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UK Lawmaker Calls for Johnson to Resign, Submits No-Confidence Letter

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign, a lawmaker in his Conservative Party said on Twitter, announcing he had submitted a letter of no confidence. Johnson has so far weathered calls to quit over parties held in his Downing Street residence and office during coronavirus lockdowns. "After a great deal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canadian Conservative leader faces revolt by his lawmakers

The leader of Canada’s Conservative party is facing a revolt by his party’s lawmakers and could be ousted as soon as Wednesday

The Independent UK

Evening Standard Comment: The PM’s future is for his MPs to decide

Today was supposed to be D-Day. The moment at which Sue Gray’s long-awaited report would focus minds within the Conservative Party.

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Sarwar: Lack of independent probe into Islamophobia ‘would stink of cover-up’

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the Tories to allow an independent investigation into allegations a minister was sacked over her faith.

The Independent UK

Calls for Islamophobia inquiry after Tory MP’s ‘Muslimness’ sacking claim

Nusrat Ghani said she was informed that her faith was ‘making colleagues uncomfortable’ when she lost her job as a transport minister.

The Independent UK

Former UK minister Nusrat Ghani says she was fired due to her 'Muslimness', but Chief Whip rejects claim

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab says the claim from Conservative Party colleague Nusrat Ghani that she was sacked as an MP partly due to her Muslim faith should be investigated if a formal complaint is made.

ABC News

Nusrat Ghani: PM urged to launch inquiry as MP says government failed to take Islamophobia complaints ‘seriously’

Ms Ghani alleged she was told her Muslim faith was ‘making colleagues feel uncomfortable’

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British Conservatives set to go for top job if Johnson falls

Revelations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff partied while Britain was in a coronavirus lockdown have provoked public outrage and led some members of his Conservative Party to consider ousting their leader

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's 50 worst lies, gaffes and scandals as Prime Minister finally resigns

Boris Johnson has announced he will resign as Tory leader - and for so many MPs it was a very, very long time coming. We look back on his 50 worst lies, gaffes and scandals since the start of his career

Daily Mirror

Analysis-First rebellion against Johnson was doomed; the next may not be

A rebellion against Prime Minister Boris Johnson by some of his Conservative Party's newest members of parliament (MPs) quickly collapsed this week - but might just be a foretaste of the trouble ahead.

Reuters

Tory donor's £1.2 billion energy connector plan rejected by minister

Aquind Energy and its co-founder Alexander Temerko have handed more than £1m to the Conservative Party, including personal donations to MPs and their constituency parties

Daily Mirror

Calling UK PM "disgraceful", Conservative lawmaker defects to opposition

A lawmaker quit Boris Johnson's Conservative Party on Wednesday to join the opposition, describing the British prime minister's behaviour over lockdown parties as "disgraceful" and fuelling a rebellion against his premiership.

Reuters

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross forsees vote of no confidence in Prime Minister

The Scottish Conservative party leader has said that the situation is a "rollercoaster ride", and some MPs are withdrawing their letters to backbench whips due to the PM's actions.

Edinburgh Live

What happens when an MP defects and will there be a by-election in Bury South?

Christian Wakeford defected from the Conservative Party to the Labour Party after calling on Boris Johnson to resign

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Ex-Tory MP Christian Wakeford's full letter to Boris Johnson as he defects to Labour

As Boris Johnson faces growing pressure to step down amid Partygate, Conservative MP Christian Wakeford has written a letter to the Prime Minister branding him 'disgraceful' as he defects to Labour. Here's Wakeford's letter in full

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK’s Johnson Defies Calls to Quit as Ouster Bid Gathers Pace

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too little to prevent a push by his Conservative Party's lawmakers to oust him over a series of lockdown-flouting government parties. Pressure on the prime minister grew as one…

The Independent UK

Christian Wakeford: Read full statement as Tory MP joins Labour with attack on PM’s ‘disgraceful’ behaviour

‘Both you and the Conservative Party have shown themselves incapable of offering the leadership and government this country deserves,’ defector tells Boris Johnson

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Christian Wakeford defects to Labour saying Boris Johnson 'incapable of leadership'

Bury South MP Christian Wakeford, who was only elected to the 'Red Wall' seat in 2019, has abandoned the Tories for Labour in a seismic move as the Prime Minister faces a possible vote of no confidence

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