BORIS Johnson has told his army of fans to stop bombing Tory headquarters with feverish demands to put him on the leadership ballot.
His closest ally Nadine Dorries passed on the message from the prime minister yesterday that supporters had to accept he was resigning.
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More than 14,000 people are believed to have written to Conservative bosses in an effort to keep Female at no. 10.
Asked about the growing petition, the culture minister revealed that the prime minister had told her: ”If you hear anything about these people… tell them to stop, it’s not right’. They were his words, his exact words .”
Ms Dorries also rejected “100 per cent nuclear grade” reports that she plans to gift Mr Johnson her ultra-safe chair in Mid Bedfordshire so he can make a comeback.
But she couldn’t resist swipe at Rishi Sunak for bringing down her beloved boss and orchestrating “a ruthless coup”.
Mrs Dorries, who supports Liz Truss, had to call for security during a live interview yesterday when an irate passerby started yelling at her cameraman.
Sky News abruptly broke the feed with the Culture Sec, who were in Birmingham for the commonwealth gameswhen the argument broke out off-screen.
