sunak was “ endlessly ” fighting with his own party and that the more “ they slag him off behind his back, the louder they cheer in here.” It comes after Liz Truss ally Sir Simon Clarke claimed that the Conservative Party could face “ extinction ” unless the prime minister resigns. Sir Simon, who served

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Former Brexit secretary Sir David Davis said the cabal on the right of the party was “ getting silly ” and Dame Priti Patel said Mr Clarke was engaging in “ facile and divisive self-indulgence ”.... Tory MP Tobias Ellwood chimed in as well, saying that Mr Clarke was “ throwing his teddies in the corner ” and that the intervention was “ dangerous, reckless, selfish ” and “ defeatist ”.... He is 6’7, only slightly shorter than Daniel Kawczynski....

Critics say this was bound to generate negative responses against the incumbent prime minister.It comes as Ms Truss is set to launch another Tory faction.... Responding to the Popular Conservatism launch, he said tweeted: “ It worked so well last time she had a go!... Former Tory minister Sir David Davis called his intervention “ silly ”....

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