BORIS Johnson’s government has tabled a motion of no confidence in itself.
The move comes after the interim prime minister blocked Labour’s attempt to force a vote which could have seen Johnson removed from office before a new Tory leader is elected.
The UK Government blocked the Labour motion due to the wording, which brought not only the government but also Johnson into the fray.
Instead, the Tory government’s version of the motion will only ask MPs if it has trust in it, not the outgoing prime minister.
This revised motion is much more likely to pass, whereas allowing Labour to ask the Tories to say they had confidence in Johnson’s leadership was considered much more risky.
If the government were to lose the confidence vote, it would trigger a general election.
The no confidence vote is due to be held on Monday.
The Prime Minister’s press secretary said: “That’s the current plan.”
She insisted Labour’s own motion including the Commons not having confidence in the Prime Minister was “not good use of parliamentary time”.
A Government spokesperson said: “Labour were given the option to table a straightforward vote of no confidence in the Government in keeping with convention, however they chose not to.
“To remedy this, we are tabling a motion which gives the House the opportunity to decide if it has confidence in the Government.
“The Government will always allow time for appropriate House matters whilst ensuring that it delivers parliamentary business to help improve people’s everyday lives.”
Johnson made the announcement during what could be his last PMQs as Prime Minister following his resignation last week.
A Tory leadership contest is currently underway, with the final results set to be announced on September 5.
