Merseyside's only Conservative MP Damien Moore has hinted he chose to remove the Prime Minister in the dramatic secret ballot.
Mr Johnson survived the vote, but was badly damaged as 148 of his own MPs voted to state they had no confidence in his leadership and to try and remove him. That figure represents 41% of the entire Conservative Parliamentary Party and is a far higher number than those who voted to remove Theresa May in 2018.
Those voting against the Prime Minister have become more and more angry over the partygate revelations which saw Mr Johnson receive a police fine. He was also heavily criticised in the explosive Sue Gray report into wider lockdown breaches in Downing Street.
