Axe old guard to make way for young stars, senior Tories tell May

Figures opposed to Boris Johnson urge PM to instigate shake-up as poll shows party is more divided than Labour

Theresa May must appoint a new generation of MPs to top jobs to breathe new life into the Conservative party and rescue her premiership, donors, ministers and grandees have warned.

Senior Tory figures told the Observer that while May has no long-term future as prime minister, she can secure a legacy of “restarting the party” by going ahead with a bold but risky ministerial clear-out in the next few weeks.

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