Greg Hands
Tory MP Paul Scully made the claim as he announced he is quitting parliament.
Speculation has been mounting that Rishi Sunak could be tempted to go to the country earlier than expected.
Greg Hands said he will not speak to the new MP for Rochdale.
He has finally paid the price for a succession of humiliating by-election defeats.
The Conservatives lost two other seats last night and held Uxbridge by just 495 votes.
"This isn't the flex CCHQ thinks it is."
Plenty of people made the point that the Tory chairman could be one of those joining the dole queue.
"He has got the Midas touch - almost everywhere he visits turns Lib Dem gold."
Twitter enjoys the show as the Conservative Party's expectation management strategy gets a hammering.
Greg Hands was left squirming by LBC's Iain Dale.