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What happened Tories at war Tory infighting over Brexit erupted into the open this week, with MPs publicly questioning David Cameron’s credibility, and talking of toppling him after the 23 June vote, whatever the result. Tory backbencher Andrew Bridgen claimed that more than 50 MPs were ready to move against the Prime Minister because he was “at odds with half of our parliamentary party and probably 70% of our members and activist base”. His fellow backbencher Nadine Dorries accused the PM of telling “outright lies”, predicting that he could be “toast within days” of the referendum. Priti Patel, the employment minister, suggested Cameron was “too rich” to understand people’s concerns about immigration. Boris Johnson and Michael Gove also attacked the PM on the issue, saying his pledge to bring net migration below 100,000…

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