Angry Rishi hits out at rebel MPs 'harming' party

RISHI Sunak has taken aim at a minority of Tory rebels who he said were "harming every one of us" while addressing his MPs.

- Steph Spyro and Christian Calgie

Conservatives reacted warmly to the Prime Minister's performance at the 1922 Committee - with frequent and sustained banging of tables.

He is understood to have said a "small number" of Tories are making him angry, adding that they "aren't just harming me, they are harming every one of us in this room".

MPs slammed the minority of rebels by calling on them to "shut up" and warning they "harm us all".

Former Business Secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said he supporting Mr Sunak.

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He added "may he go on as long as Walpole", who served as PM for 21 years.

Another Tory MP said Mr Sunak's almost hour-long speech was "the best we've seen him in a while", adding that the address had been an "11 out of 10".