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Former Tory chairman Grant Shapps says 'the writing is on the wall for May'. Tory MPs are "perfectly within their rights" to urge Theresa May to quit, a former party chairman has said. Grant Shapps has admitted being one of the leaders of an attempt to persuade Mrs May to call a leadership election, and said up to 30 MPs support the move. Cabinet ministers have been rallying around the prime minister after her accident-prone conference speech. Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party Grant Shapps checks his mobile phone before his speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Sunday October 7, 2012. The Conservatives were under fire last night over a 'condescending' pitch for the working class vote - after launching an Internet advert which highlighted Budget cuts to beer and bingo duty. Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps took to Twitter last night to launch an advert devised by Tory HQ to highlight Budget measures supposedly aimed at 'hardworking people. Picture by Andrew Parsons / i-Images