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  Theresa May is a "lame horse" Prime Minister propped up by a "selfish" Cabinet, furious junior ministers have said amid threats of resignations.Some members of the Government are growing increasingly frustrated at the actions of Boris Johnson and his Cabinet colleagues for "pushing the Prime Minister around like a rag doll" to serve their own "self-indulgent" ends.
  
  The rift over public sector pay which played out over the weekend served to accelerate talks between junior ministers who want to see Mrs May stand aside within months to allow the party to rebuild its reputation after a bruising election campaign.Mid-ranking ministers claim their more senior colleagues are taking advantage of the weakened Prime Minister so they can pursue their own agendas, amid mounting frustration that the Government is "doing nothing" and "going nowhere".
  
  One minister told The Telegraph they are considering resigning in order to fast-track the inevitable leadership contest to replace Mrs May before the party's annual conference in October. Others are understood to be considering their options and have planned a series of meetings, away from Westminster, to discuss the next steps for a rejuvenated Tory party.
  
  One junior minister said the "discontent" has stepped up since the row over pay, during which Michael Gove and the Foreign Secretary publicly called for an end to the 1 per cent cap, despite warnings from the Chancellor that such a move would trigger extra taxes. The source added that the spat, which they believe masks the ambitions of a number of senior Conservatives who want to run for leader themselves, risks "trashing" the Conservative record on the economy which should be "protected at all costs".

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