The assertion, made to parliamentary colleagues following Lee Anderson’s shocking defection, comes from a prominent party official with excellent connections.
The prime minister’s threat became apparent as he chatted with Conservative MPs at the 1922 Committee’s spring reception following a half-hour meeting with the executive.
The senior MPs who comprise the 1922 Committee executive, also known as “the men in grey suits,” have the ability to make or break prime leaders.
According to legislative tradition, they have previously given a failing party leader “a glass of whisky and a pearl-handled revolver in a darkened room.”.
