The Prime Minister will be facing a no confidence vote later on tonight.
It comes after Sir Graham Brady confirmed that he received the 52 letter threshold to trigger the vote. The anonymous vote in Parliament will see all MPs in the house place their ballots which could decide whether Boris Johnson gets to remain as leader of the country or not.
The vote was triggered following the publishing of the Sue Gray report which revealed the Prime Minister was directly involved in a number of Downing Street parties which infringed upon the strict covid regulations in place at the time. Despite the vote, Boris Johnson has announced he is confident in facing the vote and will fight against it.
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A No 10 spokesperson said:"Tonight is a chance to end months of speculation and allow the government to draw a line and move on, delivering on the people’s priorities. The PM welcomes the opportunity to make his case to MPs and will remind them that when they’re united and focused on the issues that matter to voters there is no more formidable political force."
Meanwhile, health secretary Sajid Javid responded to the news, saying: "I see it as an opportunity. It’s an opportunity for the party to put behind it all this frenzied speculation we’ve had over the last few days and to get behind a programme of delivery ... If [Johnson] wins then that draws a line under this ...
"As a democratic party, you follow the rules and a win is a win and then we unite behind our leader and keep on delivering - that’s what this is about."
What time is the confidence vote?
Sir Graham Brady announced the votes will start at 6pm and close at 8pm, with the results being announced shortly after. Sir Brady will likely gather MPs and journalists in a parliamentary committee room to declare the results of the vote.
How to watch it
While broadcasters are yet to update their programme amid the breaking news, the vote will likely be broadcast across all major news channels once it begins, including the BBC, Sky News and ITV. Votes as important as this are also accessible via the parliamentlive.tv website which can be watched on phones, tablets and computers.
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