Also known as the ‘pork pie putsch’, discussions about removing the prime minister over No 10 party scandals fill the front pages

A rising Conservative rebellion against Boris Johnson that could see the prime minister ousted over the No 10 party scandals dominate the front pages.

The manoeuvring by some Red Wall Tory MPs – dubbed the “pork pie putsch” – follows a disastrous interview given by Johnson in which he says he had not lied over the Downing Street parties.

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