Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison has appeared to distance herself from rumours she is one of the ringleaders of a 'plot' to bring down Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Conservative MP has taken to Twitter to debunk claims she is set to defect to Labour as "complete bull***" while also denying she will join the Liberal Democrats.
Miss Davison retweeted a tweet from an Associate Editor for the Daily Telegraph which said: "LATEST Dehenna Davison tells me rumours in Westminster that she might be the next Tory MP to defect to Labour are 'complete bull****.'"
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The MP, who became the constituency's first Conservative MP when she was elected in 2019, also replied to a tweet from the Lib Dem Whips claiming she was joining them saying: "Hahahahahahahah no."
It comes amid claims she is one of 20 Red Wall Tory party members who have threatened to submit letters of no confidence in their leader.
The coup attempt has been labelled the "Pork Pie Plot" because of the involvement of Alicia Kearns, MP for Melton Mowbray.
The Daily Mail reported that senior Tory party sources have identified Miss Davison and Ms Kearns as "ringleaders" of the revolt.
However Miss Davison has yet to provide an official statement, and it seems like she is distancing herself from the rumours on Twitter, responding to one online comment by saying "I've always preferred sausage rolls".
Mr Johnson today faced a make-or-break PMQs amid rising anger over 'Partygate', which is being probed by top civil servant Sue Gray, with an outcome possibly as early as Friday.
Just prior to the session, Bury South MP Christian Wakeford defected from the Conservatives to Labour, while ex- Brexit Secretary David Davis called on Mr Johnson to resign during PMQs.
Around 20 MPs are said to have held a meeting on Tuesday lunchtime to coordinate an en masse sending of letters required to spark a vote on ousting Mr Johnson.
The revolt was fuelled by the premier's car-crash interview when grilled about the litany of allegations about coronavirus lockdown breaches in Downing Street.
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