RISHI SUNAK is bracing for one of the toughest weeks of his premiership as Tory rebels plot to oust him in anticipation of disastrous local election results.

A group of his MPs have drawn up a “policy blitz” for a potential successor, compounding the Prime Minister’s woes days before his party is expected to suffer heavy losses in the local contests.

Names being floated around for his replacement include Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt and former immigration minister Robert Jenrick.