The mass of Conservative polling crisis and leadership candidate stories in today’s papers raise three questions for Tory MPs and activists to ponder. Answers need to be provided by the time Parliament returns on April 23.
- Is it possible to use, change or utilise Conservative leadership rules in order to ensure a swift challenge to Theresa May – soon after MPs return to Westminster?
- Should Tory MPs and activists vote Conservative in the European Parliamentary elections, if these happen – and, if not, what should they do? (We never thought it would come to having to raise this question.)
- Should leadership election rules be changed to ensure that more than two candidates are put before members in the final stage of a contest?
Finding solutions that work for the country and the Party will not be easy, but one point is clear: the Prime Minister has to go, and the sooner the better. We will offer our own ideas over the coming Easter period.