Greater Manchester's Conservative MPs are largely keeping their lips sealed over tonight's vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson's Prime Ministership. Two MPs from the 2019 General Election were quick to voice their support for Mr Johnson with another two posting their backing late this afternoon - but there has been silence from the remaining MPs.
Altrincham and Sale West MP and chair of the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs, Sir Graham Brady, was always unlikely to comment due to him being the one who receives, counts, and triggers the vote of no confidence. He said in a statement this morning that enough letters had been received - 15 per cent of MPs - so a vote would be held.
He told reporters in Westminster: “I notified the Prime Minister yesterday that the threshold had been reached. We agreed the timetable for the confidence vote to take place and he shared my view – which is also in line with the rules that we have in place – that that vote should happen as soon as could reasonably take place and that would be today.”
