認める Shapps says now is 'not the time or place' for a Tory leadership 戦う／戦い - as defence 長官 tells 反逆者／反逆する MPs plotting of 追い出すing Rishi Sunak to 'let him get on with the 職業'

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認める Shapps has told Tory MPs considering 追い出すing Rishi Sunak before the 総選挙 to 'let him get on with the 職業'.

The Defence 長官 said 'now is not the time or place' to try to put in place yet another Tory leader.

It （機の）カム as 負かす／撃墜するing Street 小衝突d off rumours on Friday that the 総理大臣 could 解雇する／砲火／射撃 the starting gun on an 選挙運動 next week in a 企て，努力，提案 to 妨害する a possible challenge from restive MPs.

A 悲惨な 始める，決める of 地元の 選挙s for the 保守的な Party on May 2 could lead some Tories to 見解（をとる） 取って代わるing Mr Sunak as leader as the only way to 改善する the party's 悲惨な 投票ing and 回避する a simila r wipeout in a 国家の 投票（する）.

But in an interview with The Times, Mr Shapps said: 'Let him get on with the 職業. He's doing a 広大な／多数の／重要な 職業, he's doing it under difficult circumstances.

認める Shapps has told Tory MPs considering 追い出すing Rishi Sunak before the 総選挙 to 'let him get on with the 職業'

Rishi Sunak, pictured at a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 at 負かす／撃墜するing Street on Monday,?小衝突d off rumours on Friday he could 解雇する／砲火／射撃 the starting gun on an 選挙運動 next week

'There was never an 指示／教授／教育 調書をとる／予約する to get these difficult things (done) and 現実に steer us through a difficult course.

'We are into the growth 段階 now for the economy, インフレーション is 支援する under 支配（する）／統制する, (we are) able to do things like the 2.5% (defence-spending 増加する).

'We just need to 現実に give the 総理大臣 space to get on with the 職業.'

Mr Shapps' message to 反抗的な 同僚s was that 'now is not the time or place' to 取って代わる Mr Sunak at the 舵輪／支配 of the 保守的な Party, which is already on its fifth leader since 2015.

But a BMG 調査する for the i paper 示唆するd that 投票者s who 支援するd the 保守的なs in 2019, but have since 砂漠d the party, would be more likely to 投票（する） Tory under a different leader.

With the prospect of a drubbing in 市長の and 会議 選挙s ぼんやり現れるing, this week saw Mr Sunak 捜し出すing to 支える his leadership with a かかわり合い to spend 2.5% of 甚だしい／１２ダース 国内の 製品 on defence by 2030, and his Rwanda 亡命 計画（する） 調印するd into 法律.

Mr Shapps told the newspaper: 'The past week has shown we have a very 効果的な 総理大臣 when it comes to looking after the things that really 事柄.

'Rwanda - who has a 計画（する）? Only us. The 2.5% thing. Here is a 総理大臣 who 本気で listens to the argument and then shows leadership.'

総理大臣 Rishi Sunak and Britain's Defence 長官 認める Shapps arrive at Warsaw Chopin airport in Warsaw on April 23, 2024

Home 長官 James Cleverly, pictured next to Mr Shapps, earlier this week 警告するd Tory MPs considering submitting no-信用／信任 letters in Mr Sunak not to '料金d the psychodrama'

類似して, Home 長官 James Cleverly on Thursday 警告するd Tory MPs considering submitting no-信用／信任 letters in Mr Sunak not to '料金d the psychodrama'.

'If you're going to jump out of an aeroplane, please make sure you've got a パラシュート（で降下する） before you leave the aeroplane,' he said.

Mr Sunak has 主張するd that he ーするつもりであるs to call a 総選挙 in the second half of the year, but there was some 憶測 in Westminster that he could do so as soon as Monday, which would mean 投票者s going to the 投票（する） box in 早期に June.

Many Westminster 分析家s see October or November as the favoured period for a 国家の 投票. The 最新の possible date Mr Sunak could 持つ／拘留する the 選挙 is January 28 2025.

The Tories are 推定する／予想するd to 苦しむ 激しい losses in a 列 of 地元の 投票（する）s next week, but it is the 可能性のある loss of two 保守的な mayoralties which could 証明する a flashpoint for Mr Sunak's fortunes.

Some 分析家s believe 敗北・負かす for West Midlands 市長 Andy Street and Tees Valley 市長 Ben Houchen could lead to the 総理大臣 直面するing a no-信用／信任 投票（する）, with 52 Tory MPs needed to 誘発する／引き起こす one.