Boris Johnson ‘thinks Tory enemies WON’T change party rules to oust him’
THE PM thinks his Tory enemies will chicken out of changing party rules to oust him, friends say.
One key ally said any alteration would “hold a gun to the head” of every future Tory leader.
The source added: “They would never be able to get on with anything, as they would be constantly beholden to the whims of MPs.”
Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote in June and cannot be challenged again within a year.
The 1922 committee, which sets the rules, will hold elections for its organisers this month.
Some MPs want to dominate its executive to get the rules changed.
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But ex-Brexit Secretary David Davis, who called for the PM to go, believes it would be wrong, saying: “Rules are rules.”
He asked: “Do you want a leader, whoever it is, looking over his shoulder every month at this tax increase or whatever?”
William Wragg, who is a vice-chair of the 1922 executive, has also warned against changing the rule.
