Many see MP’s letter expressing concerns over pledge to level up UK as a ‘blue wall’ rebellion

When Boris Johnson ran for the Conservative leadership last year, there were only a handful of people within the party he could fully rely on to back his bid. One of those people was Jake Berry.

But the former minister, who has been Tory MP for Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire since 2010, has gone from an ally of the prime minister to an outspoken critic, and not without drama.

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