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Anna Soubry was mocked by Tory MP Jonathan Gullis after a social media swipe at the new Tory deputy chairman backfired. Gullis, who was appointed deputy chairman last night, posted the announcement on X, saying: “Honoured to be asked by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to become Deputy Chairman of the Conservatives. I’m ready to take the fight to Sir Keir’s hopeless and hapless Labour Party.” He added: “By sticking to the plan, we’ll grow the economy, stop the boats and level up across the country.” But quoting Gullis’s tweet, Soubry wrote: “This is what desperation looks like”. The MP for Stoke…

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