Theresa May survives as Tory plot fails

Big beasts come out in support of embattled PM amid rumours of Cabinet reshuffle

Theresa May and Boris Johnson
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Theresa May has survived an attempted party leadership coup after a series of top Tories gave her their support on Sunday.

In what Politico described as a “parade of big beasts”, Boris Johnson in The Sunday Telegraph, Liam Fox in the Sunday Express, John Major in the The Mail on Sunday and Iain Duncan Smith all endorsed May’s premiership.

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