Suella Braverman is braced to unleash a "damning" dossier of failings from the Government over migration in the wake of her sacking yesterday, sources have claimed.
Meanwhile, Co-chairs of the New Conservatives Group Miriam Cates and Danny Kruger penned a letter to Sunak today warning that his new Cabinet risks alienating the "the coalition of voters who brought us into power".
As fury on the right wing of the party grows, Braverman's allies have suggested that she will launch an attack on the PM's authority in the coming days.
While many moderates in the party were demanding Braverman be sacked over her unauthorised Op-Ed, she is said to have the backing of as many as 52 Conservative MPs, many of whom come from the New Conservatives Group of MPs and the Common Sense group.
A former minister told GB News that Sunak's decision to sack her is "surprising" noting that the former Home Secretary has "a lot of support" in the party.
Meanwhile, former Conservative MP Neil Parish said the Prime Minister should “prepare for war” following the sacking of Suella Braverman.
Allies of the Home Secretary are said to have "damning" evidence concerning the Government's failings on migration, sources told the Sun, some of which could be released tomorrow after the courts publish their verdict on the Government's Rwanda plan.
Yesterday, Rishi Sunak was hit with his first no-confidence letter from Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns, who warned: "Enough is enough".
She accused Sunak of conducting a "purge" of the centre-right from his Cabinet yesterday, in a reshuffle which saw Braverman sacked, James Cleverly moved to the Home Office and former PM David Cameron appointed Foreign Secretary.
In a letter to 1922 Committee Chair Graham Brady, Jenkyns wrote: “If it wasn’t bad enough that we have a party leader that the party members rejected, the polls demonstrate that the public reject him, and I am in full agreement. It is time for Rishi Sunak to go.
She said that forcing Boris Johnson out was “unforgivable enough”, but “to purge the centre-right from his cabinet and then sack Suella who was the only person in the cabinet with the balls to speak the truth of the appalling state of our streets and a two-tier policing system that leaves Jewish community in fear for their lives and safety.”
Dame Andrea said she submitted her no confidence letter in Sunak “to stand up and fight for true Conservatism”.
No other MPs have publicly submitted letters of no confidence.
But a Conservative Party insider warned that silence from the right of the party should worry Sunak more.
They said the right will now look to prepare launching leadership bids after the next general election.
"The focus for the ‘right’ will now be on the aftermath and who will position themselves as the best opposition leader to take over after this mess,” the European Research Group insider told GB News.
The Brexit-backing ERG has played a pivotal role in bringing down a number of Tory Prime Ministers, including Theresa May.
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Despite little appetite for a leadership election, it is possible Sunak could face a confidence vote ahead of the next general election.
The Prime Minister was immune from a leadership challenge until he completed his first 12 months in No 10 on October 24.
Brady would only have to hold a confidence vote if 53 out of 350 Tory MPs submit letters to the 1922 Committee chairman.
