Fifteen Tory Mps to sign Theresa May no confidence letter

At least 15 Conservative MPs have reportedly agreed to sign a letter of no confidence in Theresa May, the Guardian reports. It comes after the Prime Minister told plotting Tory MPs “it’s me or Jeremy Corbyn”  as she insisted a leadership challenge would trigger another general election. Although the letter of no confidence falls short of the 48 names required to trigger a leadership contest, Parliament’s summer break could prove critical for May’s future. At a summer party last week, May pleaded with her MPs to “go away and have a proper break and come back ready for serious business”. The Sunday Times’ source added: “The break will either have dissipated some of the resentment towards her for gambling away the party’s majority or the rumblings around her leadership will start to flare up again.” David Davis topped a survey of Tory members as the candidate to replace May as leader, but most wanted the Prime Minister to remain in post. More than a fifth, 21%, of Conservatives want the Brexit Secretary to take over from the ailing premier, according to a study by academics. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is his main rival on 17% while backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg made a surprise entry as the third choice with 6%, the party members project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council found.