Liberal Democrats target Blue Wall Tory MPs calling on them to sack Boris, or be sacked by public – iNews

The Liberal Democrats are targeting Tory MPs representing the Blue Wall in the Southern shires demanding they submit a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson or face being sacked by the public.

Senior Conservatives including former Prime Minister Theresa May, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab are among 54 MPs singled out by the campaign.

The seats have been selected because Savanta ComRes polling conducted by the Lib Dems shows that a third (32 per cent) of those who voted Conservative at the last election are now less likely to support a Conservative candidate if they back Boris Johnson to be Prime Minister.

It comes after the Tories lost to the Lib Dems in Chesham and Amersham over its planning reforms, and the ultra safe seat of North Shropshire following the sleaze scandal.

The campaign will see letters sent to each of the 54 Tory MPs, telling them: The power is in your hands. Either you sack Boris or the public sack you.

Digital ads will also be targeted at the MPs, with a mocked up letter of no confidence waiting to be signed and sent to 1922 Committee chair Sir Graham Brady.

The letter from Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper reads: As an MP representing a constituency in the heart of the Blue Wall, I know just how much anger there is at Boris Johnsons antics.

You are currently supporting a Prime Minister who shows utter contempt for the office he holds. You are dragging the British public along in this soap opera and causing pain for all those who lost loved ones in the pandemic.

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