He suggests that “some colleagues are changing their views in order to woo our membership”.
Under her leadership the natural party of government has been reduced to a point where electoral annihilation appears a real possibility.
Many Association Chairmen are consulting their members, whether through ballots or other means.
Both have chosen people with previous experience of their constituencies, which will stand them in good stead in the event of an early election.
These are the people who give up their free time to knock on doors around the country, and take the heat for the Government’s failure to deliver Brexit.
The meeting will take place in central London on June 15. The motion has been signed by more than the required 65 Association Chairmen.
The truth is that the Conservative system was not broke before 1998 and didn’t need fixing; and that the 1998 constitutional reforms were a failure.
The only worse scores we can find were awarded to Vince Cable and Chris Huhne at their lowest points in the Coalition.
There will now be an emergency meeting of the National Convention to debate the motion of no confidence organised by Dinah Glover.
There may be greater willingness by Brussels to negotiate following populist successes in the European elections.