Boris Johnson will face a confidence vote tonight after dozens of Tory MPs withdrew support for his leadership in the wake of the Sue Gray report into lockdown parties in Number 10.
The Prime Minister was informed on Sunday that he would face the vote after Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, confirmed he had received the 54 letters from Conservative MPs needed to trigger the ballot.
The vote – by secret ballot – will take place at Westminster on Monday between 6pm and 8pm, with the count to take place immediately afterwards.
