'No, I'm not leading a coup': Tory MP Dehenna Davison denies being part of the 'Pork Pie Plot' to oust Boris Johnson over Partygate as she accuses Conservative colleagues of briefing against her Dehenna Davison was said to be part of the 'Pork Pie Plot' against Boris Johnson The Tory MP today dismissed the claim, tweeting: 'No, I'm not leading a coup' Bishop Auckland MP accused Conservative colleagues of briefing against her
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Tory MP Dehenna Davison today denied being involved in the 'Pork Pie Plot' to oust Boris Johnson
Tory MP Dehenna Davison today denied being involved in the 'Pork Pie Plot' to oust Boris Johnson.
It had been claimed that Ms Davison was one of the ringleaders of a move by rebel Red Wall Conservative MPs to force a vote of no confidence in Mr Johnson over the Partygate row.
But the MP for Bishop Auckland has dismissed the suggestion that she was leading the effort as she accused Tory colleagues of briefing against her.
The move against Mr Johnson is thought to have begun on Tuesday when around 20 of the plotters gathered in the Commons office of MP Alicia Kearns.
It is Ms Kearns' Melton Mowbray constituency which gave the