Merseyside's only Conservative MP has refused to back Boris Johnson ahead of tonight's vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister.
A vote has now been triggered after the required number of Tory MPs wrote to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee, to call for a contest that could see Mr Johnson removed from office. That vote will take place this evening.
Conservative MPs have been growing more uneasy and angry about the revelations of repeated law breaking in Parliament during the pandemic. Mr Johnson received a Fixed Penalty Notice from police for attending one party and has been heavily criticised for the widespread culture that existed under his leadership.
