Kemi Badenoch faced fresh pressure last night after a Tory MP set up a 'countdown clock' to the day they hope she will be toppled.
News about the account on X, named @kemicountdown, follows a week in which the Tory leader was hit by a fresh wave of defections to Reform UK.
East Wiltshire MP Danny Kruger made the switch before ex-Tory health minister Maria Caulfield became the 15th former Conservative MP to defect to Nigel Farage's party.
And it comes as one of Reform's top targets for defection, Sir John Hayes, warns in today's Mail on Sunday: 'Unless the Conservative Party changes it will wither and die,' adding: 'We must demonstrate an energy that matches the nation's restlessness; a boldness that recognises its desire for rapid change; and a doggedness that shows our commitment to do the right thing.'
The anonymous disgruntled MP posts on @kemicountdown every day, gleefully counting down until November 3 – the first date a leadership challenge can be launched under Tory party rules.
