Rishi Sunak invites Tory MPs to post-election debriefing in desperate bid to calm nerves

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Rishi Sunak has summoned Tory MPs for two mini-summits in a desperate attempt to calm nerves after last week's local elections.

As furious conspirators accused colleagues of "giving up on beating Labour" and "accepting their fate", with efforts to oust Mr Sunak stalled, the Prime Minister called on back MPs to ban to attend "local election presentations" later this month.

The summits will be held by Mr Sunak, Conservative chairman Richard Holden and Conservative campaign manager Isaac Levido.< /p>

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will try to calm the nerves of Tory MPs after a disastrous local election. results (PA Wire)

“Both sessions will be an opportunity for colleagues to give feedback, ask questions and receive an update on our campaign strategy,” an email sent to Tory MPs, seen by The Independent, said.

The Tories were shocked by the scale of the defeat, with 472 councilor seats lost and a dreadful result for the party in London, where Sadiq Khan was re-elected as the city's mayor for a third term.

The Prime Minister was reportedly furious at the Conservatives' defeat to Labor in the Metro mayoral race of York and North Yorkshire, an area historically considered true blue Tory territory.

Mr. Sunak also voted for Conservative candidate Keane Duncan, who lost to Labor's David Skaith, a local businessman.

Former Conservative vice-president Lee Anderson, who has since joined Reform UK , criticized Mr Sunak for repeatedly saying that the Conservatives must “stick to the plan”.

“If the plan works, it’s not a very good plan,” he toldThe Independent. He...