操作／手術 Stop Penny: MPs 恐れる ありふれたs Leader will 掴む Tory 栄冠を与える if Rishi is trounced in Thursday's 地元の 選挙 投票s
A 'stop Penny Mordaunt' （選挙などの）運動をする is under way の中で Tory MPs まっただ中に 予測s she could be 栄冠を与えるd party leader 反対者のない if Rishi Sunak is 軍隊d out by a 地元の 選挙 炉心溶融 this week.
Even MPs loyal to the 総理大臣 恐れる he will be in trouble if the party 苦しむs 壊滅的な 敗北・負かすs in 決定的な 市長の and 地元の 会議 投票s on Thursday.
They 警告する that Mr Sunak cannot afford to lose the 重要な North East Red 塀で囲む contest, where Tees Valley Tory 市長 Lord Houchen is 直面するing a strong 労働 challenge.
The 規模 of 可能性のある Tory losses has led some in the party to あられ／賞賛する ありふれたs Leader Ms Mordaunt as the only viable 'まとまり 候補者'.
One Red 塀で囲む MP （人命などを）奪う，主張するd Ms Mordaunt ? famous for her 役割 in 持つ／拘留するing the 儀式の Sword of 明言する／公表する at last year's 載冠（式）／即位（式） of King Charles ? was the only 可能性のある 競争相手 with the '教祖的指導力 to move the dial' if the PM went.
The 規模 of 可能性のある Tory losses has led some in the party to あられ／賞賛する ありふれたs Leader Penny Mordaunt (pictured in March) as the only viable 'まとまり 候補者'
Even MPs loyal to the 総理大臣 Rishi Sunak (pictured arriving in Germany on Tuesday) 恐れる he will be in trouble if the party 苦しむs 壊滅的な 敗北・負かすs in 決定的な 市長の and 地元の 会議 投票s on Thursday
One Red 塀で囲む MP （人命などを）奪う，主張するd Ms Mordaunt ? famous for her 役割 in 持つ／拘留するing the 儀式の Sword of 明言する／公表する at last year's 載冠（式）／即位（式） of King Charles (pictured) ? was the only 可能性のある 競争相手 with the '教祖的指導力 to move the dial' if the PM went
But last night 競争相手 MPs 警告するd against her 後継するing Mr Sunak ? one ex-大臣 said it would be 'insanity' to 取って代わる a 'failing leader with someone whose only 明らかな 出資／貢献 to politics was 持つ／拘留するing a sword at a real 載冠（式）／即位（式）'.?
Another 主張するd the party would never agree to the 任命 of someone 'as?woke as Penny', because of her 見解（をとる）s on transgender 権利s.
Others talked up the chances of 可能性のある 競争相手s such as ex-移民／移住 大臣 Robert Jenrick.
The Tories are 予測（する） to lose as many as 500 会議 seats in the 選挙s, and 同様に as 存在 under 圧力 in two 重要な 市長の 戦う／戦いs 含むing Tees Valley and in the West Midlands, with Tory 現職の Andy Street bidding for his third 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語.
Many Tories are already を締めるing themselves for 敗北・負かす in London, where sitting 労働 市長 Sadiq 旅宿泊所 is 推定する／予想するd to be re-elected.
There are 恐れるs that the results could be so grim that Tory MPs 誘発する／引き起こす a 投票（する） of no 信用／信任 in Mr Sunak's leadership.
Others talked up the chances of 可能性のある 競争相手s such as ex-移民／移住 大臣 Robert Jenrick (pictured in December)
Many Tories are already を締めるing themselves for 敗北・負かす in London, where sitting 労働 市長 Sadiq 旅宿泊所 (pictured on Thursday) is 推定する／予想するd to be re-elected
Over the 週末 there were 報告（する）／憶測s the PM could pre-empt that by 発表するing a snap General 選挙 tomorrow, although No10 sources played 負かす／撃墜する the idea.
And even many MPs 批判的な of Mr Sunak say the idea of yet another change of leader is absurd, and that 投票者s are 疲れた／うんざりした of 'that particular ps ycho-演劇'.
One serving 閣僚 大臣 told this paper that anyone trying to unseat the PM before the General 選挙 推定する／予想するd this autumn should 'drink their own 毒（薬）'.
Ms Mordaunt 直面するs （人命などを）奪う，主張するs from fellow Tory MPs that of all the 可能性のある leadership 競争相手s, she is the 'most overt'. One MP 追加するd: 'She's been 会合 everyone trying to 説得する them.'
However, friends of the ありふれたs Leader 解任するd 報告（する）／憶測s she was manoeuvring for the leadership as nonsense.
One said: 'Penny is 焦点（を合わせる）d on what 事柄s ? doing her 職業.'
