A former adviser to the prime minister is working with a secretive group of Tories to remove him from office before the general election. MPs have been out publicly backing Rishi Sunak and denying their involvement, but it risks setting off yet another civil war in the party. So who are the rebels?

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Inside the Tory plot to oust Rishi Sunak

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Inside the Tory plot to oust Rishi Sunak