One man’s loss is another man’s gain and few know that maxim better than Conservative MPs. Members of the parliamentary party have already quietly begun discussing who will replace Nadhim Zahawi as their Tory chairman. And while no appointment is expected today, some names are already doing the rounds as to which MP is likely to get an overdue promotion or a recall from the wilderness. Below is a list of Steerpike’s runners and riders, from old warriors and young pretenders to the dispossessed and the never-possessed…
Greg Hands – A Sunak ally well-liked among London Tories. Has served four of the last five Prime Ministers and is never afraid to take the fight to Sadiq Khan’s Labour. If he can be persuaded to part his familiar berth at Trade, where he has served on and off for six years.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan – Served in cabinet for Trade and Transport under Johnson and Truss before being demoted to Minister of State at the Foreign Office under Sunak.
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