An astonishing 57 Conservative MPs have rejected George Osborne’s proposed emergency budget as ‘absurd’ and have criticised his suggestion that he would threaten to ‘renege on so many manifesto pledges’.


They have warned: ‘If he were to proceed with these proposals, the Chancellor’s position would become untenable.’


Commenting, Vote Leave Chief Executive Matthew Elliott said: "George Osborne’s reckless teenage temper tantrum has proved a step too far.

"Threatening to vandalise the economy has led to his MPs effectively declaring no confidence in him.


 The Prime Minister must reflect on the failure of his appalling scare tactics and stop undermining the British economy for his own political interests."

In a joint statement the MPs, including Mr Osborne's former Cabinet colleagues Iain Duncan Smith, Liam Fox, Cheryl Gillan, David Jones and Owen Paterson,  said: "We find it incredible that the Chancellor could seriously be threatening to renege on so many manifesto pledges.


"It is absurd to say that if people vote to take back control from the EU that he would want to punish them in this way.

"We do not believe that he would find it possible to get support in Parliament for these proposals to cut the NHS, our police forces and our schools.

"If the Chancellor is serious then we cannot possibly allow this to go ahead. It would be unnecessary, wrong and a rejection of the platform on which we all stood.





The Telegraph.