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Sajid Javid has warned Conservative rebels against any attempt to change Tory leadership rules to force a swift second vote of confidence on Boris Johnson's leadership.
The current rules state that a Tory leader who wins a confidence vote cannot face another one for at least 12 months.
But there has been growing speculation that the 1922 Committee's Executive could reduce the grace period to just six months - should enough Conservative MPs demand the move.
Mr Javid, the Health Secretary, said this morning that there is "no need" to change the rules as he urged Tory backbenchers to accept Monday's result and allow the Government to move forward.
Asked if the 1922 Committee should change the grace period, Mr Javid told Sky News: “Of course they shouldn’t change the rules... there is no need to change any rules because we have had the ballot, it is a clear, decisive result and now we just get on with the job.”
Mr Javid later told Times Radio it would be "grossly unfair" and the "wrong thing to do" to change the rules.
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