Four senior ministers ‘in plot to oust Theresa May as PM’ following shambolic general election
Plotting continued even after MPs told Mrs May they would back her
FOUR senior ministers were embroiled in plots to topple Theresa May following her election shambles, a book claims.
Boris Johnson, Philip Hammond, David Davis and Amber Rudd drew up plans to replace the PM hours after her majority was slashed, it says.
Chancellor Mr Hammond texted BoJo on election morning, signalling he would back him in a leadership bid.
He said Mr Davis “could run Brexit, he could run the economy and Boris could run the shop”.
Plotting continued even after ministers told the PM they’d back her, says Tim Shipman’s book, Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem.
A source close to Mr Hammond admitted the claims were accurate- saying: “I’m not going to quibble with that” - despite his current battle with Boris Johnson.
The ‘Hammond Plan’ fell apart when Theresa May decided to stay on – and Brexit Secertary David Davis signaled he wasn’t prepared to play second fiddle to Boris Johnson.
But plans to write a letter urging her to go were axed as only about 25 MPs wanted her out.
