Welcome to F.T. Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.

I'm Sebastian Payne. In this episode we'll be

discussing leadership plots and the ongoing Tory Wars, plus John McDonald's

latest proposal to beef up Workers' rights and trade unions.

I'm delighted to be joined by our political editor George Parker,

political correspondent Laura Hughes, and columnist Robert Shrimsley.

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It's been another week of furious infighting in the Conservative Party. Disquiet over Theresa May's

Czech's proposal for softer Brexit

have gradually been morphing into more criticism of the

Prime Minister herself.

Steve Baker, the former Brexit minister, hinted the Theresa May would be in real trouble if she tried to pass her checkers' proposals through Parliament with opposition votes.

Then reports emerged of a meeting of the European Research Group of Brexit MPs on Tuesday

where 50 odd MPs were openly talking about how and when to challenge the Prime Minister,

but how much of all this is all talk no trousers.

George Parkett, it's been one of those weeks where it's been Brexit dominated,

but that's actually become much more a leadership issue.

And throughout every day it seems like there's been a meeting or a press conference or some briefing from

different sides of the Conservative Party and it really does feel everybody's

now at each other's throats over this. It does which is obviously good for

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