After weeks of turmoil, culminating in a chaotic 48 hours of ministerial resignations, Boris Johnson eventually announced his resignation to the nation earlier today (July 7). When it looked like the Prime Minister would remain in power, the 1922 Committee came under scrutiny over its rules.
The committee only allows one vote of confidence per year for a serving Prime Minister and Mr Johnson won one called against him last month. However, the committee may still have had some power to forcibly remove the Prime Minister from office.
Chairing this committee since 2010 has been Sir Graham Brady. It was previously reported that Brady visited the Prime Minister in Downing Street to tell him the committee's executive was likely to change leadership contest rules by Monday to allow MPs to have another stab at removing him.
