While Boris was the headliner of the Tory backbench 1922 Committee meeting tonight, it seems Claire Perry got a rough ride for standing up and lambasting the 53 rebels from last weeks EU Budget vote. Sources say said rebels did not hide their contempt for what they saw as a concerted effort by “whip’s stooges” to castigate the naughty ones for upsetting the government. Kris Hopkins went off on one about collusion with Labour and urged colleagues to write to the Mail on Sunday to complain about coverage. Guido doubts the post bag will be bursting.