Amongst the rest of the Tory dumpster fire currently burning away in Whitehall, two Conservative MPs have tweeted their intention to vote against the government on tonight’s high-stakes confidence motion. Former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore tweets, “As the former Energy Minister who signed Net Zero into law, for the sake of our environment and climate, I cannot personally vote tonight to support fracking and undermine the pledges I made at the 2019 General Election. I am prepared to face the consequences of my decision.”

Tracey Crouch joins him, tweeting “Ditto“.

Ditto. https://t.co/qbBlpMqzdj

— Tracey Crouch (@tracey_crouch) October 19, 2022

Angela Richardson does likewise:

Ditto https://t.co/GPJZ1Q1SrN

— Angela Richardson MP (@AJRichardsonMP) October 19, 2022

This all feels like the crescendo before a major political finale…