A number of Tory MPs have balloted for a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership, with a count scheduled to take place this evening in the House of Commons.
Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservatives’ 1922 Committee party and MP for Altrincham and Sale West, made the announcement on Monday morning (June 6) that the threshold of 15% of Tory MPs had balloted to say they wanted a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister following his handling of the Partygate scandal.
Sir Brady said that Tory MPs will vote later this evening, with the votes counted immediately afterwards. In a statement, the chairman said: “The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party has been exceeded.