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Rishi Sunak to blame for Tory 'chaos', Ben Houchen says
The newly re-elected Tees Valley mayor said "lots of" Tories were "fighting each other like rats in a sack" and the blame "ultimately lies with Rishi". His comments will come as a blow to the prime minister, still reeling from disastrous local election results.
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Tory Mayor Praised By Rishi Sunak Blames Prime Minister For Tory 'Chaos'
A Tory mayor praised by Rishi Sunak following his re-election last week has said the prime minister is ultimately to blame for the “chaos” in the party. Ben Houchen said the Conservatives were “fighting like rats in a sack” and needed to urgently unite ahead of the general election.
Tory Mayor blames Prime Minister for Tory ‘chaos’ days after Rishi Sunak praised him
"If they’re fighting with each other like rats in a sack instead of saying to the public ‘this is what we’re going to do for you’, that doesn’t win elections."
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Woe Is Rishi Sunak, Leader of a Broken Tory Party
The problem is not that the prime minister is bad at his job. It’s that he has to lead a party at war with itself.
Ben Houchen says Tory party in state of chaos and ‘ultimately’ Sunak has to take blame – UK politics live
Tees Valley mayor hailed by PM after re-election says route to Tory electoral recovery is ‘getting narrower by the day’
Sunak ultimately responsible for Tory chaos - Houchen
The newly re-elected Tees Valley mayor was asked if Rishi Sunak was to blame, and he replied that "ultimately it lies with Rishi”, but added others were also to blame. In a BBC Tees interview, Lord Houchen warned colleagues to “stop messing about” by fighting each other.
Stop fighting like rats in a sack, Ben Houchen tells Tories
Rishi Sunak must take the blame for Tory “chaos”, the party’s only directly elected mayor has said, as he called on Conservative MPs to stop fighting like “rats in a sack”. Ben Houchen, whose re-election as Tees Valley mayor last week helped to see off a leadership challenge to Sunak,
Tory mayor Ben Houchen blames party's woes on Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak is to blame for the chaos in Tory ranks, the party's only elected mayor said. Ben Houchen admitted Conservative MPs are "fighting each other like rats in a sack" as new polling put Labour 30 points ahead.
Sunak ultimately to blame for Tory ‘chaos’, says Tees Valley mayor Houchen
Sunak ultimately to blame for Tory ‘chaos’, says Tees Valley mayor Houchen - His re-election was a rare bright spot for the PM in the local elections but he was scathing about the state of the Conservative Party.
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