Grassroots Tories want new leader decided quickly to stop Labour ‘running amok’

GRASSROOTS Tories want party bosses to speed up the leadership race — as the Government is “running amok”.

Members are calling for a strong Opposition before the October 30 Autumn Budget.

Many are angry the next leader will not be picked until November 2, while Labour wields its power handing cash to unions and axing winter fuel payments for 10million OAPs.

One Tory association vice chair told the Conservative Post site that the delay to replace ex-PM Rishi Sunak was “ridiculous”.

He said: “No one is sailing the ship while all this is going on. The party is in a mess.

“This just feels like the wait to decide whether or not to pull the plug on the life support.”

Another member said the process “needs to be sped up”.

They added: “Labour are getting away with far too much.”

Several insisted a new leader was needed before the Budget.

Claire Bullivant, founder and editor of Conservative Post, said: “As we navigate the choppy waters of selecting our new leader, the Labour Party is running amok.”

It comes after we told how insiders had discussed trying to bring the result forward by a week in time for the Budget.

But Bob Blackman, chairman of the powerful 1922 Committee which is in charge of the race, has shut down the suggestion.

A Tory party spokesman said the leadership contenders were spending the summer meeting members and grassroots activists.

He insisted: “Since the beginning of the contest, we have been holding the Labour Government to account.”