On June 6, Boris Johnson survived a vote of no confidence held amongst his own MPs. He won by 211 votes to 148 votes but did not have the support of 40% of MPs.
The rules of the 1922 committee of backbench Conservative MPs mean the Prime Minister should not normally face another no confidence vote for a year. However, it now looks like he could face another as soon as next week.
Bloomberg has reported that the 1922 Committee will meet at 5pm on Wednesday, July 6. They will discuss changing the rules to allow another leadership ballot. If there is a majority opinion in favour, a ballot could be held as soon as next week. You can get more politics news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
