Ex-Tory Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Rishi Sunak of behaving like the Borgias - a notorious Italian family known for treachery.
The remark came as the Prime Minister faced anger from Tory MPs for a humiliating U-turn on a leadership pledge to scrap thousands of EU-era laws by the end of 2023.
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch announced last night around 600 laws would be revoked - rather than the 4,000 pledged - insisting it is "about more than a race to a deadline".