Dear Prime Minister

As you know, the Conservative Party is arriving at conference more weak and divided than ever before. Many are now saying we are the most divided government ever...

Everyone seems far more interested in arguing amongst themselves than solving the problems facing the country or delivering a Brexit which protects British jobs and the economy.

With Tory conference just a couple of days away, I’ve pulled together a file on all the infighting and political posturing over the last year or so. Worryingly, this new analysis, means I’ve now identified:

A third of Conservative MPs have publically attacked you, the Party or Government policy. In the last year alone, over 100 MPs have come out against us, either over Brexit or over our (rather threadbare) domestic agenda.

From Scotland to the South West; from Wales to the West Midlands – the Conservative Party are divided. In every region in the country, at every level of government, our own politicians are speaking out against us and against each other.

At least all this infighting might distract from the fact that we have no answers to the real problems facing this country. Other than more cuts and inaction we really don’t have a plan to rebuild Britain.

We will also be sending daily updates throughout conference on key issues of the day. I know our tagline is “Opportunity for all”, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. Working people have been left worse off and those cuts of ours mean public services have been pushed into crisis. It really should be “Opportunity to those privileged few we’ve given tax breaks to.”

Try not to be too disheartened by the scale of the division in our ranks. Let’s just try to get through conference.

Gavin Barwell, Chief of Staff, No.10