Latest updates: home secretary says writing letters of no confidence in PM is ‘a sideshow’
Tory MPs pushing for the prime minister to resign should “forget it”, Priti Patel has said.
The home secretary said writing letters of no-confidence in Boris Johnson was a “sideshow” and the party should be focused on “real challenges that we have to find solutions to”.
This isn’t about a parade (of leadership candidates) or a contest of letters. We need to concentrate on doing our jobs.
Look at what is going on in the world right now, look at the challenges that we face domestically. We can’t ignore those.
Look at our standing in the world when it comes to Russia and Ukraine,’ she said. ‘Look at the leadership that has been provided.
Our job is to deliver on the people’s priorities. They won’t thank the Conservative Party for talking about itself at a time when people have anxieties, concerns, apprehensions. Our job is deliver for them.
[Johnson] is the man that won us the election, a man that has worked hard to deliver for us right now. There’s no question about that. But on top of that, he’s a man that’s focused on the people’s priorities and this government is focused on the people’s priorities.
