I believe that the open leadership bid came after the accusation that Roger Knapman had promised to stand down and call for a leadership election after the June elections. It would make some sense if RKS thought that they had agreed this and then Mr Knapman reneged on the apparent deal.
Somone isn't being entirely honest about that situation, and I don't know who. Paul Sykes, alledgedly, was present during that conversation (this might be pure rumour of course).
I don't think that either the leadership or Mr Kilroy-Silk will come out of this situation looking particularly good unless they can agree to a compromise. And that seems extremely unlikely at the moment.
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