Tory Plot to Replace Sunak With Mordaunt in Unity Coronation Deal
• Plot emerging among Tory MPs to replace PM Rishi Sunak with Penny Mordaunt in a "coronation" if he faces confidence vote • Deal would see Mordaunt appease party's right-wing by letting them control social policy in exchange for support • Mood has shifted from "resigned" to "actively angry" among MPs due to No. 10's poor handling of recent events • Mordaunt seen as only figure who could unite moderates and right-wingers without a divisive contest • Sunak planning economy announcements next week to convince MPs Tories can still win election, despite poor polls