Conservative members should be stripped of their power to choose the next Prime Minister as the contest descends into acrimony, a senior Tory has said.
Sir Charles Walker, a former vice-chair of the powerful 1922 Committee, said the idea of letting party members pick the leader was "well past its sell by date" and had descended into "shrill and accusative" attacks.
The battle between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss has become increasingly bitter, with both camps trashing eachother's records.
