WE ARE READY FOR POWER
Labour drawing up battle plans as Tories on verge of collapse
LABOUR is primed to lead the country and take control of Brexit as the Tories crumble over Theresa May’s hated deal.
As the Prime Minister came under increasing pressure to call a general election, a poll showed Labour was five points up on the shambolic Conservatives.
With battle plans well under way for a Labour snap election campaign, leader Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday: “I am ready to take power.”
SENIOR Tories were jostling for position to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister over the weekend.
A string of party heavyweights set out their stalls with high-profile media appearances.
But Boris Johnson remained the frontrunner, with Deltapoll placing him on 15% support – nine points ahead of nearest rival Sajid Javid.
Michael Gove was in third place on 5%.
And the Sunday Mirror revealed yesterday that Iain Duncan Smith was considering a second turn at being Tory leader.
Treasury Secretary Liz Truss, polling at just 1%,
LEADING FIELD Boris gave an interview calling for the party to “modernise”. She told the Sunday Times: “Sometimes politics can be in danger of being managerial. The Conservative Party needs to re-modernise. We need to be optimistic, aspirational. ”And she said the £27billion of extra funds promised if Theresa May’s deal is passed should be spent slashing taxes for businesses and young people.
Former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, on 2% in the poll, set out his plan to tackle knife crime with robust policing and community work.
He also rebutted claims he used a “gagging order” to silence a former colleague who accused him of bullying.
Mr Raab told The Sunday Times that the claims, which date back to 2007 before he was an MP, were “completely false”.
Meanwhile friends of Health Secretary Matt Hancock – a former Treasury minister – were talking him up as “the only cabinet minister who can properly count”.