Poilievre wants to remain as leader. Some MPs back him, but party silent – National [Video]

Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday.

In his concession speech early Tuesday morning, Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader. The Conservative Party did not respond when asked Wednesday whether he has officially decided to stay.

“My view is he’s not going anywhere,” said Kory Teneycke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s former campaign manager and a former director of communications for former prime minister Stephen Harper.

Teneycke — who made headlines during the election when he told media that Poilievre’s team had committed “campaign malpractice” — said the Conservative campaign pivoted and improved as time went on.

He said Poilievre will stay on because he finished “strong enough that there’ll be a lot of people in the party that will want that to happen.”

“I think the caucus that was elected this election is chock-full of Poilievre loyalists and people who …