VICTORIA - Twenty members of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad's caucus say they've lost confidence in him and want him out, but he says he isn't going anywhere, there's no way they can force him out, and no number of his MLAs could make him change his mind.

A letter from lawyer Bruce Hallsor to Aisha Estey, the president of the Conservative Party of B.C., says the MLAs who represent a majority of the 39-member caucus are calling for his removal and the appointment of an interim leader.

The letter says Hallsor has 20 statements, "individually executed, which all advise that the member has lost confidence in the leadership of John Rustad."

The letter was authenticated on Wednesday by Estey.

Hallsor — a King's counsel and managing partner at Victoria law firm Crease Harman LLP — says

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